Klay Thompson Plays In Santa Cruz + Waffle Shop

Rise and shine, Santa Cruz! Here's everything you need to know to get this Tuesday started off right.

First, upcoming weather:

• Wednesday: Plenty of sun. High: 77 Low: 53.

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

1. Photos: Warriors’ Klay Thompson gets practice time in Kaiser Permanente Arena in Santa Cruz (Monterey Herald)
2. Santa Cruz’s Nat Young makes early exit in Hawaii | Local Roundup (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
3. Stay order extended in placement of sexual predator in Bonny Doon (KSBW The Central Coast)
4. Woman Plunges 100 Feet, Rescued By Firefighters: See (Santa Cruz Patch)
5. Lower Pacific gets a sweet new addition: Santa Cruz Waffle Shop sets up shop at Metro station (Lookout Santa Cruz)

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Coming up in Santa Cruz:

Tuesday, November 30

• A Remarkable Woman: Eloise Pickard Smith (12:00 AM)
• Food Waste Ribbon-Cutting - Santa Cruz City (10:00 AM)

Wednesday, December 1

• Santa Cruz Little League - Register now for the spring season! (9:00 AM)
• Zoning Administrator Meeting - Santa Cruz City (10:00 AM)
• Rockin’ Pop-Up: The Geologic History of Plants (online) (12:00 PM)
• LGBTQ Task Force - Santa Cruz City Schools (3:30 PM)
• Think Big About Your Future: Career Spotlight for Teens (4:00 PM)
• Reading in the Redwoods Book Group - Virtual Library (6:00 PM)
• Virtual Writers' Open Mic Night - Virtual Library (6:00 PM)
• Stories for Bedtime - Virtual Library (7:00 PM)
• UCSC Orchestra - University of California Santa Cruz-Concerts & Performances (7:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Visit Santa Cruz County: "The lowest and highest tides of the season, known as King Tides, are hitting the shores of Santa Cruz County December 4 & 5! The low tides make for excellent beach walking and tide pool exploration, while the high tides show impressive w..." (Instagram)
• Santa Cruz SPCA: "🏠HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS CHALLENGE🏠 We are going to keep the "S" name trend going and bring you our next HFTH featured animal -- SONNY!☀️ Sonny boy is super excited to be center stage this week. Actually, he just likes to take center sta..." (Facebook)
• Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks: "Learn more about upcoming volunteer opportunities at our local state parks and beaches. Visit our volunteer page and see how you can get involved: https://bit.ly/3sLazKh" (Facebook)
• Santa Cruz City Government: "🚗 Our Parking Division collaborated with local artist Scotty Greathouse to piggyback on September's Seawalls Santa Cruz mural event by installing an additional mural near the entry of the Soquel Parking Garage. Enjoy!" (Facebook)
• Friends of the Santa Cruz Public Libraries: "Congratulations to Sonja Brunner, the next mayor of Santa Cruz! Sonja is a member of our Realizing the Promise campaign's Honorary Committee! "I’m so happy to hear that goal progress has been made to 91%, our community is amazing. Since ..." (Facebook)

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— Courtney Teague

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