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In today's newsletter:

• How a quirky surfboard helped spark Capitola's cigarette filter sales ban

Also on today's calendar: John Rybak + Friends @ Discretion Brewing and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Clearing and cool, with a high of 71 and low of 56 degrees.
• Wednesday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, temps: high: 70, low: 54.
• Thursday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 72 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Cigarette Surfboard: Santa Monica Native's Ocean Activism Film (smdp.com) — Capitola residents should know their city has joined Santa Cruz County and Santa Cruz in moving to ban sales of single-use cigarette filters starting in 2027, inspired partly by an ocean-activism surfboard project. A new documentary, "The Cigarette Surfboard," showcases how cigarette-butt pollution on California beaches led to this first-in-the-nation policy push and invites viewers to join virtual Q&A sessions with global ocean advocates.
   

📸 Around Capitola

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Capitola

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 18
• John Rybak + Friends @ Discretion Brewing →
  Discretion Brewing, 2703 41st Ave, Soquel
  5:30 pm
Saturday September 26
• Santa Cruz Elks Lodge Fall Festival →
  Santa Cruz Elks Lodge #824, 150 Jewell St, Santa Cruz
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday September 19
• Adaptive Skateboarding →
  McGregor Pump Track and Skateboard Park, 1560 McGregor Drive, Capitola
  12:00 pm
Wednesday September 23
• Wednesday Night Trivia @6:30 PM →
  Cocoa Vino, 312 Capitola Ave, Capitola
  6:30 pm
Saturday September 26
• Capitola Beach Festival →
  Location Capitola Village Capitola Beach Capitola CA 95010, Capitola Beach, Capitola
• Capitola: Beach Festival →
  Capitola Village, Esplanade Park, Capitola
  8:00 am
• Beach Festival →
  Capitola Village, 203 Esplanade, Capitola
  8:00 am
Friday October 2
• Week Without Driving Community Celebration →
  Capitola Mall, 1855 41st Ave, Capitola
  4:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Zoom Honk Smash Touch A Truck →
  Capitola Mall Parking Lot, 1855 41st Ave, Capitola
  10:30 am
• Touch a Truck →
  Capitola Mall, 1855 41st Ave, Capitola
  10:30 am
• Open Studios Santa Cruz →
  509 Riverview Drive, Capitola
  11:00 am
• Birthday Speaker Meeting →
  Mid-County Senior Center, 829 Bay Ave., Capitola
  7:00 pm
Sunday October 4
• Open Studios Santa Cruz →
  509 Riverview Drive, Capitola
  11:00 am
• Fall Safety Workshop →
  Mid-County Senior Center, 829 Bay Ave., Capitola
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• KFC posted a job opening for KFC Shift Supervisor in Capitola. Apply here.
• Urban Outfitters, Inc. posted a job opening for Urban Outfitters Visual Merchandising Manager in Santa Cruz. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Capitola here.

🗞 Nearby News

Soquel

• Pickup Truck Driver Arrested After Bicyclist Killed In Crash (patch.com)
• Alexis Garcia-Ortiz, Corinne Yorkman earn wins at Ironman 70.3 Santa Cruz (santacruzsentinel.com)

Aptos

• Meilin Obinata's Pajaro Valley school board campaign focused around planning (santacruzsentinel.com)

Santa Cruz

• Santa Cruz Island Snorkeling (tikr.com)
• Santa Cruz Tallboy 6 Review: The Case for Riding Less Bike - BIKER'S EDGE (bebikes.com)
• What To Check Before Buying A Coastal Or Mountain Home in Santa Cruz County, California (momandmore.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Coin (Thank you John W. for sending it in!)
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