Coroner IDs Man Killed By Tree + Things To Do + Fashion Show

Happy Thursday, people of Santa Cruz! Here's everything happening today in town.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and nice. High: 75 Low: 52.

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

1. ‘Pivot’ makes a fashion statement in Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
2. Coroner IDs Felton man killed by falling tree (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
3. Santa Cruz County Office of Education hosts vaccine townhall while facing protests (KSBW Monterey)
4. Santa Cruz woman appears for attempted murder arraignment (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
5. CA's Highway 1 Shut Down After Rockslide In Big Sur (Santa Cruz Patch)
6. Things To Do in Santa Cruz: Oct. 27-Nov. 2 (Good Times Weekly)
7. AJ Lee and Blue Summit Unleash a Cornucopia of Bluegrass, Folk, Jazz and Rock (Good Times Weekly)
8. Santa Cruz County Chamber Of Commerce: Let's Move Downtown Forward (Press Release Desk)

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Today in Santa Cruz:

• Budget and Financial Management #2: Managing The Campus Budget (9:00 AM)
• 2021 Innovation Frontiers virtual Conference: Neurolink (11:00 AM)
• Tech Talks: Own Your Data (Apple/Android) (11:00 AM)
• Tech Talks: Own Your Data (Apple/Android) (11:00 AM)
• Teton Gravity Research's Premiere of Stoke the Fire + Mountain Revelations (6:00 PM)

Santa Cruz Patch Notebook

• Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks: "#DidYouKnow Fourth graders and their families across California can receive a free California State Parks Adventure Pass! The Adventure Pass gives eligible families a chance to #FindNewAdventure free of charge at 19 state parks in Califo..." (Facebook)
• Santa Cruz City Government: "Unused food accessories, including utensils, straws, napkins, condiment packages, clog landfills, complicate recycling, and pollute streets and waterways in our communities. Business owners help the environment and save 💰 Learn More: ht..." (Facebook)
• City of Santa Cruz Parks and Recreation: "Head on down to the Santa Cruz Wharf for 13 Days of Halloween!! 🤡🎃👺 There are still 4 more days of frightful fun to be had!! Take part in the Great Pumpkin Bingo Hunt, snap a photo at our scenic photo booth and enjoy festive Wharf spe..." (Facebook)
• UCSC Libraries: "Mark it in your calendars, folks! Nov. 8, 4–5:30pm, assistant professor of Anthropology Tsim Schneider will be exploring how history, change, and the future can be read in the story of the Coast Miwok people. Sounds fascinating! Follow t..." (Facebook)
• Habitat for Humanity Monterey Bay: "With hours, wages and jobs lost as a result of the coronavirus, even more individuals are facing housing instability at a time when being safely and affordably housed is integral to the health and safety of us all. We turn donated cars i..." (Facebook)

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— Courtney Teague

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