(831) 239-1255 david@strockrealestate.com.xxx

SANTA CRUZ LINKS

County/City Sites

Santa Cruz County

Aptos

Boulder Creek

Ben Lomond

Capitola

Felton

Santa Cruz

Watsonville


Education

UC Santa Cruz University of California, Sixty seventh-ranked public university in the United States.

Cabrillo College provides an accessible and effective learning environment, which aids students in their pursuit of transfer, career preparation, personal fulfillment, job advancement, and retraining goals

Santa Cruz County Office of Education is a public agency whose purpose is to provide educational leadership, resources, and services to schools to ensure quality educational opportunities for all students

Agencies

County Administrative Office is responsible for the preparation and supervision of the County’s budget, legislative analysis, contract and grant administration, intergovernmental relations, supervision of non-elected department heads, and oversight of all departmental functions

District Attorney’s Office is dedicated to enhancing the safety of all residents of Santa Cruz County

Santa Cruz County Fire Departments

Sheriff-Coroner’s Office ”Our mission is to be united with local communities to make Santa Cruz County a place where all people can live safely and without fear”

Superior Court of California, Santa Cruz

Hospitals

Sutter Health

Bay Eye Medical Group

Dominican Hospital has a medical staff of about 400 physicians and is a dual-campus network of quality-focused comprehensive care serving the health care needs of the Monterey Bay region

Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency exists to protect and improve the health of the people in Santa Cruz County. The Agency provides programs in Environmental Health, Public Health, Medical Care, Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment, and Mental Health

Watsonville Community Hospital provides quality health care services to Watsonville and surrounding communities in the tri-county area along California’s Central Coast

Transportation

Santa Cruz Metro mass transit system for Santa Cruz County in California

Amtrak California

Watsonville Municipal Airport (WVI) is located in Watsonville California on the Central Coast near Santa Cruz, Salinas, Monterey, and Carmel

Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission

Newspapers

Santa Cruz Sentinel Local, state, and national news, plus sports, business, politics, lifestyle, and entertainment guides.

Santa Cruz Record

Mercury News

Good Times, the publication residents of and visitors to Santa Cruz County read each week for insightful writing about news, culture, and events in and around Santa Cruz County.

Metro Santa Cruz

Press Banner Serving the San Lorenzo Valley and Scotts Valley since 1960

Library

Santa Cruz Public Libraries is a city-county library system with libraries throughout the County of Santa Cruz, California

UCSC Library

Watsonville Public Library provides a variety of information, materials, and services in a welcoming place where people gather, learn, and celebrate our multi-cultural community


Entertainment

Capitola By The Sea Guide To Capitola, California

Capitola Historical Museum offers a collection of photographs and artifacts related to Capitola’s history; as well as quarterly exhibits on the history and art of the area

Monterey Bay Aquarium

Museum of Art and History is all about visual culture and is open all year long with four galleries on three floors with exhibits, family activities, tours, education programs, Historical archives, film series, and lectures

Nickelodeon and Del Mar Movie Theaters

Rio Theatre

Santa Cruz Baroque Festival Baroque music opens the world of historic sound and can lead both musician and audience on countless voyages of musical discovery

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is the oldest amusement park PLUS a State Historic Landmark

Santa Cruz County Santa Cruz County Conference and Visitors Council

Santa Cruz County Actors’ Theatre

Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center supports and encourages the arts through education, exhibition, and cultural activities, reflecting the unique and diverse environment of the mountain communities

Santa Cruz City Museum of Natural History

Santa Cruz Mystery Spot is a gravitational anomaly located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California

Santa Cruz Wharf is the perfect setting for enjoying events while taking in the ocean view

Seymour Marine Discovery Center is part of the Joseph M. Long Marine Laboratory, a research and education facility of the University of California

Shakespeare Santa Cruz

Parks

Boulder Creek Recreation & Park District

Pinto Lake Park

Big Basin Redwoods State Park is California’s oldest State Park, established in 1902. Home to the largest continuous stand of ancient coast redwoods south of San Francisco, the park consists of over 18,000 acres of old-growth and recovering redwood forest, with mixed conifer, oaks, chaparral, and riparian habitats

Delaveaga Golfing

Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve 

Santa Cruz Parks and Recreation

Santa Cruz Surfing

Santa Cruz Community

Santa Cruz Chamber of Commerce


 

