🌱Fentanyl Town Hall + Santa Tour

Hello, people of Santa Cruz! Sara Schaefer here with the latest Santa Cruz Daily.

First, today's weather:

Clouds giving way to some sun. High: 64 Low: 45.

Here are the top stories today in Santa Cruz:

1. Fentanyl Crisis Town Hall Scheduled For Santa Cruz County (Patch)
2. Santa Tour Named Event Of The Year In Watsonville (Watsonville Patch)
3. Q&A: Has there ever been a real estate market this crazy before? (Lookout Santa Cruz)
4. 10 hot jobs in Santa Cruz County (Lookout Santa Cruz)
5. 'We've turned our backs on the river': Laurie Egan works to revive, transform the San Lorenzo River (Lookout Santa Cruz)
6. Who's Hiring In The Santa Cruz Area? Check Out New Local Jobs (Santa Cruz Patch)
7. Letter | Community should not subsidize Roaring Camp (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
8. Photo | Holy Cross Church celebrates Easter (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
9. Things To Do in Salinas CA - The Salinas Californian (The Californian)
10. UCSC researcher completes human genome sequencing (Santa Cruz Sentinel)

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Today in Santa Cruz:

• Tide Pool Tour - Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park (9:45 AM)
• Advancing Your Paralegal Career - University of California Santa Cruz-Training Events (10:00 AM)
• Advancing Your Paralegal Career - University of California Santa Cruz-Meetings & Conferences (10:00 AM)
• International Students: Resilience & Resources (Undergraduate Session) (12:00 PM)
• Diverse Youth Meet Up (2:00 PM)
• Special City Council Meeting - Santa Cruz City (5:00 PM)
• District Advisory Committee - Santa Cruz City Schools (6:00 PM)
• Art Hike Challenge - Santa Cruz County Parks Department (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Santa Cruz Skateboards: "@k3vinbraun rides his 8.25 x 31.8 ‘Munchies’ Everslick deck featuring Art by @toddbratrud ✍️ Swipe thru to see Brother Braun in action! ✔️ 📸: @instapizzle #SantaCruzSkateboards" (Instagram)
• Santa Cruz City Government: "¿Presenta sus impuestos con un ITIN? Usted puede calificar para créditos fiscales que pueden ayudarlo a pagar cualquier cosa que necesite. Vea para cuánto califica y encuentre ayuda gratuita y segura para declarar sus impuestos llamando ..." (Facebook)
• Santa Cruz City Government: "Join our GO Santa Cruz Urban Cycling Virtual Workshop on Weds, April 20, 12-1 pm! All Downtown employees may register here: " (Facebook)
• UCSC Libraries: "Wow, slugs! It's week four! How's it going for all of you? Are you ready for midterms? Well, keep in mind - work hard and do your best, and it'll be okay! Good luck!" (Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Live Oak: "Hi everyone! - I was wondering if anyone could give recommendations on mechanics in the area. My boyfriend's Mazda 3 is having some issues. If anyone knows of a reliable Mazda/Japanese car service let me know. Thanks!" (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Happy Valley/Jarvis/Vine Hill: "Does anyone know what this thing is? - Fungi? Slime mold? Alien? It smells a bit rotten." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Upper Seabright/Gault: "Morning - I have a fig tree that’s 45 years old but sadly it’s dying a slow death ((( Drought and gophers are the cause. Who can I call to cut it down and remove all? It’s got easy access to street) Thank you in advance" (Nextdoor)

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— Sara Schaefer

About me: I am originally from the wonderful town of Fort Wayne, Indiana and now live in the California East Bay. With Midwest roots in my heart, I have a love for all the simple things in life: family, outdoors, good music and food! Wanting to share people's stories and be a voice for them, I began my journalism career in broadcast news after graduating from Ball State University with a degree in Journalism and a degree in Telecommunications. My love for writing goes back to as long as a I can remember. I strive to write stories that are meaningful and have an impact. (Human interest stories are my favorite!) When not at work, I love spending time with friends and family or doing anything involving nature. I'm a big animal lover and an overprotective cat mom. As a Local Editor for Patch, I cover stories in Danville, Dublin, Livermore, Pleasanton, San Ramon, Santa Cruz and Watsonville. I would love to hear your stories and connect with you to learn how to best share what's going on in your community. Please feel free to send your thoughts my way at Sara.schaefer@patch.com