Road Closures Affect Highway 1, Highway 9 and Watsonville
Allow extra time for ongoing overnight Highway 1 lane closures near Aptos and alternating Highway 9 lane closures at Pool Drive; in Watsonville, overnight paving closures at Highway 152 and Lincoln Street begin Sunday, Oct. 18 at 10pm. CRUZ 511
Voter Services Come to Local Libraries
Get help registering, replacing or casting a ballot at Boulder Creek Library Thursday, Oct. 15 from 1:30-5:30pm, Capitola Library Friday, Oct. 16 from 12:30-4:30pm, and Watsonville and Freedom libraries Saturday, Oct. 17 from noon-4pm. PRESS BANNER
Capitola Approves 41st Avenue Corridor Plan
Capitola City Council approved a long-term plan to improve pedestrian safety, bike connections and traffic flow along 41st Avenue, Clares Street and Capitola Road near the planned mall redevelopment. LOOKOUT
Watsonville Invites Input on Its Future
Residents can weigh in on Watsonville’s proposed General Plan 2050, covering housing, transportation, businesses and conservation, at an open house Wednesday, Oct. 14 from 5:30–7:30pm in the Civic Plaza Community Room. PAJARONIAN
Pajaro Valley Considers Farmland Repurposing Plan
PV Water will host a Zoom workshop Wednesday, Oct. 14 from noon–1pm on a voluntary plan to repurpose marginal farmland to conserve groundwater and support flood protection, wildlife habitat and open space. PAJARONIAN
PVUSD Superintendent Will Leave After School Year
Heather Contreras will leave Pajaro Valley Unified at the end of the school year to lead San Luis Coastal Unified beginning July 1, 2027. PAJARONIAN
Free Medi-Cal Renewal Help Available Saturday
Santa Cruz Community Health’s Live Oak Clinic will offer free help completing Medi-Cal renewal paperwork Saturday, Oct. 17 from 8am-noon. THE ALLIANCE HEALTH
County Poet Laureate Applications Open Thursday
Applications open Thursday, Oct. 15 for Santa Cruz County’s next poet laureate, an honorary two-year position supporting public readings and a community poetry project. LOOKOUT