Lenders

Bay Federal Credit Union

Ana Gomez

Direct: 831.477.8669

agomez@bayfed.com



Academy Mortgage

Monica Bowman

Cell: 831.818.2435

Direct: 831.476.1624

monica.bowman@academymortgage.com



OnQ Financial

Mark Junod

Direct: 831.661.0720

mark.junod@onqfinancial.com








Monterey County

City Sites

Monterey County

Big Sur

Carmel

Carmel by the Sea

Carmel Valley

Gonzales

Greenfield

Marina

Monterey

Moss Landing

Pacific Grove

Salinas

Seaside

Newspapers

Monterey County Herald

Soledad Bee

The Hearst Corporation

Carmel Pine Cone local news, arts, and opinion.

Monterey County Weekly The mission of the Monterey County Weekly is to inspire independent thinking and conscious action, etc.

The Californian Salinas Valley news, weather, sports, and information.

Hospitals

Community Hospital of The Monterey Peninsula

Montage Health

Community Hospital of The Monterey Peninsula-Outpatient Surgery Center

Natividad Medical Center is a 172-bed acute care medical center owned and operated by Monterey County

Salinas Surgery Center

Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital Specialized facilities and programs include the Regional Heart Program, the Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Sleep Disorders Center, an Emergency Department, and a Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Parks

Andrew Molera State Park

State of California Parks & Recreation Dept – Monterey SHP

Elkhorn Slough This ecological treasure at the center of the Monterey Bay coastline provides habitat for plants and animals, including more than 340 species of birds, and is a major fish nursery for the region

George Washington Park Most of the park is natural forest land that offers important wildlife habitat

Lake San Antonio

Limekiln State Park The park features breathtaking views of the Big Sur Coast, the beauty of the redwoods, the rugged coast, and the cultural history of limekilns

Locke-Paddon Community Park

Mission Trails Regional Park

Molera State Park is a mostly wide open, wind-swept canvas where the Big Sur River runs wild to the sea

Monterey County Parks

Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park The park is 1,006 acres of old-growth redwoods, magnificent mountain views, granite river gorge, condors, and rich history

Pinnacles National Monument Rising out of the chaparral-covered Gabilan Mountains, east of central California’s Salinas Valley, are the spectacular remains of an ancient volcano

Point Lobos State Reserve

Salinas River State Beach





Santa Clara County

County links and resources

City Sites

Santa Clara County

Almaden Valley

Campbell

Cupertino

Gilroy

Los Altos

Los Altos Hills

Los Gatos

Milpitas

Monte Sereno

Morgan Hill

Mountain View

Palo Alto

Santa Clara

San Jose

Saratoga

Sunnyvale

Transportation

Bay Area Rapid Transit

Cal Train – information on rail service from San Francisco to Gilroy

Altamont Commuter Express (ACE) – commuter rail service information for Stockton to San Jose

Amtrak’s Capitol Corridor – information on Amtrak’s service from Sacramento to San Jose

Dumbarton Express – express bus service from the east bay to the peninsula

Highway 17 Express Service – express bus service linking Santa Cruz to Silicon Valley

San Jose International Airport Located two miles north of downtown San Jose, Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) is a completely self-supporting enterprise, owned and operated by the City of San Jose

Santa Clara County Bikeways Map

Santa Clara Transportation Authority

Newspapers

Hearst Communication Inc

Mc Clatchy Newspapers, Inc

Metro Newspapers

The Mercury News

Morgan Hill Times

Silicone Valley News

Thoibao

Times Media Inc

Wall Street Journal

Almanac your source for local news about Menlo Park, Atherton, Portola Valley, and Woodside

Los Altos Town Crier Weekly community newspaper serving Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, and Mountain View with online news, classifieds, and local stock index.

MetroActive News, arts, and entertainment around the San Francisco Bay Area.

