🌱 Pride Flag Burned + Man Arrested With AR-15s

Rise and shine, Santa Cruz! It's Wednesday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on around town today.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny. High: 64 Low: 42.

Here are the top stories in Santa Cruz today:

1. Watsonville's Cabrillo College Campus Pride Flag Burned: Report (Patch)
2. Santa Cruz Police Arrest Man With Loaded AR-15s Outside Bar (Santa Cruz Patch)
3. Meet Santa Cruz's New Patch Editor! (Patch)
4. SCPL: Women's History Month (Press Release Desk)
5. Santa Cruz O’Neill Sea Odyssey hires new executive director (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
6. Photos | Ukrainian support found in Santa Cruz County (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
7. Beer Thirty Expands to Trout Farm Inn and Old Weinerschnitzle (Edible Monterey Bay)
8. Santa Cruz marks 2 years since 1st COVID case (KRON4)
9. Lookout Update: How does the city of Santa Cruz plan to spend $14 million in state homelessness funding? (Lookout Santa Cruz)
10. Sweet Pea's Creperie Café Delivers More Than Amazing Crepe Options (Good Times)

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Today in Santa Cruz:

• Board Meeting - Happy Valley Elementary School District (3:30 PM)
• Staff Meeting - Harbor High School (3:45 PM)
• Virtual Community Meeting - Center/Cedar Street Project (6:00 PM)
• SCCS Regular Board Meeting - Santa Cruz City Schools (6:30 PM)
• Nature Journal Studio (6:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Santa Cruz Fire Department: "This was a challenging rescue for the firefighters." (Facebook)
• Santa Cruz Skateboards: "Today is International Women's Day and we are proud to announce A Roll of Their Own Tour! @noravexplora @samarriabrevard @fabiana_delfino @gaptoothbimbo @slobplant @nicolehause @marbie.princess @suzyheat12 @poepinson @minnastess are ripp..." (Instagram)
• Visit Santa Cruz County: "GIVEAWAY ALERT! If you haven’t already met @seascapebeachresort, here it is… This gorgeous resort sits on the bluffs overlooking the Monterey Bay and is the perfect spot for a relaxing vacation in Santa Cruz County. And spoiler, we have ..." (Instagram)
• Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office: "Today we celebrate #internationalwomensday and want to recognize our female deputies, correctional officers and professional staff who work hard day in and day out to keep this community safe! 💙" (Facebook)
• Santa Cruz Police: "Another Weapon Arrest In the early hours of 3/7/2022, Officer Gutierrez was proactively patrolling near the Beach Flats neighborhood when he spotted a subject, among a group of out-of-town gangsters, who recently flashed a handgun with a..." (Facebook)
• Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks: "Sneak peek! 👀 Coming soon to our ParkStores, this new handmade candle from Coastside Home Goods will transport you to Natural Bridges State Beach 🏖. Scented with eucalyptus and sea salt, then poured into hand-cut recycled wine bottles ..." (Facebook)
• Santa Cruz City Government: "Remember to bring your own cup! Climate-friendly updates to the City's Environmentally Acceptable Packaging & Products Ordinance are effective as of today! Read more: www.cityofsantacruz.com/Home/Components/News/News/9673/36" (Facebook)
• Santa Cruz Little League: "Thank you to our entire Santa Cruz Little League community for a wonderful Opening Day! It was our first opening day in two years, and a heartwarming symbol of our city's resilience. It's going to be a great season! See you all at Harvey..." (Facebook)
• Santa Cruz Warriors: "Game Day! #SeaDubs Presented by Bay Federal Credit Union 🏀 SCW vs NBA G League Ignite 📍 Kaiser Permanente Arena 🕖 7 pm PT 📺 NBC Sports Bay Area / California PLUS 🎟️ bit.ly/3sOP396" (Facebook)
• Santa Cruz Police: "Happy International Woman’s Day! Not just today, but every day we are grateful for the women who are dedicated to SCPD. The PD could not do what it does without them. #internationalwomansday2022 #career #applyn..." (Facebook)
• Santa Cruz Water Department: "Water Commission - To make a comment, use the Zoom call-in information from the agenda packet." (Facebook)
• Friends of the Santa Cruz Public Libraries: "Brianna Jesse, Project Engineer at Bogard Construction, gave us a tour of the renovation progress at the Garfield Park Branch Library on Woodrow Ave in Santa Cruz. Brianna coordinates projects during all phases - from inception programmi..." (Facebook)
• Habitat for Humanity Monterey Bay: "Habitat Monterey Bay Kicks Off Women Build Week 2022! Today is International Women’s Day 2022, a day to celebrate all women, in all their diversities. It’s a time to celebrate the achievements of women, whether social, political, economi..." (Facebook)
• Friends of the Santa Cruz Public Libraries: "Bookshelves installed at the Garfield Park Branch Library. We're almost there! Great work by CRW Builders and Bogard Construction. fscpl.org #FriendsSCPL #garfieldparklibrary #garfieldlibrary #garfieldbranch #21stcenturylibraries #public..." (Facebook)
• Santa Cruz Warriors: "What you need to know before heading out to the game! on.nba.com/3Eppn5R" (Facebook)
• Santa Cruz County Chamber of Commerce: "⭐⭐⭐ NEW MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! ⭐⭐⭐ Independent and locally owned, the Bicycle Trip🚲has enjoyed providing quality bicycle sales, service, repair, personalized bike fittings and performance optimization in Santa Cruz since 1973! Bicycle Trip..." (Facebook)
• Santa Cruz Public Libraries: "It's time for some Literary March Madness! Popular children's books are battling it out. Who will win? You decide! Comment below which book you think should win match #2. Then be sure to come back throughout the month to help us move thi..." (Facebook)

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About me: I am originally from the wonderful town of Fort Wayne, Indiana and now live in the California 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 Ball State University 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