🌱 Patch AM: How Capitola’s coming cigarette filter ban connects to a wild surfboard experiment

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In today's newsletter:

• How Capitola's coming cigarette filter ban connects to a wild surfboard experiment

Also on today's calendar: Capitola Beach Festival and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call cows dancing in the dark 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 74 and low of 56 degrees.
• Sunday: Mostly cloudy and cool, temps: high: 72, low: 57.
• Monday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 69 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• California surfer builds working surfboard from 10,000 cigarette butts for documentary (thecooldown.com) — Capitola residents should know that Santa Cruz County and the cities of Santa Cruz and Capitola are moving to ban sales of single-use cigarette filters starting in 2027, aiming to cut beach litter. A new documentary, "The Cigarette Surfboard," follows a California surfer who built working boards from 10,000 discarded cigarette butts, highlighting how local cleanups and creative reuse can drive policy change along the coast.
   

📸 Around Capitola

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Capitola

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday September 23
• Wednesday Night Trivia @6:30 PM →
  Cocoa Vino, 312 Capitola Ave, Capitola
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday September 26
• Capitola Beach Festival →
  Location Capitola Village Capitola Beach Capitola CA 95010, Capitola Beach, Capitola
• Beach Festival →
  Capitola Village, 203 Esplanade, Capitola
  8:00 am
• Capitola: Beach Festival →
  Capitola Village, Esplanade Park, Capitola
  8:00 am
Friday October 2
• Week Without Driving Community Celebration →
  Capitola Mall, 1855 41st Ave, Capitola
  4:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Touch a Truck →
  Capitola Mall, 1855 41st Ave, Capitola
  10:30 am
• Zoom Honk Smash Touch A Truck →
  Capitola Mall Parking Lot, 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
Wednesday October 7
• Intergroup Council Meeting →
  Mid-County Senior Center, 829 Bay Ave., Capitola
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Target posted a job opening for Seasonal: 4am Inbound (Stocking) (T2795) in Capitola. Apply here.
• CVS Health posted a job opening for Store Associate in Capitola. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Capitola here.

🗞 Nearby News

Soquel

• Ella Dueck leads Aptos to sweep of Santa Cruz in SCCAL volleyball action (fresnobee.com)
• A response to Primack column on Seabright development (santacruzsentinel.com)
• Passing lanes: Reassess Highway 1 project (santacruzsentinel.com)

Santa Cruz

• Santa Cruz police chief Bernie Escalante to retire (ksbw.com)

Ok Capitola! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

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