Santa Cruz Mountains – San Jose Inside

Lupin Lodge, Los Gatos Clothing-optional Resort, Is For Sale

Barry Holtzclaw — Fri, 03 Nov 2023 16:14:52 +0000

The secluded retreat has attracted nudists to the Santa Cruz Mountains for nearly 90 years.

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Homeless Californians Tell Their Stories to The New York Times

Barry Holtzclaw — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 05:06:07 +0000

The Times profiled 30 people, who talked about their experience with homelessness, part of an effort to illuminate the challenges and occasional mundanity of unhoused people’s lives.

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Former Santa Clara Mayor Gary Gillmor Trying to Develop 2,050 Acres Outside Gilroy—Again

The Fly — Fri, 22 Oct 2021 19:02:40 +0000

Gillmor wants to build homes on the property he owns with his children—including Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor—and 200 some investors

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Legislature Approves $2 Million for Wildlife ‘Undercrossing’ to Improve Highway 17 Safety

Bay City News — Tue, 06 Jul 2021 21:19:45 +0000

The proposal consists of $2 million to finish the project's design and construction, which includes a wildlife undercrossing and a trail overcrossing on Highway 17 connecting Santa Cruz and San Jose through the mountains.

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Battered, Burned, Alive: Time Will Heal Big Basin Redwood Wounds, But it Needs Big Money, Too

Silicon Valley Newsroom — Wed, 28 Apr 2021 13:00:43 +0000

Big Basin Redwoods will undergo a transformation and be back after a massive rebuilding project. But what will it look like?

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Whack and Stack: PG&E’s Toppling of Trees to Prevent Fire Creates New Hazards

Guest Columnist — Mon, 21 Dec 2020 14:00:12 +0000

In an attempt to prevent wildfires, the utility company is removing vegetation from around power lines.

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Fire-Scorched Bay Area Begins the Long Process of Rebuilding

Jennifer Wadsworth — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 15:29:37 +0000

The fires include the CZU Complex, which ripped through the Santa Cruz Mountains to become the state’s ninth-most destructive fire.

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Santa Clara County Supervisor Requests Federal Aid for Those Impacted by SCU Complex Fires

Silicon Valley Newsroom — Wed, 02 Sep 2020 21:03:28 +0000

The people affected by one of the largest fires in California history—the SCU Complex—still don’t qualify for FEMA relief.

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Revisiting the Civil Grand Jury Report That Warned About Santa Cruz County’s Wildfire Risk

Jacob Pierce — Wed, 02 Sep 2020 16:30:39 +0000

A grand jury report called out several factors that make the Santa Cruz Mountains and surrounding areas particularly vulnerable.

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Bay Area, Central Coast Fires: 1,500+ Structures Leveled So Far

Tony Nuñez — Sun, 30 Aug 2020 23:17:21 +0000

The SCU, CZU and LNU Lightning complexes, River Fire and Carmel Fire have chewed through 892,313 acres across 15 counties.

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