Good morning! It’s May 28 — here’s what’s going on in your community today…
Mostly cloudy, showers around in Eastside / Live Oak
Today will see peeks of sunshine; cool with showers. There is an 86% chance of rain. The high will be 64 with a low of 51.
Eastside / Live Oak news
Santa Cruz’s microgrant program seeks to rebuild community ties amid loneliness and declining trust, activist Kevin Norton writes in a Community Voices opinion piece. Residents near a proposed battery storage plant outside Watsonville say they’re considering leaving.
OPINION: Could Santa Cruz’s neighborhood microgrants bring back community life?
By Kevin Norton
May 28, 2026
‘We grew up here’: Some longtime residents say battery storage project near Watsonville might force them to move
By Tania Ortiz
May 28, 2026
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What’s new around you
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Things to do on the Eastside / in Live Oak
Back to Basics: A Still Life Drawing Class with Susie Wilson
This class aims to bring confidence to the beginning artist; anyone who feels unsure of where to start and how to translate what they see three dimens…
At Santa Cruz Art League on May 28
Repeats once more on June 4
Property development
- A permit application has been filed for a project at 3421 Yucca Dr., located approximately 75 feet west of the intersection with 35th Avenue. The proposal involves constructing a new detached two-story accessory dwelling unit (ADU) of unspecified size on a property that currently contains a single-family home. Because the site is within the coastal zone, the project requires a Variance/Coastal Site Permit for approval. (view details)
Community crime report
- A man was arrested for trespassing and blocking business activities. The incident happened near the 1000 block of Ocean Street, Santa Cruz, at 6 p.m. on May 25. (source)
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