Corralitos News

The decade that brought George Bush and Barack Obama, Facebook and YouTube, two wars and a major homeland terrorist attack, a housing boom and bust, the dot-com crash and the almost-a-depression recession is over.

Parts of the county received more than an inch of rain this weekend, adding to rainfall totals that are close to double last season's. There were no major power outages or traffic accidents attributed to the storm, which dumped an inch of rain in Santa Cruz and as much as 1.3 inches in Corralitos Saturday and early Sunday, according to Cal Fire and ...

A Corralitos man who wrote a book called "Christmas in Carmel" is now relying on the kindness of strangers after a Christmas Eve fire destroyed his mobile home and killed his 1-year-old basset hound.

A mobile home on the 500 block of Apple Valley Lane in Corralitos was destroyed by fire Thursday night, Cal Fire officials said.

This showcase, hosted by the Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center, features handmade art by over 50 local artists.

The Pajaro Valley Unified School District is going to replace 12 of its 55 large 78-passenger school buses.

When the pressures of picking grapes and getting it in barrels hits hard at harvest time, how do some winemakers relax? They head for the kitchen.

About 4,000 PG&E customers are without power in San Francisco's Pacific Heights and Cow Hollow neighborhoods tonight, a utility spokesman said.

Local artisans will display their works at the Corralitos Artists' Collective Gallery Showing at Corralitos Cultural Center.

At least seven Rio del Mar homes were burglarized during Thanksgiving weekend, prompting sheriff's deputies to remind residents to call 911 when they see suspicious people in their neighborhoods.

Would you ever guess a dahlia named after a cow could be one of the most beautiful new varieties in the world? This is what happened to "Sweetness," a new dahlia variety from Corralitos Gardens, the dahlia nursery owned by Monterey Bay locals Kevin Larkin and Karen Znyder.

Maeve and Thomas Devlin celebrated their 60th anniversary recently. The couple were married Oct.

Neighborly advice: Santa Cruz Neighbors has, in five years, grown into an umbrella organization that has become a strong stakeholder as the city grapples with crime, safety and health issues.

B Y NOW, we all know that the Santa Cruz Mountains are home to dozens of small artisanal wineries.

Artist Reception Tom Wolver and Ron Lion Join Tom Wolver and Ron Lion as they present their holiday collections.

Terry Johnson of Boulder Creek doesn't mind being just a cog in the Operation Christmas Child machine.

The show was sponsored October 24 by the Cabrillo Host Lions to make people aware that many items that are normally thrown out can be recycled and often made into outstanding works of art.

"Usually, when people find out about us, they cannot believe there is such a fine gallery in the area.

A 22-year-old man walking home from a friend's house Thursday evening was robbed and shot, police reported.

T HIS YEAR'S San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition gave gold medals to the Storrs 2007 Santa Cruz Mountain and the 2007 Stu Miller Vineyard chardonnays.