🌱 Man Dies In Santa Cruz Crash + Soaring Gas Prices

Happy Tuesday, Santa Cruz! Let's get you all caught up on what's happening locally to start today off on an informed note.

First, today's weather:

Plenty of sunshine. High: 68 Low: 41.

Here are the top stories today in Santa Cruz:

1. Boulder Creek Man Dies In Santa Cruz Crash (Santa Cruz Patch)
2. Gas prices are soaring in California. Here's how to find the cheapest gas near you (Lookout Santa Cruz)
3. Semi Truck Overturns On Highway 17; Lanes Reopened (Santa Cruz Patch)
4. Beloved Santa Cruz brewer Humble Sea revives a historic taproom in Felton (7x7)
5. Man arrested with two assault rifles in Santa Cruz546 (KION)
6. Semi Truck Overturns On Highway 17; Lanes Reopened (Patch)
7. UC Santa Cruz: A UCSC Alumni Week Like No Other (Press Release Desk)
8. Counting the decades at Alumni Week (University of California, Santa Cruz)
9. Morning Lookout: Local Ukrainians fear for family; deadly turkey-mail carrier feud (Lookout Santa Cruz)
10. Santa Cruz Area Job Openings: Check Out The Latest (Santa Cruz Patch)

Today in Santa Cruz:

• 10 x 10: Ten Women / Ten Prints - University of California Santa Cruz-Exhibits (12:00 PM)
• Budget Advisory Committee - Santa Cruz City Schools (5:00 PM)
• UCSC Orchestra - University of California Santa Cruz-Concerts & Performances (7:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Santa Cruz Skateboards: "@jake_wooten rides his 8.5 x 31.6 ‘Duo’ Pro Model 🦾 Tap in for more, then swipe to see Jake in action! #SantaCruzSkateboards" (Instagram)
• Santa Cruz Police: "Two LOADED AR-15s Out of the Hands of Criminals Last night, SCPD Patrol Teams immediately responded to a call reporting a male subject brandishing a firearm and threatening to shoot people at a downtown bar on the 1000 block of Cedar Str..." (Facebook)
• Visit Santa Cruz County: "Mean Mondays call for a mean burrito. 🌯 Followed by a mean food baby, but hey, it’s worth it. Tell us, are you a finish the job-type and eat the whole thing, or do you do the preemptive cut at the beginning? #MondayThoughts #MustBeMonda..." (Instagram)
• Santa Cruz SPCA: "Mark your calendars! 📆 Pups & Pints is BACK this month and we can't wait! 🍻 Join us for an afternoon of food, drinks and adoptable pups at Seabright Social March 20th from 12-4pm! 🐕 Proceeds from the event will be donated to your Sant..." (Facebook)
• Santa Cruz SPCA: "We started the month of March off right with ✨9✨ adoptions in the first week!! 🥳😱 Congratulations to dogs Arya, Asher and Bon Bon, and kitties Katy, Frosty, Zion, Sedona, Lou and Levi who found their furever homes. 🥰" (Facebook)
• Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks: "🎉 Registration is now open for guided backpacking trips! Learn more backpacking trips, a local history book release and Castro Adobe State Historic Park featured in the Good Times Santa Cruz on our latest newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/..." (Facebook)
• Habitat for Humanity Monterey Bay: "Shine a Light on Women in Affordable Housing! Habitat Monterey Bay is excited to announce the start of our Women Build Week 2022 campaign! Women Build Week will be a fun-filled week of activities March 8-12, to celebrate women and bring ..." (Facebook)
• Santa Cruz County Chamber of Commerce: "The Santa Cruz Warriors 🏀 and Chase would like to invite you to a free private movie screening of “A League of Their Own”🎬🎥as we celebrate Women’s Empowerment Month throughout the month of March! It will take place this Wednesday, Mar..." (Facebook)
• Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter: "We can't wait for this event! Come out to Sante Adairius Rustic Ales in Capitola on 3/12 and meet adoptable dogs. Enjoy great beer from Sante and food from Areperia 831 !" (Facebook)
• UCSC Libraries: "Almost to finals, slugs. People might be having a tough time right now so be sure to reach out to your friends. We're in the home stretch though! Anyone have any fun spring breaks plans? (: #motivation #spring #week ten #thisisit" (Facebook)
• Santa Cruz Public Libraries: "We're celebrating Women's History month by highlighting Women Authors! Check out The Power by Naomi Alderman. We have this book in print, eBook, eAudiobook, and as a book discussion kit. This book won the Women's Prize for Fiction." (Facebook)
• Santa Cruz Rotary Club: "Meet with us on Fridays, and start the weekend with laughs. Here's just a sample. Click the link to start at the first slide. https://www.santacruzrotary.com/march-4-2022.html" (Facebook)

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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