Homeless Love Creek Family Gets a Gift of Land

A young family has received a gift of land to replace their Ben Lomond home evacuated since the Love Creek slide. Phyllis Newman from San Francisco chose them out of a list of people who applied and gave them her 1/2 acre property.
Creator: Aleta Watson
Source: San Jose Mercury
Date: 1982-07-09
Type: NEWS
Coverage:
  • 1980s
  • Ben Lomond
Identifier: Fe-BEN-Storms 1982-165

Collection

Faye Ellis Collection

Citation

Watson, Aleta. “Homeless Love Creek Family Gets a Gift of Land.” San Jose Mercury. 1982-07-09. SCPL Local History. https://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/items/show/140378. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.