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Santa Cruz news for Wednesday, November 4, 2026

2 stories from Santa Cruz and Santa Cruz County, in about three minutes.

Community News · Moss Landing, CA

Moss Landing Shooting Investigation; Highway Closures, RTC Hearing This Week

Multiple people were killed and others injured in a shooting shortly after midnight Nov. 2 along Jetty Road in Moss Landing, per the Monterey County Sheriff's Office. Highway 9 near Paradise Park and Glengarry Road closes 7 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, Nov. 2-6, with detours via Graham Hill Road or Highway 17; rolling lane closures on Highway 17 are set for Wednesday, Nov. 4, from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., weather permitting. The Regional Transportation Commission will hold a public hearing Thursday, Nov. 5, on five-year spending plans for highway improvements, trails, the rail corridor and Lift Line services. Santa Cruz County supervisors approved a $730,940 traffic signal at Soquel Drive and Robertson Street and a $441,590 partnership with Second Harvest Food Bank to help Pajaro and Salinas valley workers access jobs.

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Community brief · Santa Cruz, CA

Santa Cruz Teen Launches Local Shopping App Melo in Beta

Noah Mitnick, a 19-year-old Santa Cruz native and Cabrillo College student, launched Melo, a local shopping app that centralizes Santa Cruz-area shops into one platform. The app is in beta with 12 participating stores listing more than 20,000 products, charging businesses a $25 flat fee to sign up. Mitnick also founded the Ziva Mitnick Foundation, named for his younger sister who died of Acute Myeloid Leukemia, which has raised over $30,000 for…

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