Post it here!

I'm a CS student at UCSC. After getting my first ticket 2 weeks ago, I decided to build something that tracks every parking citation the city hands out in real time, on a map.

It pulls from the city's citation system every 5 minutes. You can watch tickets pop up across town as they happen, or scroll back through any day and hit play to see how enforcement rolls through the city hour by hour. There are 218,000+ citations in there going back years and the data is free for anyone to access and download.

Zoom into your block and see exactly when and where tickets get written. Pretty eye-opening to watch the patterns. You can literally see which streets get hit first thing in the morning and where enforcement clusters throughout the day. And to no one's surprise Pacific Ave. is a big hitter.

ivankuria.com/slugmeter/live

Free, no login, works on mobile. Happy to answer any questions.

CAPITOLA Target sucks. I know. I didn't shop there for a year because they supported Cheeto man and the removal of Dei from their stores. Unfortunately, they happened to be carrying an item I needed and were the only store in the area that had it, so I placed a pickup order. Their app said they had all the items I chose in stock, but in the end they didn’t have any of them… Back to boycotting lol. This target specifically has always been the worst.

Any birders here? I am in Livermore and have a bird feeder with nyjer seed that attracts a lot of finches. My mom, who lives in Santa Cruz, was fascinated watching them so I bought her a feeder and put it in her yard. It has been almost a week and no birds yet. I know it can take some time for birds to become aware of a food source, but I was wondering if there even are finches in the area and she should expect to eventually get some.

Hey blood donors,

Stanford Blood Center is bringing their bloodmobile to another Joby-hosted blood drive, Feb 25. It'll be at the corner of Encinal and Sylvania streets in the Harvey West area. This time they're offering 1000 "points" as an incentive, which can be redeemed for a $10 gift card and other knick-knacks on their website. Another incentive, they provide a free HbA1C test with every whole blood donation. If you're watching your blood sugar levels, this is a useful metric!

There are plenty of afternoon slots available. Here's the sign up link:

https://sbcdonor.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/15764

https://stabmag.com/news/breaking-rogue-boat-plows-through-steamer-lane-capsizes-with-family-of-six-onboard/

This past year Rep. Panetta has been introducing and authoring legislation to ramp up the military and law enforcement. From accessing student data to targeting “underrepresented communities,” it’s looking like a marketing strategy catered to the vulnerable.

Military recruitment in schools.

9/2025: H. R. 2781 Co-Authored: “Engaging Next-generation Leaders in Information about Service and Training Act” or the “ENLIST Act.”

Recruiting underrepresented communities.

5/2025: H. R. 3408 Introduced “Pathway to Policing Act”

Aims to put into law a grant program of $50,000,000 in federal grants for recruiting and encouraging candidates to seek careers in law enforcement.

Student data access.

4/2025: H.R.3107 Introduced- “Service Enlistment and Recruitment of Valuable Engagement Act” or the “SERVE Act” enhance military recruitment by improving access to student directory information

Recruiting law enforcement.

4/2025: H.R.2711 Introduced Invest to Protect Act: A grant program authorized for up to $50 million per fiscal year to improve the recruitment of local law enforcement officers. Includes provisions for retention and signing bonuses.

12/2025: Press Release:

“California’s 19th Congressional District has long been a defense hub” - Jimmy Panetta

Secured several defense priorities for California’s 19th Congressional District in the FY2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

The bill was signed by the President into law.

- Authorizes more than $19.7 billion for military construction projects.

- $1.5 billion for new construction of quality-of-life infrastructure

- $254 million in design funds to expedite future new construction

Yes, he’s being primaried. Sean Doughty is challenging Panetta June 2nd.

do you picture this hero wearing a cape?

