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A fire was knocked down near Highway 101 and Hobson at about 4:30 p-m. Fire fighters were called out to fight the grass fire near the Salinas River. The blaze is believed to have been started by agricultural equipment. No structures were reported to be threatened.
Over 70 thousand Californians received phase 1 of the Pfizer covid 19 inoculations. Another 672 thousand people are expected to receive the Moderna vaccine, which also requires a follow up dose. All of those who received the doses are in the first tier groups of recipients.
A pedestrian was hospitalized after being hit by a car in Soquel on Saturday. Shortly after 5:30 p-m a pedestrian was in a crosswalk on Soquel Drive and Rodeo Gulch when he was struck by a motorist who was unable to stop in time. The victim was transported to a trauma center. The driver remained at the scene. Drugs and alcohol do not appear to be a factor.
Tonight, a celestial conjunction will take place, and it will be visible to most after sunset.
Astrophysicist Mark Mozena explains what it is, and where to look tonight.
Mozena stated that tonight it will be “the closest that they’re going to be for our whole lifetime”.
Plans to expand UCSC and increase enrollment are continuing, even though community members expressed opposition with the 2018 vote on Measure U.
Morgan Bostick with ActOnUCSCGrowth.Org explains what the future holds in terms of campus growth…
“The university is proposing an additional 8,500 students. They are not entering into a binding legal commitment that would make it so they would have to provide the resources before students step on campus. The university right now only has to provide 65% of the housing for incoming students, not for all students in total”, Morgan said.
Bostick also mentioned that housing on campus is operating at over 120% of capacity.
To learn more about the Santa Cruz City-County Task Force on UCSC Growth plans, visit ActOnUCSCGrowth.Org