Good morning! It’s November 24 — here’s what’s going on in your community today…
Clouds giving way to sun in Capitola / Soquel
Today will be clouds giving way to sun; dry for holiday travel. The high will be 64 with a low of 44. Mostly cloudy now, changing to intermittent clouds at 9 a.m.
Looking ahead: Mostly sunny this weekend
Capitola / Soquel news
Santa Cruz Mayor Fred Keeley and Supervisor Manu Koenig propose a compromise to accelerate the Coastal Trail project, preserve state funding, and continue planning future passenger rail service.
Carmageddon: Fred Keeley and Manu Koenig believe they’ve found a ‘peace deal’ on rail and trail
By Max Chun
Nov 24, 2025
What’s new around you
▼︎ real estate ▼︎ food inspections ▼︎ events
Read on to see the details about each item…
Things to do in Capitola / Soquel
Reading Poems Together: The Spoken Experience
Join a community of readers who gather the fourth Monday of the month to hear poetry and discuss its curious powers. The poems of Jane Kenyon take the…
At Capitola Branch Library on November 24
Fully loaded backpack drive for homeless in Santa Cruz County
More Than A Garden will bring the essentials to those who desperately need it the most and lift up those struggling individuals and families to help t…
At More Than A Garden on December 31
West Coast Swing Series in Capitola
Learn West Coast Swing, the fun and challenging California State Dance. Six weeks of West Coast Swing 1, for beginners, starting Nov 3rd at 6:00, or W…
At Capitola Recreation on November 24
Repeats 2 more times until December 8
Movie Mondays
Movies in the Taproom Every Monday! Pop in for a beer and see what our Beer Bestower selected for the big screen! 5:45pm start time
At Discretion Brewing on November 24
Property development
- The Santa Cruz County Planning Department formally approved a zoning application on November 21, for a project at 4555 Opal Cliff Drive. The approved project proposes to establish a new two-bedroom vacation rental within the existing single-family home at this address. The vacation rental will be available for short-term stays of up to 30 days at a time and will operate under a required vacation rental permit. (view application)
Roadwork is affecting traffic in the region
- A traffic hazard was reported today on northbound Highway 1 at the Airport Blvd. onramp in Watsonville / Pajaro. The cones were not set up correctly, causing cars to hit them and almost leading to four collisions. Caltrans was notified to fix the problem.
- Northbound Highway 9 at Prospect Avenue in San Lorenzo Valley is down to one-way traffic because of emergency work. This is expected to last until 3:59 p.m. on December 5.
Restaurant inspections
County officials regularly inspect food facilities to ensure compliance with state laws. Here, Lookout Santa Cruz reports both those who have passed the inspections and those that the county deems to have a “major” issue. The county’s full ongoing report can be accessed here.
- Cole’s Bar-b-que at 2590 Portola Dr, Santa Cruz, passed a county health inspection on November 20 with no critical issues.
No crimes to report today
We checked with local police and there were no new incidents to report.
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