Good morning! It’s November 26 — here’s what’s going on in your community today…

Fog will lift this morning in Capitola / Soquel

Today will be fog will burn off this morning; mostly sunny; dry for holiday travel. The high will be 67 with a low of 46. Fog now, changing to sunny at 1 p.m.


Capitola / Soquel news

New Santa Cruz County businesses include Watsonville Cafe & Grill, CrossFit Seabright, Gong Cha, The Missing Spoke, and Transcendent Physical Therapy, providing new dining, fitness, wellness, and service options for residents.

Santa Cruz County business filings: Week of Nov. 25

Santa Cruz County business filings: Week of Nov. 25

By Lookout Santa Cruz

Nov 25, 2025


What’s new around you

▼︎ food inspections   ▼︎ events

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Things to do in Capitola / Soquel

Happy Hour at your favorite Wine Bar
Happy Hour at your favorite Wine Bar

It’s all about lucky number ~7~ We’ve got $7- House Wines We’ve got $7- Draft Beers We’ve got $7- Cheese plates Wednesday-Friday 5-7pm We have a rot…

At Capitola Wine Bar on November 26
Repeats 14 more times until December 26

A Love Infused Crystal Bowl Sound Bath
A Love Infused Crystal Bowl Sound Bath

A Love Infused Crystal Bowl Sound Bath With Rebecca Machado $25 Join Rebecca for a sound bath infused with the energy of love for a heart-opening expe…

At Breath + Oneness on November 28
Repeats 2 more times until January 30

Michael Gaither
Michael Gaither

4:30-6:30pm Michael Gaither & His New Best Friends backs Michael’s award-winning Americana originals and mixes in fun covers of the artists who’ve inf…

At Discretion Brewing on November 28

Michael Gaither (Duo)
Michael Gaither (Duo)

4:30-6:30pm Songwriter and KPIG DJ Michael Gaither and Greg Abelar (duo mode this time out) return to Discretion Brewing for their first 2022 show at …

At Discretion Brewing on November 28


Roadwork is affecting traffic in the region

  • 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.

  • Pleasure Pizza at 4000 Portola Dr Ste C, Santa Cruz, passed a county health inspection on November 24 with no critical issues.
     
  • Guang Zho Chinese Restaurant at 3150 Portola Dr, Santa Cruz, passed a county health inspection on November 24 with no critical issues.
     

Did you know?

Average family size in your community is

3

compared with…

3.2
3.5

No crimes to report today

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