Good morning! It’s May 21 — here’s what’s going on in your community today…
Sunny and pleasant in Eastside / Live Oak
Today will be pleasant with plenty of sunshine. The high will be 71 with a low of 48. Mostly sunny now, changing to sunny at 2 p.m.
9 am
57°
Mostly sunny
11 am
62°
1 pm
68°
3 pm
70°
Sunny
5 pm
70°
Mostly sunny
7 pm
65°
Sunny
Looking ahead: Cool Saturday
Eastside / Live Oak news
Driscoll’s appeals strawberry patent lawsuit dismissal; Joby Aviation advances electric air taxi testing. Santa Cruz Athletic Club opens in Midtown; Humble Sea expands to San Francisco. Local tourism spending hits $1.43 billion.
This week in Santa Cruz County business: Legal battle over berry breeds goes on; Joby’s latest steps
By Jessica M. Pasko
May 21, 2025
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What’s new around you
▼︎ road incidents ▼︎ events
Read on to see the details about each item…
Roadwork is affecting traffic in the region
- South Highway 1 in Capitola/Soquel is facing closures for roadway excavation. The closure will end at 6:30 a.m. on August 29.
- The northbound Highway 1 offramp at Soquel Drive in Capitola/Soquel was closed during the day on May 19 for construction. The work is part of a project to add auxiliary lanes and bus-on-shoulder improvements on Highway 1 between the 41st Avenue and Soquel Drive interchanges, and to help build a new bicycle and pedestrian overcrossing at Chanticleer Avenue.
- Long-term projects: **Sims Road and La Madrona Drive:** A single lane is closed for a pipeline project from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily until February 2026. Traffic control is in place between Brook Knoll Road and 600 La Madrona Drive.
Things to do in Eastside / Live Oak
Micro May Naturalist Night: Pint-Sized Parasites
Join an eco-pathologist to uncover the nuanced nightmares that call host organisms home.
At Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History on May 21
Drawing and Sketching with Toaa Dallo
Join us for a 4-week painting course on Wednesday evenings! All mediums and levels welcome.
At Santa Cruz Art League on May 21
Member Meetup: A Cotoni-Coast Dairies Behind-the-Scenes Tour
Don’t miss this special, limited-time opportunity for a private guided tour of the Cotoni-Coast Dairies National Monument – before it’s even open to t…
At Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History on May 24
Soupstock 2025 free concert
The antiwar group Food Not Bombs is celebrating 45 years of feeding the people at Soupstock 2025 Saturday, May 24 starting at high noon at the Duck Po…
At San Lorenzo Park on May 24
Did you know?
Median age in your community is
42
Eastside / Live Oak
compared with…
39
Santa Cruz County
37
California
SOURCE: U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
No crimes to report today
We checked with local police and there were no new incidents to report.
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