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Also on today's calendar: Ranch Kid Field Trip Day at Wilder Ranch and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do an island and the letter "t" have in common? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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• Preparing Santa Cruz today for the winter ahead (santacruzsentinel.com) — City crews are already clearing drains, shoring up creeks, and planning long-term coastal protections to get Santa Cruz ready for potentially stormy El Niño conditions this winter. Residents are urged to sign up for CruzAware alerts, know their evacuation zones, prepare emergency supplies, and use the county's El Niño resource hub to reduce flooding and power-outage risks at home.
• Rare tornado spotted in Utah mountains (cnn.com) — Santa Cruz makes a brief but striking appearance in this national weather video roundup, featuring rare wave-like asperitas clouds that recently rippled over the local sky like an upside-down ocean. The rest of the piece highlights unusual weather and climate phenomena around the world, but the Santa Cruz segment offers residents a quick, visual look at an uncommon cloud display right overhead.
• Andrew Goldenkranz seeks to bring experience to Pajaro Valley school board (santacruzsentinel.com) — Aptos resident and longtime educator Andrew Goldenkranz is running for Pajaro Valley Unified's Trustee Area 1 seat, drawing on experience that includes leading Pacific Collegiate School in Santa Cruz and serving on local boards like Housing Santa Cruz County. He says he wants to stabilize board relations, improve budget decisions after recent layoffs, and keep any school closures focused on minimizing disruption for students.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They are both in the middle of water. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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