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🌱 Patch AM: When Capitola’s new cigarette filter sales ban will kick in

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In today's newsletter:

  • When Capitola's new cigarette filter sales ban will kick in

Also on today's calendar: John Rybak + Friends @ Discretion Brewing and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: What day of the year is trucker's day? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 76 and low of 55 degrees.
  • Saturday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, temps: high: 74, low: 54.
  • Sunday: Mostly cloudy and cool, with a high of 72 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• California's "Cigarette Surfboard" documentary highlights scourge of discarded cigarette butts (cbsnews.com) — Capitola residents should know the city has unanimously approved an ordinance banning retail sales of single‑use cigarette filters, set to take effect July 1, 2027. Sparked by the "Cigarette Surfboard" project in Santa Cruz, the move follows similar county and city bans and highlights growing concern over cigarette-butt pollution on local beaches and in the ocean.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: 10-4, good buddy! (Thank you Jean H. for sending it in!)
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