Good morning! It’s Oct. 22 — here’s what’s going on in your community today…

A couple of showers in Capitola / Soquel

Today will see times of clouds and sun with a couple of showers; cool. There is a 84% chance of rain. The high will be 64 with a low of 55.


Top news from nearby

Watsonville Community Hospital may close maternity and neonatal units to avoid full shutdown; these units handle nearly one-third of Santa Cruz County births.

Watsonville Community Hospital may close maternity services to avoid shutting down

Watsonville Community Hospital may close maternity services to avoid shutting down

By Tania Ortiz

Oct 22, 2026

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Things to do in Capitola / Soquel

The Fintztones
The Fintztones

At Discretion Brewing on Oct. 22

Central Coast Resource Panel
Central Coast Resource Panel

At Santa Cruz County Association of REALTORS on Oct. 22

The Thursday Night Wine Down
The Thursday Night Wine Down

At Cocoa Vino on Oct. 22

Michael McNevin with The Keller Sisters · Fri Oct. 23rd, 7p, $30adv
Michael McNevin with The Keller Sisters

At Ugly Mug CoffeeHouse on Oct. 23


Roadwork is affecting traffic in the region

  • The southbound on-ramp from Park Avenue to southbound Highway 1 is facing closures until Nov. 19 because of paving work.
     
  • The southbound Highway 1 off-ramp at Bay Avenue is scheduled to be closed for approximately four months as crews reconstruct the ramp as part of the bus-on-shoulder facility. The closure began on Aug. 2.
     

No crimes to report today

We checked with local police and there were no new incidents to report.