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And on the Santa Cruz Patch calendar - Rushadicus the Cello Goblin

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Good morning Santa Cruz! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a new Costa Vista project could ease student housing fears.
  • Looking to date in Santa Cruz without apps? Try these local groups.

Also on today's calendar: Rushadicus the Cello Goblin and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 55 degrees.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 77, low: 56.
  • Friday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 78 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• UC Santa Cruz and Cabrillo College collaborate on student housing project (ksbw.com) — A new Costa Vista housing partnership between UC Santa Cruz and Cabrillo College will soon add hundreds of beds for local students, including family units and child care. With Santa Cruz's tight rental market and fears of homelessness, leaders say the project and extended two-year housing guarantees aim to ease stress and make transferring between the schools more seamless.
   

• Santa Cruz Singles Find Connection Beyond Dating Apps (goodtimes.sc) — If you're single in Santa Cruz and tired of swiping, several local groups are creating real-world ways to meet people, from 50+ meetups to all-ages social outings and speed dating. Organizers say members are finding friendship, community, and sometimes romance through gallery crawls, movie nights, and more, all centered around face-to-face connection.
   

📸 Around Santa Cruz

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Santa Cruz

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Wednesday August 19
  • Instrument Selection Fair
    Westlake Elementary Quad, Santa Cruz High School, 415 Walnut Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 9
    6:00 pm
    • Thursday August 20
  • LO:Bell Ceremony
    Ocean Alternative Education Center Santa Cruz, CA 95062
    9:00 am
  • Back to School Night
    San Lorenzo Valley Elementary School Felton, CA 95018
    5:00 pm
  • BetterGolf One-Year Anniversary Party
    Capitola Soquel Chamber-Commerce In the Capitola Mall
    5:00 pm
  • LO:Home and School Club
    Ocean Alternative Education Center Santa Cruz, CA 95062
    6:00 pm
  • LO:Home and School Club Meeting
    Ocean Alternative Education Center Santa Cruz, CA 95062
    6:00 pm
    • Saturday August 22
  • Back to School BBQ
    Ocean Alternative Education Center Live Oak Elementary School, 1916 Capitola Rd, Santa Cruz, CA 95
    11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • This is Claudia Monet Moo Cat Cow the 1rst.
    She is the sister by adoption to Henri Matisse Von Floofy Pants. After a year, a lot of house cleaning and neosporin, she has firmly worked her way… (Nextdoor Villa De Branciforte East)
  • I want to send a big thank you to the gentleman with a beard at the Santa Cruz's bookstore for helping me find the perfect book gift for an infant following my request for a book with a fur covered rabbit on the cover that I had seen many years ago.
    He found one and then referred me to a woman in the children's department who found several others. Baby gifts purchased and gift wrapped. Thank you… (Nextdoor Lighthouse Cowells)
  • Sutter Health posted a job opening for Medical Assistant, Satellite Float, Santa Cruz in Santa Cruz. Apply here.
  • Joby Aviation posted a job opening for Sr. CNC Prototype Machinist - 2nd shift in Santa Cruz. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Santa Cruz here.

🗞 Nearby News

Capitola

  • Capitola murder suspect's juvenile record sealed (pajaronian.com)
  • Joby Aviation air taxi flight simulator lands at San Jose Mineta airport (eastbaytimes.com)
  • Area Code 831: Location Map, Time Zone, and Get Number (goodcall.com)

Felton

  • Campbell's Trevor Gillis, San Francisco's Stephanie Blankley swim to 2026 Cruz Cruise wins (santacruzsentinel.com)

Soquel

Ok Santa Cruz! 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: Deviled eggs (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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