SLV History
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The Right to Live page 3
Pandemic Real Estate Boom
Self Made in the Mountains
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Volume 10: Issue: 5
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Boulder Creek Fire Department Wins Fire Engine Face-Off Competition
Photo by SLV Steve, left to right - Fire Cheif Mark Bingham, BC Rec Manager Hallie Greene, President of GSFA Ryan Wright, Battalion Cheif Chuck Wise
Mountain Community Resources Expands Services by Resource Center Staff
The destruction and displacement from the CZU Lightning Complex fire, coupled with the COVID-19 pandemic left the residents of the San Lorenzo Valley and Scotts Valley with limited options for services to get back on their feet. With many community members needing support, Mountain Community Resources expanded services and created new programs to assist the most vulnerable populations in their community. “The mountains of San Lorenzo Valley, Felton, Boulder Creek, Ben Lomond are already a very rural, marginalized part of the county with limited resources,” says Ray Cancino, CEO of Community Bridges of which Mountain Com*************ECRWSSEDDM**************** Postal Customer Boulder Creek CA 95006
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munity Resources is one of ten programs. “Many who were already dealing with economic troubles suddenly needed help to recover from the pandemic and rebuild from the fires,” he said. MCR staff and volunteers have been on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic and CZU Fire response, and their ability to quickly adapt services to meet the urgent needs of the community has been unprecedented. “It’s been beautiful to see the community come together,” Cancino said. “As things open up, the most vulnerable people are going to need ongoing assistance. We’ve been working to address the needs as they come up, and as people experiencing crisis are informing us about what they need.”
May-June 2021 by Lori Suzanne Holetz Boulder Creek Volunteer Fire Department won the 2021 Fire Truck Face-Off! President Ryan Wright and his wife Tanya are the owners of Golden State Fire Apparatus of Sacramento. Ryan and Tanya were recently in Boulder Creek at the Fire House to present Boulder Creek Fire Department’s Fire Chief Mark Bingham, and Battalion Chief Chuck Wise with a brass plaque for the Department’s Pierce Engine, as the winner of this year’s Fire Truck Face-Off competition. The winner of the yearly community based competition is determined by community voting and this year’s fortunate winner is our own Boulder Creek Fire Department. In addition to the plaque, $1000 is also given to a nominated community charity. Chosen from four elected community services (BC CERT, Valley Churches United, Fallen Officer Foundation and BC Parks and Rec), the $1000 prize money was subsequently awarded to the Boulder Creek Recreation Continued page 2
Governor Newsom Announces $5.1 Billion Package for Water Infrastructure and Drought Response as Part of $100 Billion California Comeback Plan May 10, 2021
This tremendous response is nothing new to these communities. Founded in the wake of the Storm of 1982, MCR continues to remain ready to respond to any crisis at hand. Last year, the center connected more than 850 local residents with essential resources and service support, and distributed 5,463 bags of food at its weekly pantry program. Continued page 8
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Package includes billions for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure, with a focus on small and disadvantaged communities Part of the Governor’s $100 billion California Comeback Plan, a comprehensive recovery plan to tackle five of the state’s most persistent challenges. MERCED COUNTY – Governor Gavin Newsom today proposed a $5.1 billion package of immediate drought response and long-term water resilience investments to address immediate, emergency Continued page 6
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