🌱 San Lorenzo Riverwalk + New Football Coach

Happy Friday, Santa Cruz! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening locallytoday.

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First, today's weather:

A morning shower or two. High: 58 Low: 42.

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Here are the top stories in Santa Cruz today:

1. San Lorenzo Riverwalk Lighting Construction Starts Monday (Santa Cruz Patch)
2. Bassel Faltas returns as Santa Cruz's football coach (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
3. Local tech startups share knowledge during Santa Cruz Works event (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
4. Firefighting training exercise underway at old Aptos library (KSBW Monterey)
5. Photo | Storefronts looking for tenants in Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
6. Cabrillo Gallery Explores Human Identity (Good Times)
7. Santa Cruz Weekend Weather Forecast (Santa Cruz Patch)
8. Morning Lookout: Ambitious new art happening and a controlled burn at Henry Cowell (Lookout Santa Cruz)
9. A sprawling canvas of COVID times (Lookout Santa Cruz)
10. Santa Cruz County Chamber Of Commerce Opposes The Greenway Initiative (Press Release Desk)
11. Santa Cruz County releases Greenway Initiative report, could go to voters546 (KION)

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Today in Santa Cruz:

• Watsonville Taiko Beginner Classes - Spring 2022 (10:00 AM)
• Watsonville Taiko - Intro to Taiko for Kids (age 7 and up) (4:30 PM)
• Concrete Ship History Walk (11:00 AM)
• 10 x 10: Ten Women / Ten Prints - University of California Santa Cruz-Exhibits (12:00 PM)
• The Kapany Collection–Sikh Art in America (12:00 PM)
• Street Smarts 'Be Safe Be Seen' - Santa Cruz City (4:30 PM)
• SC Warriors Fundraiser - Bonny Doon Elementary Distict (7:00 PM)
• UCSC Wind Ensemble - University of California Santa Cruz-Concerts & Performances (7:30 PM)
• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime (8:00 PM)

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From my notebook:

