Ghosts Of Santa Cruz + Here's The Deal With The Boat Near Shore

Happy Saturday, Santa Cruz! Here's everything you need to know going on in town today.

First, today's weather:

Pleasant with sunshine. High: 82 Low: 50.

Here are the top stories today in Santa Cruz:

1. Photo | Ghosts signal that Halloween around corner in Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
2. Have you seen the big boat off Santa Cruz this week? Here's what we know (Lookout Santa Cruz)
3. Man Accused of Killing Girlfriend Pleads 'Not Guilty' (Good Times Weekly)
4. Scotts Valley Increasing Access and Preservation for Glenwood Preserve (Good Times Weekly)
5. Santa Cruz County preparing to vaccinate kids aged 5-11 pending FDA approval546 (KION)
6. Firefighters conduct a 20-acre prescribed burn in South Santa Cruz County (KSBW Monterey)

Today in Santa Cruz:

• White Cane Day and Golden Treasures Sale. (9:00 AM)
• Saturdays in the Soil: Gardening at the Museum! (10:00 AM)
• Out And About: Fall Foods at Live Earth Farm (10:00 AM)
• California Native Plant Society, Santa Cruz Chapter Fall Plant Sale: October 16, 2021 (11:00 AM)
• Guided Coastal Walk - Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park (11:00 AM)
• Guided Coastal Walk (11:00 AM)
• Black Health Matters Initiative: One Year Anniversary! (1:00 PM)
• Santa Cruz County Black Health Matters Initiative: One Year Anniversary! (1:00 PM)
• Empty Home Tax Campaign Launch Party (1:00 PM)
• Historic Ranch Ground Tour (1:00 PM)

Santa Cruz Patch Notebook

• Santa Cruz Police: "Take Pride In Your Ride Officer Ganzel scrubs down one of SCPD’s 2020 Ford Explorer Hybrid Interceptors 🚔 Officers need their vehicles in top running order to fulfill their mission to keep the public safe. Keeping it clean is a matter o..." (Facebook)
• Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks: "#FindNewAdventure Make reservations this fall to camp at New Brighton State Beach and enjoy the stars. ⛺⭐ Make reservations today: https://bit.ly/3zq2TQg" (Facebook)
• Santa Cruz Warriors: "As Jr. NBA week wraps up, let's look back at our first NBA G League #SeaDubs Fan Fest Youth Basketball Clinic presented by Wilson Basketball! 🏀" (Facebook)
• City of Santa Cruz Public Works: "Our Cell 3B storm drain has been installed and the new groundwater collection system is almost completed. Slopes and floors are being smoothed out to prepare for the low permeability layer and plastic liner installation... Our team is al..." (Facebook)
• UCSC Libraries: "👏👏👏We're excited to announce that the University of California, Santa Cruz Library will become ARL's 126th member, effective January 1, 2022. 🎉🎉🎉 http://ow.ly/Qb0D50GrMRc #ucsc #ResearchLibraries" (Facebook)
• Santa Cruz Public Libraries: "It's Freaky Friday! Legend states that the Santa Cruz mountains are home to the mythical creature known as Bigfoot. We even have our own Bigfoot Museum in Felton! Stories abound of Bigfoot sightings in the Santa Cruz Mountains, including..." (Facebook)

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You're all caught up for today!

— Courtney Teague

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