Good morning! It’s August 5 — here’s what’s going on in your community today…

Clouds giving way to sun in Eastside / Live Oak / Pleasure Point

Today will be clouds giving way to sun. The high will be 72 with a low of 54. Cloudy now, changing to mostly cloudy at 9 am.

9 am

59°

Mostly cloudy

11 am

63°

Intermittent clouds

1 pm

68°

Mostly sunny

3 pm

72°

5 pm

70°

7 pm

66°

Looking ahead: Cool Thursday


Eastside / Live Oak / Pleasure Point news

West Cliff Drive in Santa Cruz is expected to reopen to two-way traffic by year’s end, with progress also being made on the Coastal Rail Trail and the Murray Street Bridge overhaul. Read more about lane closures and road work in this week’s Carmageddon update.

Carmageddon: West Cliff Drive could reopen to two-way traffic by the end of the year; other major work pushing forward

Carmageddon: West Cliff Drive could reopen to two-way traffic by the end of the year; other major work pushing forward

By Max Chun

Aug 5, 2024


UC Santa Cruz

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Things to do in Eastside / Live Oak / Pleasure Point

Women’s Networking Mixer
Women’s Networking Mixer

Meet and hear from the two dynamic female CEOs of Dientes (Laura Marcus) and Santa Cruz Community Health (Anita Aguirre) on their partnership, collaboration, and impact on the community.

At 1500 Capitola Rd on August 7
Repeats once more on August 7

Santa Cruz Midtown Fridays
Santa Cruz Midtown Fridays

Come Celebrate all the vibrancy of Midtown at our Summer Block Party, happening every Friday!

At 1111 Soquel Ave on August 9
Repeats once more on August 16


No traffic problems nearby

We checked with state and county agencies — the roads look good!


No crimes to report today

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