Murder Trial Testimony + Santa Cruz Murals + Halloween Guide

Up and at 'em, Santa Cruz! Happy Saturday. Santa Cruz Patch Editor Courtney Teague here.

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First, today's weather:

Another beautiful day, no surprise here. Partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 69 Low: 57.

Here are the top stories today in Santa Cruz:

1. Santa Cruz's newest murals have a message for admirers (KSBW Monterey)
2. Ordinance hopes to bridge gap between discrimination and hate crimes (Good Times Weekly)
3. Santa Cruz County Corrections Facilities To Close Units (Santa Cruz Patch)
4. Lengthy Pursuit Follows Santa Cruz Catalytic Converter Theft (Santa Cruz Patch)
5. Santa Cruz Halloween Guide 2021: Trick-Or-Treat & Pumpkin Patches (Santa Cruz Patch)
6. 2 Boys, 1 Woman Rescued After Car Drove Off Cliff Into Ocean (Santa Cruz Patch)
7. Local Organziations Collaborate To Address Vaping Epidemic (Santa Cruz Patch)
8. San Jose man missing from North Coast Santa Cruz beach ID’d (East Bay Times)
9. Testimony concludes in Santa Cruz Mountains murder trial (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
10. UC Santa Cruz: Solar Parking Canopy Goes Online, Providing UCSC With 2 Megawatts Of Renewable Energy (Santa Cruz Patch)

Today in Santa Cruz:

• West Cliff Outdoor Market 2021 (10:00 AM)
• Santa Cruz Mountain SOL Festival (11:00 AM)
• Annual Coastal Cleanup Day (9:00 AM)
• The Santa Cruz Walk to End Alzheimer's (9:00 AM)
• A Celebration of Castle Rock - Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park (10:00 AM)
• West Cliff Outdoor Market 2021 (10:00 AM)
• Guided Coastal Walk - Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park (11:00 AM)
• Fixing Up Floral: Campaign Launch Party! (11:30 AM)

Santa Cruz Patch Notebook

• Santa Cruz Police: "SWEARING IN OFFICER ARTURO FLETES Yesterday, Chief Andy Mills swore in Officer Fletes. He took an oath to serve and protect our city supported by friends, family, and SCPD peers. Join us in giving Officer Fletes a huge #SantaCruz welcome..." (Facebook)
• Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks: "Please make safe choices and be vigilant about the ocean 🌊 if you visit a North Coast beach this weekend. Santa Cruz Fire Department shared this information earlier in the week: #REPOST In just 3 days, there have been two drownings up t..." (Facebook)
• Santa Cruz City Government: "As Seawall murals 🐋 🌊🎨 are going up all over the City by 👨‍🎨, come check out all the great work happening around town. Click on the link below to see mural locations. https://loom.ly/3wBNdic #seawalls #Santacruz #Art" (Facebook)
• Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office: "KNOW YOUR ZONE Evacuation zones have recently been updated, and everyone is encouraged to learn their zone." (Facebook)
• City of Santa Cruz Parks and Recreation: "This Sunday is the Aloha Outrigger Races & there’s still time to register a team!🌊🌺😎 🛶Enter a 4-person crew and we will provide a stroker, steer-person and all necesarry equipment with enough instruction to get you racing 🛶Register ..." (Facebook)
• Santa Cruz County Parks Department: "Join Santa Cruz County Parks and City of Watsonville Parks & Community Services Department for a FREE Movie at Callaghan Park (225 Sudden Street, Watsonville) on September 25th. This event is open to everyone and reservations are not req..." (Facebook)

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— Courtney Teague

About me: Courtney has covered Tri-Valley and Santa Cruz County for Patch since 2019. She publishes recipes in her weekly Patch column, Cooking with Courtney, and at feedthesoulblog.com. Courtney previously reported for Honoulu Civil Beat, The Washington Post and Napa Valley Register, where she wrote about how the housing crisis impacts health as a USC Center for Health Journalism fellow. She was born and raised near Los Angeles and holds degrees in English and philosophy from the University of Hawai`i at Manoa, where she fell in love with journalism as an editor of her college newspaper. Reach her at courtney.teague@patch.com and follow her reporting on Twitter @courtneynteague.

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