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Santa Claus is coming to Monterey and Santa Cruz

Looking for Santa this holiday season? Whether you want a classic photo op or to see him arrive by surfboard or fire engine, you’ll find Santa across the Monterey Bay region. Here’s a roundup of local appearances—both one-time and ongoing—so your family can plan some festive fun.

Santa Cruz, CA · 10h
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Weekender: Festivals and events for a rainy weekend

A wet weekend, Santa Cruz. But don’t worry, I have suggestions for — mostly indoor — ways to get out despite the rain. The Goat Hill Fair — offering antiques, crafts and collectibles, not livestock — returns to the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds in Watsonville tomorrow and Saturday. On Saturday, Annieglass in Watsonville hosts The Good Table, a creative fundraiser where 10 decorated tables compete for your vote. Each table represents a local nonprofit or cause, and every vote cast is a contribution.

Santa Cruz County, CA · 2d
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Whale that stranded in Santa Cruz had been ill for weeks, officials say

The whale that stranded alive at Cowell Beach in Santa Cruz on Thursday morning and later died had been ill for a long time, according to authorities. The Long Marine Lab Stranding Network said it conducted a necropsy on Saturday morning on the fin whale, and researchers found the whale was a 55-foot female weighing more than 58,000 pounds and was “very emaciated, potentially indicating she had been ill for weeks or months”.

Santa Cruz, CA · 6h

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The Mountain Gardener | Time to Plant Bulbs

I read the bulb catalogs same as you do. They show oh so many bulbs that do well in the shade. As we know all too well, there are many degrees of shade in our gardens here in the Santa Cruz Mountains and their definition is not always what happens here. But hope springs eternal and every year I want to try something new.

Santa Cruz Mountains, CA · 1d
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Neighbors remove Marina Safeway developer from lawsuit, setting off a game of chicken

Five days after the city gave approvals to the project, a federal lawsuit filed to stop construction of a 22-story tower at the Marina Safeway no longer names the developer. In an amended complaint filed Wednesday, neighbors and two advocacy groups removed Align Real Estate, Safeway, and parent company Albertsons as “real parties in interest,” a legal category that allowed them to defend the approval in court even though they were not defendants in the case.

Marina, CA · 1d

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Wildcatz’s Taylor Alves-Lopez named Mission’s top defensive player | All-PCAL girls flag football

Opposing flag football coaches had a hard time accounting for Watsonville High senior Taylor Alves-Lopez anytime she stepped on the gridiron this past 2026 fall season. Not only was she blazing fast, but the Wildcat senior used her agility and swift movements to get past three, sometimes up to four, blockers to reach the quarterback.

Watsonville, CA · 1d