🌱 Santa Cruz Ukraine Rally + 100K Ukraine Grant

Welcome back, Santa Cruz! Here's everything you need to know to get this Saturday started off right.

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First, today's weather:

A passing morning shower. High: 57 Low: 39.

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Here are the top stories in Santa Cruz today:

1. Coast Line | Rally in support of Ukraine set for Sunday in Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
2. Santa Cruz Harm Reduction Coalition Receives $100k Grant: Report (Santa Cruz Patch)
3. Traffic fatality at I-680 onramp (KRON4)
4. SC surfer Nat Young advances at CT event in Portugal | Local Roundup (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
5. Longtime Scotts Valley City Clerk Retires (Good Times)
6. Santa Cruz County Chamber Selects Food Bank CEO for Top Honor (Good Times)
7. Coast Line | Culvert repair slated for West Drive near Lompico (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
8. LOOKOUT PM: One, big, sprawling, uncontainable art show (Lookout Santa Cruz)
9. UC Santa Cruz: Computer Scientist Yang Liu Wins NSF CAREER Award (Press Release Desk)

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Today in Santa Cruz:

• Life on the Ranch: A Living History Event (9:00 AM)
• Communi-Tea Party (9:00 AM)
• Nature Club: Arana Gulch, Santa Cruz Harbor, & Spring Wildflowers (10:00 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)
• Old-Growth Redwood Tours (12:00 PM)
• Historic Ranch Ground Tours (1:00 PM)
• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime (8:00 PM)
• Winter Formal - Santa Cruz High School (8:00 PM)

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From my notebook:

• Santa Cruz Skateboards: "x @herschelsupply proudly present the 'Speed Wheel Art Show: A Brief History of Decks and Wheels' in conjunction with a larger show called "The Art of the Skateboard" Featuring Art by over 20 Skaters / Artists 🖌 Located @fwmoa 311 E. Ma..." (Instagram)
• 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 SPCA: "😻AROUND THE SHELTER🐶 THIRTY ONE animals found amazing new homes in February!😍 We loved getting to know each and every one of these little fur faces. If any of their adopters happen to see this and wanna give us a little update, we wou..." (Facebook)
• Santa Cruz Warriors: "As part of Women's Empowerment Month presented by Chase, we invite you to join us for a free movie screening at CineLux Theatres! 🎥 🔗 bit.ly/33Vp0U4" (Facebook)
• Rotary Club of Freedom CA: "The Rotary Club of Freedom will meet Tuesday, March 8 at the Santa Cruz County fairgrounds in the Agriculture History Museum at 12:15 PM. Our guest speaker is Angela Farley who will share with us the achievements made by the Teen Kitchen..." (Facebook)

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You're all caught up for today! I'll see you around.

— 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.