Murder Conviction + New 11th Hour Location + Halloween Citations

Good morning, Santa Cruz! Let's get you started this Wednesday with everything you need to know going on today in town.

First, today's weather:

Sunshine and patchy clouds. High: 69 Low: 55.

Here are the top stories in Santa Cruz today:

1. 'It's infuriating': Why Santa Cruz's earliest ADU adopters are asking where to find their perks (Lookout Santa Cruz)
2. Aptos Vineyard's 2019 Syrah Boasts Flavors of Sweet Tobacco, Plum and Licorice (Good Times Weekly)
3. Free Bowling At Santa Cruz Boardwalk Bowl Amid Food Drive (Santa Cruz Patch)
4. 11th Hour Coffee Takes Over Former Kelly's Space on Westside (Good Times Weekly)
5. Santa Cruz Police issues 28 citations and arrests 8 people over Halloween weekend546 (KION)
6. Santa Cruz man pleads guilty, convicted of partner’s murder (Santa Cruz Sentinel)

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Today in Santa Cruz:

• Best Practices for Remote & Hybrid Team Members: Negotiating Your Best Work Life (10:00 AM)
• Advance Directive Presentation (10:30 AM)
• Rockin’ Pop-Up: The Motions of the Oceans and the Atmosphere (12:00 PM)
• LGBTQ Task Force - Santa Cruz City Schools (3:30 PM)
• Virtual Writers' Open Mic Night - Virtual Library (6:00 PM)
• Stories for Bedtime - Virtual Library (7:00 PM)

Santa Cruz Patch Notebook

• UCSC Libraries: "Tip Tuesday! For our Google Scholar users, Get it at UC has replaced UC-eLinks as the linking service to full-text electronic materials. Follow the link to learn more and update your settings: http://ow.ly/KuFO50GCPoV #GoogleScholar #Lib..." (Facebook)
• Santa Cruz County Parks Department: "Looking for a venue for your next celebration? Santa Cruz County Parks has Open Houses at Aptos Village Park on Sunday, November 7th from 10am-12pm and Valencia Hall on Saturday, November 6th from 11am-1pm. For additional information con..." (Facebook)
• Santa Cruz Rotary Club: "DG Richard Flanders visited this week... and gave us more opportunities for cartoons. We know you'll enjoy the laughs. We may do serious work around the world and in our communities... but we do know how to have fun! Visit us on Fridays ..." (Facebook)
• Friends of the Santa Cruz Public Libraries: "The Felton branch library operated for nearly 60 years in a small historic church building; charming, but not a modern library. The new 9,000 sf branch opened in Feb. 2020 on 2 acres of nearby land, the first Measure S project to be comp..." (Facebook)
• Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission (RTC): "‼️ Be alert at intersections! Too many crashes in our county occur there. In this month's Street Smarts video, Off the Lip’s Neil Pearlberg offers tips to help keep you safe. #santacruzregionalstreetsmarts https://www.facebook.com/watch/..." (Facebook)

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• Girls on the Run Information Night - Details for the Spring 2022 GOTR Season! (November 4)
• Watsonville Taiko - New Fall Session II starts Nov 5th (November 5)
• Outdoor Comedy Corralitos (November 6)
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• Watsonville's First Dispensary is Open Now - The Hook Outlet (Details)
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— Courtney Teague

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