New City Manager Named + RV Parking Ban Advances + Redistricting

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

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and nice. High: 70 Low: 54.

Here are the top stories today in and around Santa Cruz:

1. Santa Cruz County fire chief with more than 30 years of firefighting experience has announced his retirement. (KSBW The Central Coast)
2. Santa Cruz City Council pegs Watsonville’s Matt Huffaker as next city manager (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
3. Free Giveaway For Santa Cruzans: Mt Hermon Adventures, Train Ride, Museum Passes (Santa Cruz Patch)
4. Santa Cruz County redistricting committee recommends minor changes (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
5. Santa Cruz’s RV parking ban moves forward (Santa Cruz Sentinel)

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Today in Santa Cruz:

• 'The Lost Boys' - Free Movie on the Beach 2021: Santa Cruz (6:30 PM)
• Halloween Parade - Bonny Doon Elementary Distict (12:00 AM)
• Coastal Birding Walk (FULL) - Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park (9:00 AM)
• Concrete Ship History Walk (FULL) - Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park (11:00 AM)
• History Walk (FULL) - Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park (11:00 AM)
• 2021 Innovation Frontiers virtual Conference: CRISPR/Bio-Lab (11:00 AM)
• Current Issues in Digital Scholarship Discussion Group (via Zoom) (12:00 PM)
• Tapping into the Zone - University of California Santa Cruz-Training Events (1:30 PM)
• Evergreen Cemetery Tour - University of California Santa Cruz-Exhibits (4:00 PM)
• Food Truck Friday - Halloween Style (4:30 PM)
• Conference: Civic Education in Polarized Times (5:30 PM)

Santa Cruz Patch Notebook

• Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter: "Mr. Snuggles is ready to snuggle his way into your heart! This sweet guy came into the Shelter when his previous owner was unable to keep caring for him. Mr. Snuggles was with his previous owner all the time so he doesn’t like being left..." (Facebook)
• Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter: "We need donations of dog and cat dry food for our upcoming Healthy Pets for All clinic on November 3rd in Felton at Mountain Community Resources ! If you can donate small and medium sized bags for us to give out to those in need, that wo..." (Facebook)
• Santa Cruz City Government: "Today, the City of Santa Cruz is excited to announce that the State CA Tax Credit Allocation Committee (TCAC), the agency responsible for distributing low-income housing tax credits, has awarded tax credits valued at $22.6 million to the..." (Facebook)
• Santa Cruz City Government: "Join us virtually on November 10 at 7pm to discuss, ask questions, and provide feedback on the draft, new design and development standards that will apply to new and redeveloped multi-family housing. More Info: www.cityofsantacruz.com/obj" (Facebook)

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— Courtney Teague

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