Good morning! It’s July 18 — here’s what’s going on in your community today…
Mostly sunny and warmer in San Lorenzo Valley
Today will be mostly sunny and warmer. There is a 1% chance of rain. The high will be 84 with a low of 52. Wear your sunblock — the UV Index is extreme (11/11). Mostly cloudy now, changing to intermittent clouds at 9 a.m.
Looking ahead: Pleasant Sunday
San Lorenzo Valley news
Santa Cruz County features a vibrant arts week with new productions from Santa Cruz Shakespeare and Cabrillo Stage, MAH’s “Princes of Surf 2025,” and musical performances by Paul Thorn and Rockapella.
Best 9: Top events for the week ahead in Santa Cruz County arts & entertainment, July 17-24
By Wallace Baine
Jul 17, 2025
A Santa Cruz feud sparked a bill to stop homelessness ‘dumping’; San Francisco’s own busing program stalled it
By Christopher Neely
Jul 18, 2025
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What’s new around you
▼︎ police incidents ▼︎ food inspections ▼︎ events
Read on to see the details about each item…
Things to do in San Lorenzo Valley
Morning Hike at Bear Creek Redwoods
Join us for this beautiful hike! A POST volunteer will share a few words about POST’s decades of conservation success before the hiking group explores…
At Bear Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve on July 18
Big Basin Redwoods Fuel Reduction Workday
This is a Fuel Reduction Workday, in which we manually clear fallen debris in select areas of the Redwood Grove of Big Basin, and by doing so, reduce …
At Big Basin Redwoods State Park on July 18
Redwood RX: 3D Mushroom Garden Sculptures
$45.00. Led by Suzy Radonsky. An additional $10 materials fee will be collected at the class. Join us for a creative and hands-on workshop where we br…
At on July 18
Repeats once more on August 9
Big Basin Redwoods State Park Forest Story Time
Bring your little ones and join us for a fun and interactive story time in the redwood forest! This 45-minute program is designed for children ages 3 …
At Big Basin Redwoods State Park on July 18
Roadwork is affecting traffic in the region
- The southbound lanes of Highway 1 in Capitola/Soquel are facing closures for road excavation. This closure will continue until August 29 at 6:30 a.m.
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.
- Mount Hermon Camp & Conference Ctr at Po Box 413, Mount Hermon, passed a county health inspection on July 16 with no critical issues.
Community crime report
- A man was cited and released for having an illegal substance. This happened near the 100 block of SR9 (Hwy 9) in Santa Cruz at 8 p.m. on July 14. (source)
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