GT Staff

Santa Cruz County updates include road closures, library voter services, Capitola’s corridor plan, Watsonville planning, Medi-Cal renewal help and poet laureate applications.

Marty O’Reilly brings his soulful Americana and heartfelt reflections on love, loss and connection to the Crepe Place on Saturday, Oct. 17, at 7pm.

Rickie Lee Jones brings her unmistakable voice and blend of barroom grit, jazz phrasing and tender storytelling to the Rio Theatre on Thursday, Oct. 8. The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter behind “Chuck E.’s in Love” performs at 8pm. Tickets: $38.

This week’s local updates cover early voting, Highway 1 and Highway 9 traffic delays, utility autopay changes, county budget concerns, Watsonville Hospital and Monterey Bay humpbacks.

Twin Temple’s Alexandra and Zachary James bring vintage rock ’n’ roll and Satanic spectacle to the Catalyst on Friday, Oct. 2.

Lower prices, bigger crowds at the county fair A cheaper ticket appears to have helped bring people back through the gates. Lookout reports that Santa...

Guitarist Bill Frisell brings Harmony Five to Kuumbwa Jazz Center, blending jazz, Americana, folk and classical sounds with vocalist Petra Haden, cellist Hank Roberts, bassist Luke Bergman and drummer Tim Angulo.

This week’s local news briefs include another Moss Landing battery fire, continuing Highway 9 delays, possible El Niño flooding, an ATM skimming investigation and a Santa Cruz police leadership change.