Banana Slugs Head Back To School + Thousands Lost Power

Good day, neighbors! Courtney Teague here with today's copy of the Santa Cruz Daily.

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First, today's weather:

Clear throughout the day. High: 78 Low: 54.

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

1. UC Santa Cruz Ranking In 2021 U.S. News Best Colleges (Santa Cruz Patch)
2. Move-in 2021: Relief and excitement as students return to campus (UC Santa Cruz)
3. More than 5,000 PG&E customers without power in Ben Lomond (KSBW Monterey)
4. Bay Area Outdoors: 4 epic coastal hikes mix sea views, tasty bites (The Mercury News)
5. Guest Commentary | In-person instruction returns at UCSC, along with safety measures (Santa Cruz Sentinel)

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Today in Santa Cruz:

• Picture Day - Bay View Elementary (12:00 AM)
• Site Council - Harbor High School (3:45 PM)
• Dungeons & Dragons - Virtual Library (4:00 PM)
• District Wellness Committee Meeting - Santa Cruz City Schools (6:00 PM)
• Booster Parent Meeting - Harbor High School (7:00 PM)

Santa Cruz Patch Notebook

• Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter: "Happy Monday from Jefferson! Adoptable Jefferson is currently in foster. Foster Dan says he has been an excellent house guest. Jefferson rides well in the car, enjoys going for walks and being social. Jefferson has come to many Shelter e..." (Facebook)
• Santa Cruz City Government: "Celebrate 280 Clean Ocean Businesses that protect our San Lorenzo River, Monterey Bay and local creeks during this Pollution Prevention Week! Their practices help to keep pollutants away from both storm drains and the City sewer system. ..." (Facebook)
• UCSC Libraries: "Welcome back Banana Slugs! Come explore Downtown Day on Friday, 9/24 from 1-4pm. You can discover (or rediscover!) all the small businesses, get to know downtown, watch student performances, and end the afternoon with a free movie. More ..." (Facebook)

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— Courtney Teague

About me: Courtney has covered Tri-Valley and Santa Cruz County for Patch since 2019. She publishes recipes in her weekly Patch column, Cooking with Courtney, and at feedthesoulblog.com. Courtney previously reported for Honoulu Civil Beat, The Washington Post and Napa Valley Register, where she wrote about how the housing crisis impacts health as a USC Center for Health Journalism fellow. She was born and raised near Los Angeles and holds degrees in English and philosophy from the University of Hawai`i at Manoa, where she fell in love with journalism as an editor of her college newspaper. Reach her at courtney.teague@patch.com and follow her reporting on Twitter @courtneynteague.

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