Mask Mandate Is Back In Santa Cruz + Lagoon Upgrade

Hey, people of Santa Cruz! Courtney Teague here with a fresh copy of the Santa Cruz Daily.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 68 Low: 44.

Here are the top stories in Santa Cruz today:

1. Santa Cruz Gets Its First Jersey Mike's Subs Location (Santa Cruz Patch)
2. METRO CEO Alex Clifford Announces Departure (Good Times Weekly)
3. Santa Cruz County reinstates indoor mask mandate (KCRA Sacramento)
4. Main Beach’s notorious lagoon about to get an upgrade (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
5. Santa Cruz County Secures $175K For Wildfire Preparedness (Santa Cruz Patch)
6. Santa Cruz County man pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter after man he punched dies (The Mercury News)

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Today in Santa Cruz:

• SOMU Pizza My Heart Fundraiser - Soquel High School (12:00 AM)
• Regular City Council Meeting - Santa Cruz City (12:00 AM)
• Santa Cruz Small Business Support & Networking (Leads Club) (9:00 AM)
• Branciforte Middle School Turkey Trot Fun Run (12:30 PM)
• My Play Club Meetup at LEO's Haven - Santa Cruz County Park Friends (3:30 PM)

Santa Cruz Patch Notebook

• Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office: "A few months ago, Sergeant Randall Hop and Deputy Steve Shiah competed in the Top Cop Challenge Shooting Competition in Northern California. They placed 2nd in the team competition and Sergeant Hop placed 3rd in the individual competitio..." (Facebook)
• Santa Cruz Warriors: "The Santa Cruz Warriors have acquired guard Jacob Evans III as a replacement player from the NBA G League player pool. Evans III will be available for Santa Cruz while forward Jordan Bell is on international duty with USA Basketball." (Facebook)
• City of Santa Cruz Public Works: "Recently, our Street maintenance crews addressed a large sinkhole that was forming on West Cliff Drive, close to Lighthouse Field. Crews found a lot of clay under the pavement but were able to fill and patch it quickly : )" (Facebook)
• City of Santa Cruz Public Works: "Our Bay Drive Storm Repair Project is completed! It has successfully redirected the creek away from the eroded bank, rebuilt and stabilized the bank and repaired the path including earthwork to relocate the existing channel, reconstructi..." (Facebook)
• Santa Cruz Fire Department: "🍗Did you know that Thanksgiving Day cooking is the leading date for home cooking fires? 🍗A cooking fire is three times more likely to happen on Thanksgiving Day than any other day of the year! 🍗Stay alert while cooking this Thanksgivi..." (Facebook)
• Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter: "Have you checked out our Santa Cruz Gives campaign?! Click the link below to make a donation today! Even a $5 donation gets us closer to winning BIG! The over 5,000 Shelter animals we care for each year, THANK YOU for your support!! " (Facebook)

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Alrighty, you're all good for today. I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow with another update! If you're enjoying these newsletters, consider inviting some of your friends and neighbors to follow along. You can send them this link to subscribe.

— Courtney Teague

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Santa Cruz Daily? I'm all ears. You can reach me at courtney.teague@patch.com.