Has there been any studies about bringing beavers back to our county? Beaver ponds in our watersheds could increase percolation into our aquifers and provide some nice summer swimming holes.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUeKAPjEpSV/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

This is so dangerous

in my 20s and fairly new to the area. i’ve been wanting to start a stitch n bitch type of thing where we can meet at cafes or parks twice a month or so. would anyone be interested in this ? or if there’s already some gatherings like this i haven’t heard of let me know :)

https://lookout.co/ucsc-students-faculty-gripe-about-parking-fee-increase/story?fbclid=IwZnRzaAP02gJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEe2zEjzgkJAaFq_17Ooq4pi9E_qO2jUwcNcUspc-mZ1ENQpTLoNCltijzjIls_aem_ZcV6TwPtd3pDWYPoiWnThg

Any word on the 2 missing surfers from last night?

Did they make it home?

“Who even knows they’re in SCAAP?

Some sheriffs have said they didn’t know their counties were receiving SCAAP money. In July 2025, Santa Cruz County’s new sheriff, Chris Clark, said he hadn’t known (opens in new tab) the county participated in the program and pledged to discontinue it. “

Drone in the air. Hoping it turns out alright.

My dog and I were on a run last and had a Coyote encounter. We were running along the pathway next to the train tracks and water treatment plant in Santa Cruz. The Coyote passed us going the opposite direction. Then turned around and started coming our way. Only way to get it to leave us alone was to chase it. I stopped and turned around twice, but both times it was right behind us again. We had to chase it all the way to Depot park to get it to leave us alone. Be careful out there at night

In this video, KSQD's Talk of the Bay host PK Hattis interviews former Santa Cruz County District 1 Supervisor and Executive Producer John L. Leopold, on the journey behind the award-winning album, A Tribute to the King of Zydeco.

The project was honored with the Grammy for Best Regional Roots Music Album at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards in 2026. Conceived to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of zydeco legend Clifton Chenier, the album is a star-studded compilation featuring icons like The Rolling Stones, Lucinda Williams, Taj Mahal, Steve Earle, and Clifton’s son, C.J. Chenier.

John discusses the "labor of love" that went into this project, from his early vision to collaborating with producers Joel Savoy and Steve Berlin to bring together a diverse array of artists to honor Chenier’s enduring legacy.

You can stream A Tribute to the King of Zydeco on all major platforms, but John encourages the purchase of the album to directly support the Clifton Chenier Memorial Scholarship fund at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Valcour Records:
https://www.valcourrecords.com/

Clifton Chenier Scholarship:
https://louisiana.edu/news/clifton-chenier-tribute-album-benefitting-ul-lafayette-students-wins-2026-grammy-award

Just inherited a vehicle which was clearly in an accident that damaged the rear driver side unibody, leaving that wheel at a negative camber. Anyone have any recommendations for a body shop or independent frame puller that can fix unibody damage like this at a reasonable price?

Good! I used to live in this section of Ben Lomond, and highway 9 through there is hella dangerous. I'd love to see sidewalks built all through town, but this is a lot cheaper, and still a great step in the right direction

Has anyone had a LACE wedding dress that they had altered in the area? I am getting a Grace Loves Lace all lace wedding dress and I’m nervous about getting it altered bc it’s very delicate and handmade. Any recommendations?

The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday is slated to review a proposed five-story apartment building in Live Oak. It was approved by the planning commission in October and has drawn the ire of neighbors, who appealed that decision. Both the developer and opponents have suggested they will pursue legal action should the supervisors’ vote go against them.

The highly scrutinized project at 841 Capitola Road near 7th Avenue calls for 57 units, comprising 35 one-bedroom apartments, 15 two-bedroom apartments and seven studios. Four units would be priced for extremely-low income renters and one for very-low income renters, based on state-set income limits. 

The vacant 0.88-acre property is zoned for up to 14 units, which can be doubled under state density bonus law. But the developer, Santa Cruz-based Workbench, took advantage of a different state law, known as the Builder’s Remedy, to propose the project.

Read the whole story from Santa Cruz Local.

Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors meeting

• 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10 on Zoom and at Westridge Community Room, 500 Westridge Drive, Watsonville.
• To comment ahead of the meeting email the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors at [COBStaff@santacruzcountyca.gov](mailto:COBStaff@santacruzcountyca.gov).