• Visit Santa Cruz County: "Did you see our story? We're giving away a HUGE vacation to Santa Cruz! The Grand Prize includes: a three-night hotel stay at @chaminaderesort (pictured here) with daily breakfast for two; an $80 MyPlay Card at the Santa Cruz @beachboard..." (Instagram)
• Santa Cruz SPCA: "The most purrrrfect boy here to put a little bug in your ear that we need some canned doggie and kitty food both for the animals we care for at the shelter, and for our Pet Food Pantry! 🥰 Our Amazon wish list has the items that we have ..." (Facebook)
• Santa Cruz Warriors: "#SeaDubs get a win in Stockton! 🏀 SCW vs. Memphis Hustle 🗓️ Mar. 4 🕖 7:00pm PT 📺 NBC Sports Bay Area / California 📲 MyTeams App" (Facebook)
• Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks: "Brighten up your garden for spring and be a friend to the bees! 🐝🦋🐦 Butterflies, hummingbirds and bees rely on nectar-rich flowers for food and shelter. Pick up a Renee's Gardens scatter can of flower seeds to help them out! 🌻🌼 Orde..." (Facebook)
• Santa Cruz Warriors: "The Santa Cruz Warriors visited Bayview Elementary School last week as part of the Math Warriors program, presented by Kaiser Permanente Thrive #SeaDubs players Selom Mawugbe and Kendall Smith introduced the basic fundamentals of math an..." (Facebook)
• Santa Cruz Public Libraries: "It's hard to truly express the tragedy that is happening in Ukraine right now. For those looking for context for the current situation, we've pulled together a reading list. Everyone with a SCPL library card also has access to Global Iss..." (Facebook)
• Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks: "This week Castro Adobe State Historic Park is featured as the cover story in the Good Times Santa Cruz newspaper! 🎉 The article highlights the history of the Castro Adobe — one of only a few adobes of its kind — and the remarkable partn..." (Facebook)
• Santa Cruz Warriors: "The crafty pass from Q 💪 #SeaDubs Be There Live || Ticketmaster" (Facebook)
• Santa Cruz Police: "🎇 ᴡᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ꜱᴛɪʟʟ ᴀᴄᴄᴇᴘᴛɪɴɢ ᴀᴘᴘʟɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱ 🎆 Have you ever wanted to learn how de-escalation and use of force, mental health assistance and victim advocacy are used in 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚? You're in the right place! ✅ With many gues..." (Facebook)
• Santa Cruz Warriors: "📺 @NBCSAuthentic 🔗 on.nba.com/3rUHWZx" (Facebook)
• Friends of the Santa Cruz Public Libraries: "Here's a closeup of the bronze statue in front of the Boulder Creek Library. The sculpture by Bonnie Chancellor in 1983 depicts a mountain woman reading to her children. This is the book she is holding and it reads, "...This bequest of w..." (Facebook)
• City of Santa Cruz Public Works: "We are scheduled to begin construction of the San Lorenzo Riverwalk Lighting Project on Monday, March 7! It includes Installation of LED pedestrian scale lighting on the San Lorenzo Riverwalk between Water Street and Highway 1 and is exp..." (Facebook)
• Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office: "Thank you Special Olympics Northern California! We are honored to receive the 2nd place award out of all the Sheriff Agencies in Northern California for Special Olympics fundraising! Year-round we participate in events to help raise mone..." (Facebook)
• Santa Cruz Warriors: "End Q1 #SeaDubs 24 | Kings 29 Eli finds a cutting Q ✂️" (Facebook)
• Friends of the Santa Cruz Public Libraries: "Spring has sprung in the garden at Garfield Park Branch Library. Renovations are underway and a new native garden is in the works fscpl.org #FriendsSCPL #garfieldparklibrary #garfieldlibrary #garfieldbranch #21stcenturylibraries #publicl..." (Facebook)
• Santa Cruz County Parks Department: "Santa Cruz County Park's Activity Guide has the latest information on program offerings such as camps, classes, workshops and community events! https://www.scparks.com/Home/FindaProgram/Recreation/ActivityGuide.aspx" (Facebook)
• Santa Cruz City Government: "☀️ Let's see what is going on in Santa Cruz this weekend! ☀️ Saturday, March 5th 4:30-6:30pm 🎶 You may hear the sounds of jazz coming from downtown this afternoon! Enjoy the Pleasure Point Jazz street performance at the corner of Pacifi..." (Facebook)
• City of Santa Cruz Parks and Recreation: "☀️ Let's see what is going on in Santa Cruz this weekend! ☀️ Saturday, March 5th 4:30-6:30pm 🎶 You may hear the sounds of jazz coming from downtown this afternoon! Enjoy the Pleasure Point Jazz street performance at the corner of Pacifi..." (Facebook)
• Santa Cruz City Government: "Do you file your taxes with an ITIN? You may qualify for tax credits that can help you pay for anything you need. See how much you qualify for and find free, secure help filing your taxes by calling the Community Bridges Helpline at (831..." (Facebook)
• UCSC Libraries: "So, here's a 2005 map of the campus from one of our collections. Fun fact, I saved and marked up all the UCSC maps when I was coming on campus to scout the college.. then my family and I used exactly none of them. C'est la vie! To see mo..." (Facebook)

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— Michael Wittner

About me: I am excited to be returning to Patch as a Roving Editor, a job that will allow me to find out what's going on in communities all over the country. I worked as a Patch Field Editor from April 2020 to June 2021, covering Agoura Hills, Beverly Hills, Calabasas, Malibu, and Northridge-Chatsworth. Before then I was the Associate Editor of the Jewish Journal, a biweekly paper covering the Jewish community north of Boston. I grew up in Marblehead, Massachusetts, a small, seaside town north of Boston, and graduated from Bard College in New York, and then got my masters in teaching from New York University. Feel free to send any story ideas to michael.wittner@patch.com.