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Urgent: Help Protect Reliable Landline Service in Our Mountain Communities

Posted on June 27, 2026 by Laurie

For many San Lorenzo Valley residents, a traditional copper landline isn’t just a phone—it’s the last line of communication when everything else fails. During the 2020 CZU Fire and the storms of 2023, when power, internet, VOIP, and cell service went down, copper landlines continued working. They enabled residents to reach emergency services, contact loved ones, and receive critical information…

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Don’t Cut the Line: Protect Rural Safety with Landline Access

Posted on June 20, 2025 by Laurie

When disaster strikes—whether it’s wildfire, flood, or prolonged power outage—rural Californians rely on copper landlines as their last connection to emergency services. Yet AT&T and other telecom giants are pushing to shed their Carrier of Last Resort (COLR) obligations, threatening this lifeline for countless residents in the San Lorenzo Valley and beyond. The Valley Women’s Club has been a vocal…

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Your voice needed: Santa Cruz Supervisors Debate Camping Ordinance

Posted on June 20, 2024 by Laurie

Santa Cruz County is considering adopting a local ordinance for Low-Impact Camping Areas (LICA), following a proposed law from the California State Assembly (SB 620) that aims to ease restrictions on such camping areas. The Board of Supervisors (BOS) will discuss this at its meeting on June 25. Key points of the proposed local LICA ordinance include: The Santa Cruz…

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Sutter Health Urgent Care

Keep Urgent Care Services in Our Community

Posted on June 29, 2021 by Laurie

WE NEED YOUR VOICE! Sutter Health (PAMF) is changing operations for its Scotts Valley Clinic. It will no longer be an Urgent Care clinic for the community at large. This will result in residents from the San Lorenzo Valley and Scotts Valley having to go into Santa Cruz seeking urgent care services. A wave of concern has resulted in the…

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