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Good morning! It’s Apr. 15 — here’s what’s going on in your community today…

Partly sunny and cool in San Lorenzo Valley

Today will be cool with intervals of clouds and sunshine. There is a 25% chance of rain. The high will be 65 with a low of 48. Wear your sunblock — the UV Index is high (6/11).

9 am

52°

7% chance of rain

11 am

58°

1 pm

63°

5% chance of rain

3 pm

64°

0% chance of rain

5 pm

61°

7 pm

57°

Looking ahead: Pleasant Sunday


UC Santa Cruz

What’s new around you

▼︎ road incidents   ▼︎ new businesses   ▼︎ events

Map of A map showing the locations of informaton from today's newsletter

Read on to see the details about each item…


New local businesses

  • A new business named ROTTIE WOODWORKS was registered at 11660 Edgewood Dr., Felton CA 95018 on April 8. The business was registered by Paul Alva O’Neill as an individual business.
     
  • A new business named THE BIRTH ROOT was registered at 450 Blue Ridge Dr, Boulder Creek CA 95006 on April 9. The business was registered by Marlene Kleffel LLC as a Limited Liability Company.
     

Top news from nearby

Cows in Arana Gulch aid the endangered Santa Cruz tarplant by grazing on shading grasses, enhancing ecological efforts since 2013 and providing locals a rural experience in the city-owned park.

Ask Lookout: Why are there cows in Arana Gulch?

Ask Lookout: Why are there cows in Arana Gulch?

By Hillary Ojeda

Apr 15, 2025


Things to do in San Lorenzo Valley

Free Screening of “The Power of Small”
Free Screening of “The Power of Small”

Join the Ben Lomond Village Alliance for a special evening of inspiration with a free screening of The Power of Small on Friday, April 18 at Park Hall…

At Ben Lomond on Apr. 18
Repeats 9 more times until Apr. 18

Melt
Melt

Pulsing with the energy of their hometown New York City, ‘If There’s a Heaven’ (out 9/13/24) is the debut album from indie band Melt.

At Felton Music Hall on Apr. 18
Repeats 9 more times until Apr. 18


Did you know?

Percent of workers who work in manufacturing in your community is

9.8%

compared to…

8.4%
8.9%

Roadwork is affecting traffic near you

  • Long-term projects: A single lane on Little Basin Rd is closed from December 23 to April 25, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., to build retaining walls, causing traffic delays. Additionally, Little Basin Rd near Big Basin Wy will have single lane closures for storm damage repair from January 16 through May 13, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., weather permitting, also causing traffic delays.
     

No crimes to report today

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