Artists Sought + Housing Project Passed + 'Celtic Christmas'

Hey, neighbors! Courtney Teague here with your brand-new Santa Cruz Daily.

First, today's weather:

Decreasing clouds and cool. High: 57 Low: 40.

Here are the top stories today in and around Santa Cruz:

1. Santa Cruz Mask Rules Latest: State Mandate Returns (Santa Cruz Patch)
2. County looking for artists to create art for Aptos, Live Oak library projects (Lookout Santa Cruz)
3. Tomaseen Foley’s ‘A Celtic Christmas’ comes to Rio Theatre (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
4. A Cheery Capitola Snapshot: Photos Of The Week (Santa Cruz Patch)
5. Here's What $1M Gets You In Santa Cruz: Corner Lot Fixer-Upper (Santa Cruz Patch)
6. Kelly Finnigan Brings Retro Soul, Coated in Mistletoe, to Moe's Alley (Good Times Weekly)
7. Split council pushes through Santa Cruz’s first SB 35 project (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
8. After loss and transition, Santa Cruz's William Coulter returns to celebrate 'A Celtic Christmas' (Lookout Santa Cruz)

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Today in Santa Cruz:

• Finals Day - Santa Cruz High School (12:00 AM)
• A2 Finals - Soquel High School (8:30 AM)
• A3 & A4 Finals - Harbor High School (8:30 AM)
• B2 Finals - Soquel High School (11:00 AM)
• Tech Talks: Email Optimized (Apple) (11:00 AM)
• Toy Trains 2021 (12:00 PM)
• Ugly Sweater Pub Crawl (5:00 PM)
• School Board Mtg. - Bonny Doon Elementary Distict (5:30 PM)
• Parcel Tax Oversight Committee - Santa Cruz City Schools (5:30 PM)
• Trivia on Tap - Offsite Library (6:30 PM)
• Planning Commission Meeting - Santa Cruz City (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Santa Cruz Water Department: "Check out this cool story on the Salz Tannery. Tanneries were a fundamental part of the "Logging, Leather and Lime" history of Santa Cruz County. You might be wondering how this is relevant to our water system, but these land uses affect..." (Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, NOLO: "ISO SEAMSTRESS - Hello everyone! Im looking for a seamstress that would be able to replace a zipper on a jacket of mine! My budget is 20-30 dollars. Let me know if anybody knows anyone! Thank you" (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Extreme East Side: "Power out again tonight on 38th. - Please post updates if you come upon them." (Nextdoor)
• Communications | Public Relations Joyce Blaschke, Santa Cruz Police Department: "Santa Cruz PD Offers Store Security Evaluations and Tips for Preventing “Smash-and-Grab” Robberies | Find out what you can do and how to stay safe. - MEDIA RELEASE | Santa Cruz Police Department (SCPD) closely monitors the spree of regio..." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Extreme East Side: "I’ve been making Christmas Ornaments as a fundraiser for my preschool here in Santa Cruz. - If you are interested, They are $5 each 😊 Venmo or CashApp preferred. Thank you!" (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Santa Cruz Gardens: "husky on the loose - There is a friendly husky running around Kenny Ct. then ran up Winkle toward the fire road. He has lots of energy but wouldn't let me put a leash on him. I saw him at 6:55" (Nextdoor)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Thursday! I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow with your next update.

— Courtney Teague