Good morning! It’s Oct. 29 — here’s what’s going on in your community today…
Sun through high clouds in Capitola / Soquel
Today will see sun through high clouds. The high will be 69 with a low of 53.
Capitola / Soquel news
Watsonville Community Hospital’s board voted to close its maternity and NICU services, pending funding. Activists honor Dolores Huerta’s legacy, crediting her for inspiring farmworker and women’s rights advocacy in Santa Cruz County.
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‘An inspiration to many’: Dolores Huerta’s legacy lives on in Santa Cruz County activists she inspired
By Tania Ortiz, Alia Yee Noll and Hillary Ojeda
Oct 28, 2026
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Roadwork is affecting traffic in the region
- 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.
- The on-ramp to southbound Highway 1 at Park Avenue is facing closures for paving work until Nov. 19.
No crimes to report today
We checked with local police and there were no new incidents to report.
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