Santa Cruz Surfer Advances In Standings + UCSC Students Awarded

Good morning, Santa Cruz! Here's everything you need to know to get this Tuesday started off right.

First, today's weather:

Sunny, breezy and cool. High: 69 Low: 47.

Here are the top stories today in Santa Cruz:

1. Halloween In Santa Cruz 2021: Trick-Or-Treat & Pumpkin Patches (Santa Cruz Patch)
2. UC Santa Cruz: AAUW Awards Fellowships To Three Scholars At UC Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz Patch)
3. Santa Cruz surfer Nat Young takes third in Portugal, moves to fourth in Challenger Series standings (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
4. Newsom Signs Laird's Wildfire Mitigation Bill (Good Times Weekly)

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Today in Santa Cruz:

• School Picture Day- Stage - Happy Valley Elementary School District (12:00 AM)
• FINANCIAL AID APPLICATION WORKSHOP - Harbor High School (12:00 AM)
• Writing Together for International Students (9:30 AM)
• ABCs of Supervising Others: Part A - University of California Santa Cruz-Learning & Development (10:00 AM)
• Conflict Management Skills for Supervisors (1:30 PM)
• Conversations for Change: Polarized Identities, Common Values - Can We Relate to the Opposition? (5:30 PM)
• Conversations for Change: Polarized Identities, Common Values - Can We Relate to the Opposition? (5:30 PM)

Santa Cruz Patch Notebook

• Visit Santa Cruz County: "‘Tis the season for 🎃 patches! Urban farms like @poststreetfarm_santacruz to patches with a corn maze and coastal views at @rodonifarms, Santa Cruz County delivers this fall & Halloween season! 🍁🍂🌽🕸🕷💀🎃 Check our story link for so..." (Instagram)
• Visit Santa Cruz County: "Nisene Marks is a great spot to get those steps in. 🌲👟🌲 Anyone do anything fun in Santa Cruz County this weekend? Tell us below! Photo 📷 | @realworldmami #visitsantacruz #santscruz #santacruzcounty #nisenemarks #nisenemarksstatepark..." (Instagram)
• Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks: ""I hope I can be the autumn leaf, who looked at the sky and lived. And when it was time to leave, gracefully it knew life was a gift." – Dodinsky🍁✨" (Facebook)
• Santa Cruz Warriors: "#SEADUBS BASKETBALL IS 𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊! 👏 Opening Weekend! 🗓️ Nov. 5th & 6th 🔗 on.nba.com/3aataa8" (Facebook)

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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today. See you all tomorrow for another update!

— Courtney Teague

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