Good morning! It’s September 25 — here’s what’s going on in your community today…
Warmer; a few morning showers in San Lorenzo Valley
Today will be a couple of showers early this morning; partly to mostly sunny and warmer. There is a 60% chance of rain. The high will be 84 with a low of 57. Mostly sunny now, changing to partly sunny w/ showers at 9 a.m.
Top news from nearby
Inside a packed Del Mar Theatre last night, Lookout presented “Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink,” a 2023 documentary by Rick Goldsmith that tracks the crumbling ecosystem of hyperlocal news outlets throughout the U.S. Goldsmith particularly focused on Wall Street hedge fund Alden Global Capital’s leading role in buying distressed newspapers and squeezing them dry.
After the film, Lookout founder Ken Doctor joined CalMatters CEO Neil Chase and Julie Reynolds, a Santa Cruz-based investigative journalist and co-founder of Voices of Monterey Bay, to discuss the prospects for local news amid economic and political pressures, and how outlets such as Lookout and CalMatters are working to find a sustainable model for the future.
UC Santa Cruz first-years excited for a fresh start as new school year kicks off this week
By Hillary Ojeda
Sep 25, 2025
What’s new around you
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Things to do in San Lorenzo Valley
Hands-on 3D Printmaking Workshop with Ulises Peralta
Stop by the San Lorenzo Valley Museum’s Grace Episcopal Gallery in Boulder Creek for this free 3D Printmaking Workshop with Artist-in-Residence, Ulise…
At San Lorenzo Valley Museum on September 25
Felton Music Hall presents… The Lone Bellow
Thursday September 25 @ Felton Music Hall The Lone Bellow – 2025 Fall Tour 21+ Doors 7pm/ Show 8pm Tickets $33/38 Link: https://tixr.com/e/142614
At on September 25
Karaoke Night @ Henflings of Ben Lomond
Every Thursday Night, select from thousands of titles and show us what you got!
At Henflings on September 25
Roadwork is affecting traffic in the region
- A black Honda Civic went off the road and down a cliff between 21460 and 21712 Bear Creek Rd at about 6:02 a.m. today. The car ended up 40-50 feet down the hill and couldn’t be seen from the road, except for its headlights. The airbags went off, and there was an initial report of a possible head injury, but it was later determined that no one was hurt. The driver was able to walk back up to the road. A tow truck was called to recover the car.
- There is a one-way traffic closure on North Highway 9 at Prospect Avenue because of emergency work. The closure is expected to end at 3:59 p.m. on December 5.
- A lane on northbound Highway 17 at W Vine Hill Road in Scotts Valley is closed for tree work. The closure is expected to end at 4:01 a.m. today.
No crimes to report today
We checked with local police and there were no new incidents to report.
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