Living in the Santa Cruz Mountains can come with challenges for some. The founder of Mountain Neighbors Helping Neighbors, Patricia Wood, discusses her vision that she had when she recognized a need for assistance for some neighbors that could

012-The Summit Fire Break Project

Jan 14th, 2018

Fire in the Santa Cruz Mountains is very real and has been active in our community over the last few years. With thousands of acres burned and several structures destroyed over the years, several preventive measures must be taken to … Continue

011-Gratitude Gives!

Jun 6th, 2017 28m 51s

In this weeks episode, Gratitude Gives, Erin Buchla of Aptos discusses her vision and the creation of her upcoming event that will be held in Scotts Valley, “Gratitude Picnic.” During the 2017 winter storms, Erin drove by road crews on … Conti

010-Fire safe in the mountains

Jun 2nd, 2017 43m 33s

In this weeks episode, Patty Ciesla of the Santa Clara County Fire Safe Council discusses the benefits and services that the Fire Safe Council offers to the residents of Santa Clara and Santa Cruz Counties. Learn how how they are … Continue re

009-Paying it Forward

May 25th, 2017 26m 33s

Paying it forward is something we as a community should always do. In this episode, Malaina Taylor discusses her Husband’s accident that occurred on Mother’s Day. Her Husband, Ian, was cutting a tree for a neighbor when a section of … Continu

008 – How to Report an Emergency

Apr 21st, 2017 57m 20s

Believe it or not, many people have challenges providing the critical pieces of information when reporting an emergency. In this week’s episode, mountain resident and former Volunteer Firefighter Jeff Powell and I discuss what is needed by dis

007 – Nonno’s Pizza

Apr 13th, 2017 38m 24s

In this week’s episode, we talk with Ralph DiTullio, owner and operator of Nonno’s Pizza. Ralph will share with us how he got started in the restaurant business and his history. Learn how Nonno’s Pizza was born and when it … Continue reading

006 – Lakeside School Wins!

Apr 6th, 2017 48m 30s

In this week’s episode, we talk with Matt Price, Lakeside School Board Member and Whitney Barnes, Lakeside Community Foundation member. We discuss their success in measure A, Lakeside’s school funding and their upcoming auction fundraiser that

005 – Mountain Burners

Mar 31st, 2017 42m 28s

This week I discuss backyard burning in Santa Cruz County. I discuss some burning requirements at must be met, safety considerations, tips on successful burning and steps to reduce any impact on your neighbors. I also discuss methods on remov

004 – La Tienda Lives!

Mar 23rd, 2017 56m 7s

In episode 4, La Tienda Lives, Darrell Osborne and Ben Abeln talk about a little history of La Tienda which used to be the name of what we now know as the Summit Store. Learn how Darrell and his Wife … Continue reading →

003 – Losing Ground

Mar 16th, 2017 46m 19s

In episode 3, we talk with local mountain resident and Geologist, Rick Haltenhoff. Rick will discuss what crews and contractors will face in repairing all the slides from the 2017 winter storms. Rick will also discuss how to identify early …

002 – Pothole Vigilantes

Mar 10th, 2017 42m 54s

In this episode we discuss The Pothole Vigilante Team with Larry McVoy. Larry will share how he organized the next generation of mountain resident volunteers in order to improve mountain roads after a series of devastating storms. While not wa

001 – Talk With Moderation

Mar 5th, 2017 1h 5m

In this week’s debut episode, I am joined by the creator and moderators of 95033 Talk. We will discuss how this private email group that serves our mountain community was created and how it grew to where it is today. … Continue reading →

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