Mountain View Voice online edition of the Mountain View Voice

Palo Alto Daily Post

Palo Alto Online

Library

Santa Clara County Library

The Palo Alto City Library The Library’s mission is to enable people to explore library resources to enrich their lives with knowledge, information, and enjoyment

San Jose State University Library and the San Jose Public Library system The collaboration of SJLibrary.org is unique in the United States. It reflects the best of cooperative efforts between a major city library system and a major university library – a collaboration supported by Silicon Valley’s innovators and leaders

San Jose Public Library

Cupertino Library

Gilroy Library

Los Altos Library 

Milpitas Library

Morgan Hill Library

Saratoga Library

Campbell Library

Hospitals

Dignity Health

Camden Convalescent Hospital

Crestwood Behavioral Health Inc

Dreamcatchers Empowerment Network

El Camino Surgery Center

Encompass Health

Kaiser Permanente Health Care

Kindred Healthcare

O’Connor Hospital

Palo Alto Nursing Center and Sub-Acute Care

Regional Medical Ctr-San Jose

Stanford Hospital and Clinics

Stanford Stroke Center

Sutter Health

Tenet Healthsystem Medical, Inc

VA Palo Alto Healthcare System

Waverley Surgery Ctr

Santa Clara Valley Medical Center Santa Clara Valley Medical Center provides superior inpatient and outpatient care. The 524-bed hospital is recognized as providing a range of sophisticated specialty services

Good Samaritan Hospital Through leadership in research and adopting the latest technological and clinical practices, Good Samaritan Hospital offers excellent medical care for the high-tech region of Silicon Valley

Community Hospital of Los Gatos Community Hospital of Los Gato's goal is to work closely with staff, physicians, and the community to attain shared goals and positive changes, now and in the future

Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital LPCH is a world-class, non-profit hospital devoted entirely to the care of babies, children, adolescents, and expectant mothers

Parks

Hellyer Park

Emma Prusch Farm Park

Foothills Park

Happy Hollow Park & Zoo

Henry W Coe State Park

Open Space Authority

Santa Clara County Airports

Santa Clara County Model Aircraft Skypark

Santa Clara County Parks

Raging Waters With over 23-acres of slides and attractions, at Raging Waters there’s more than enough excitement to satisfy thrill-seekers of all ages

Saratoga Parks

Calero County Park, Two distinct areas define this park: the reservoir, which offers a host of water-oriented recreational activities, and the adjoining “backcountry” which reveals to the visitor California Oak woodland, chapparal riparian plant communities, and associated wildlife habitats

Chitactac-Adams County Park The park features the beautiful Uvas Creek and a wealth of cultural artifacts including bedrock mortars and petroglyphs left by the Ohlone Indians

Joseph D. Grant County Park This 9,553-acre park includes some of the County”s finest open space resources, as well as rich environmental, cultural, and recreational assets

Sanborn-Skyline County Park

Law Enforcement

Santa Clara Police Department The Police Department provides law enforcement and policing services to the City of Santa Clara

Santa Clara Sheriff The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office is dedicated to the preservation of public safety by providing innovative and progressive service in partnership with the community

Santa Clara District Attorney’s Office District Attorney’s Office making every effort to achieve the lowest crime rate reasonably possible while emphasizing the prosecution of violent crime

Santa Clara County Fire Department The Santa Clara County Fire Department exists to protect the lives, property, and environment within the communities served from fires, disasters, and emergency incidents through education, prevention, and emergency response

Santa Clara County Office of Emergency Services The Santa Clara County Office of Emergency Services is responsible for coordinating organized planning efforts with County departments, local cities, and special districts to mitigate against, prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters

Entertainment

San Jose Convention Center

Shoreline Amphitheater The Pollstar Concert Industry Awards named Shoreline Amphitheatre the Best Large Outdoor Amphitheatre in the United States

Triton Museum of Art 

Japanese American Museum of San Jose The Japanese American Museum of San Jose (JAMsj) preserves and disseminates the culture and history of Japanese Americans, with a special focus on the Santa Clara Valley

Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose The purpose of the Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose is to serve the needs of children, families, and schools as a center for learning and discovery

The Fillmore

Lace Museum

Mexican Heritage Corporation The mission of the Mexican Heritage Plaza of San Jose is to affirm, celebrate and preserve the rich cultural heritage of the Mexican community and showcase multicultural arts within the region

Museum of American Heritage Combine elements of history, technology, and design to illustrate the evolution of technology, how and why it has influenced society from inception to the current time, and a glimpse of future expectations

West Valley Light Opera

Opera San Jose Opera San Jose is a professional, regional opera company that is unique in the United States

American Musical Theatre of San Jose Since 1935, American Musical Theatre of San Jose has offered professional musical theatre of the highest caliber

Tabard Theater

SAP Center

San Jose Museum of Art

The Tech Museum

Winchester Mystery House

Saratoga Race Track