🌱 Most Influential People + Weekend Crash

Welcome back, Santa Cruz. I'm here in your inbox per usual to tell you everything you need to know about what's going on around town. Let's dive right in.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny. High: 81 Low: 51.

Here are the top stories today in Santa Cruz:

1. UC Santa Cruz Professor Named One Of TIME's 100 Most Influential People Of 2022 (Santa Cruz Patch)
2. Click It Or Ticket Campaign Launches Monday (Watsonville Patch)
3. COVID Dashboard: County health says cases are plateauing, but diligence still necessary (Lookout Santa Cruz)
4. Santa Cruz soccer star leads English club to promotion (KSBW Monterey)
5. DA: Man found guilty of kidnapping and shooting victim in the genitals in Santa Cruz County546 (KION)
6. Director of Finance and Human Resources (Lookout Santa Cruz)
7. Community Engagement Program Manager (Lookout Santa Cruz)
8. 10 hot jobs in Santa Cruz County - Lookout Local Santa Cruz (Lookout Santa Cruz)
9. Santa Cruz County holds 23rd annual Black Grad celebration (KSBW Monterey)
10. 'We love you, Bucky': Surf community mourns iconic board shaper swallowed up by addiction at 41 (Lookout Santa Cruz)
11. Local Jobs: Check Out Who's Hiring In The Santa Cruz Area (Santa Cruz Patch)
12. Analysis: Progressives vie with ‘mod squad’ for power in California Legislature (Lookout Santa Cruz)

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Today in Santa Cruz:

• CHP Age Well Drive Smart (10:30 AM)
• Intro to E-bikes Virtual Workshop (12:00 PM)
• Intro to E-Bikes (12:00 PM)
• Budget Advisory Committee - Santa Cruz City Schools (5:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Santa Cruz Skateboards: "On June 1st, the @nhsskatemuseum will be open and ready for your free tour* Make an appointment by e-mailing: nhsskatemuseum@gmail.com Guided tours available 9:00am - 4:00pm PST Tuesday – Friday *All visitors must show proof of vaccin..." (Instagram)
• Visit Santa Cruz County: "Great news to kick off your week, Live Music and Movies are fully back this summer in Santa Cruz County! We’re talking Twilight Concerts and Movies at the Beach in the @capitolavillage, Thursday Beach Parties at the @crowsnestsantacruz, ..." (Instagram)
• Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter: "And luckily this mama racoon survived! Our friends at Wildlife Emergency Services received a call earlier today from a concerned citizen in the Santa Cruz Mountains regarding a racoon that had chewed through their roof and had gotten her..." (Facebook)
• Santa Cruz SPCA: "🎱EIGHT🎱 is great! That's how many of our shelter guests found new digs last week.🥳 Seven cats and one dog! Congrats to Bruno, Isabela, Luisa, Flower, Summer, Sunny, Sparky, and -- OREO! Lots of love to each animal and to their adopter..." (Facebook)
• Santa Cruz Warriors: "We heard it was #WorldTurtleDay 🐢 We know a pretty cool one ✨ What is your favorite Mav'Riks moment? ⤵️" (Facebook)
• Santa Cruz Warriors: "🔹 Free Klay Bobblehead with $20 Purchase scwteamstore.com" (Facebook)
• Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks: "Learn about Santa Cruz’s most sensitive ecosystem: the sandhills on a 2-mile guided walk at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park on May 29. 🥾🏞️ Meet in the campground amphitheater, located off Graham Hill Road. The vehicle day-use fee is $..." (Facebook)
• Santa Cruz Police: "May is Bicycle Safety Month: Share the Road and Look Out for One Another May is National Bicycle Safety Month, and Santa Cruz Police reminds drivers to follow the speed limit and look out for people on bike rides. “The days are longer, a..." (Facebook)
• Santa Cruz County Parks Department: "Sunday night sunset 💛💙🧡" (Facebook)
• Rotary Club of Freedom CA: "The Rotary Club of Freedom will meet Tuesday, May 24 at El Vaquero Winery at 5:15 PM. Our club will host the "other Rotary Club in town" in a social mixer. It's a chance for the members of both the Rotary Club of Freedom and the Rotary C..." (Facebook)
• City of Santa Cruz Parks and Recreation: "National Beach Safety Week begins today! 🏄‍♂️🌊🏊‍♂️ Each year, as summer begins, the United States Lifesaving Association sponsors National Beach Safety Week in an effort to remind beachgoers to use “Know Before You Go!” This means tha..." (Facebook)
• UCSC Libraries: "Week nine! Slugs, it is time to get your boxes and get packing. Storage units, plane tickets, book it all now! Let's get through finals week and right into summer! Good luck everyone (: #motivation #packing #summer #finals" (Facebook)
• Santa Cruz County Clerk/Elections: "Hope you are enjoying your Monday! The vote mobile is up until 4:30PM, at 900 Almar St., Santa Cruz (in front of Safeway off of Mission St.). You can bring by your filled ballot/envelope to drop off, or sign up to register and/or vote! S..." (Facebook)
• Santa Cruz High School PTA: "Dear SCHS Parents/Guardians, We are looking for just a few more volunteers to help with handing out senior snacks and working a shift at grad night. Thank you volunteers! Senior Snacks - Friday 5/27 https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805084..." (Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Fair Street Neighbors: "Experts Opinion Yes on D!!!! - My 10 year old daughter just surprised me with these gems." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Western Limits Neighbors: "Very large coyote ran at my small dog today on a walk at 10pm. - I yelled and ran at it and it backed down. But I hate to think what would have happened if my wife was walking the dog. She may not have been brave enough to fend it off. I..." (Nextdoor)

Alrighty, you're all good for today! I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow morning with another update.

— Sara Schaefer

About me: I am originally from Indiana and now live in the 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 college 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

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