Open Studios First 3 Weekends in October: Free Art Tour Showcasing 322 artists in Santa Cruz County, By Jondi Gumz • Capitola Teens Win Jackpot at County Fair • County Fair Attendance Up • Capitola Plein Air Returns: One Magic Week of Painting Outdoors from Oct. 30 to Nov. 5, By Laurie Hill • Safe Sidewalk to Village Advances, By Jondi Gumz • Cabrillo College Name Change Deferred to 2028 • Cabrillo College Name Change Not Until 2028: What Trustees Said, By Jondi Gumz • Capitola: Groundbreaking for Wharf Repairs • Vote is Wednesday on Watsonville Hospital CEO: Top Candidate is Capitola Resident • Jobs in Santa Cruz County • Search for Youth Poet Laureate Underway • The Natural Law: New Documentary on Healing & Ayurveda: Experts include Dr. Tom Yarema of Soquel, By Jondi Gumz • Grant To Fund Cabrillo-UCSC Student Housing • Wells Fargo Supports Habitat for Humanity in Santa Cruz • Santa Cruz Court: New Postcard for Jury Service • Meet Two Local Government Fellows • Connecting Homeless Youth to Homeowners Who Care, By Robin Reynolds • State Bill AB 1286 Targets Prescription Errors at Drugstore Chains, By Jondi Gumz • SB 14: Make Sex Trafficking of Minors a Felony; Bill Awaits Governor’s Signature • Fentanyl, 485,000 Fake Oxycodone Pills, Seized in Fresno County • AB 957: Bill to Protect TGI Youth Vetoed, By Jondi Gumz • AG: Kaiser to Pay $47 Million over Dumping Medical Waste • Capitola Self Storage: Clean & Safe, By Hannah Cohn … and much more!