COMMUNITY CALENDAR DCC will review requirements for commercial cannabis farming. CDFW will cover its online notification system, types of permits issued and compliance requirements. The State Water Board will review cannabis policy and permitting process. Questions can be submitted in advance by emailing askcannabis@wildlife.ca.gov with “Cannabis Webcast” as the subject line. Questions not answered during the webcast will be forwarded to the appropriate agency. For information on becoming a licensed commercial cannabis farmer, see cannabis.ca.gov, call Wednesday November 17 1 844-61-CA-DCC (1-844-612-2322) or email info@cannabis.ca.gov. PV WATER MANAGEMENT AGENCY HEARING To report suspected illegal cannabis activity, visit 7 p.m., Online Meeting The Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency Board of https://cannabis.ca.gov/resources/file-complaint/. To report pollution, water diversions and poaching, Directors will host a public hearing at 7 p.m. Nov 17 call the hotline at (888) 334-2258 or text information to to consider adoption of the Basin Management Plan: “TIP411” (847411). Groundwater Sustainability Update 2022. For more about this process, see https://www.pvwater. For compliance assistance regarding the Division of Water Quality, email dwq.cannabis@waterboards.ca.gov or call (916) org/sustainable-gw-committee. The meeting video link and call-in information will be 341-5580. posted by Nov. 12 at www.pvwater.org INTERFAITH MEMORIAL SERVICE & CANDLE LIGHTING For information call (831) 722-9292 6:30 p.m., Online or at Resurrection Catholic Community, CANNABIS WORKSHOP ON RECEIVING A PERMIT 7600 Soquel Drive, Aptos 10-11:30 a.m., Zoom Workshop Hospice of Santa Cruz County invites you to the Interfaith Memorial Service & Candle Lighting The California Department of Fish and Wildlife, in-person (masks required) at Resurrection Cathlic Department of Cannabis Control and State Water Community or online: hospicesantacruz.org/event/ Resources Control Board will host a commercial canfall-interfaith-21 nabis cultivation permitting workshop. The Zoom link: This is an opportunity to pause during the busy https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85790781060 The free workshop is for new and existing commercial holiday season and tune into what counts: Rememcannabis cultivators, consultants and interested parties. bering a beloved family member or dear friend who has died. Whether your loved one recently passed, No registration is required. federal COVID relief, to invest in Ramsay Park, the city’s largest park and recreational resource, and is seeking community input at a virtual meeting 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 16. To join the meeting: https://cityofwatsonville-org. zoomgov.com/j/1606920953 The City is working with Verde Design, Inc. on the design, including these elements: Soccer Field, Multi Use Field, All Inclusive Playground, Nature Center, Dog Park and Picnic areas. For information and updates see https://tinyurl.com/ramsay-park-project. Construction is expected to begin in mid-2023.
or is someone who you have carried in your heart for many years, this memorial service nourishes hearts and spirit by honoring both the sadness and joy that comes with remembrance. Services are free. Attendees are welcome to bring a photograph or object of your loved one for the remembrance table. Children and families are welcome.
free Tech Talk this month for Apple and Android devices. Nov. 18: Media Manipulation Check the library’s calendar, top of the website, at www. santacruzpl.org to register and receive the Zoom link.
SHERIFF HART SPEAKS TO APTOS CHAMBER 7:30-9:30 a.m., Best Western Seacliff Inn, Aptos The first breakfast meeting of the year for the Aptos Thursday November 18 Chamber of Commerce will feature 12TH ANNUAL MORTON MARCUS POETRY READING an update from Santa Cruz County 5:30 p.m., Zoom webinar. Sheriff Jim Hart. The UC Santa Cruz Humanities Institute presents the Enjoy a hot breakfast, meet your 12th Annual Morton Marcus Poetry Reading featuring neighbors, and local business Gary Young. owners. Young is the author of several collections of poetry. His most recent books are That’s What I Thought, Price: $25 members, $30 general Jim Hart winner of the Lexi Rudnitsky Editor’s Choice Award from admission. Register at: https://forms. Persea Books, and Precious Mirror, translations from gle/u5EhM9xxJnJLczPPA the Japanese. Young was the first Poet Laureate of Santa Cruz Saturday November 20 County. He teaches creative writing and directs the Sunday November 21 Cowell Press at UCSC. The event honors Morton Marcus, a nationally GEM HOLIDAY SALE acclaimed poet who called Santa Cruz his home for 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Live Oak Grange, 1900 17th Avenue, Santa more than 50 years before he died in 2009. Visit www. Cruz mortonmarcus.com for more informa-tion. Santa Cruz Mineral and Gem Society will have a Rockin’ Organizing Committee: Len Anderson, Hannah Hutton, Danusha Laméris, Elizabeth McKenzie, Donna Holiday Sale at the Live Oak Grange. See gifts of nature and art from around the world Mekis, Teresa Mora, Mark Ong, Maggie Paul, Irena — gems, jewelry, rocks, minerals, and lapidary Polić, Catherine Segurson, and Jo-seph Stroud. Free and open to the public; register at thi.ucsc.edu . arts. Morton Marcus Poetry Reading: https://thi.ucsc.edu/projects/ Free admission and parking. morton-marcus-poetry-reading Information: 408-644-7848, scruzmgs@gmail.com, or http:// scrockngem.org TECH TALK AT THE LIBRARY “Calendar” page 31 11 a.m. to noon, Zoom Seminars Santa Cruz Public Libraries offers one more
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