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Soquel news for Wednesday, November 4, 2026

2 stories from Soquel 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 · Soquel, CA

Fenixa Breakfast & Sushi Opens in Soquel After Geisha Fire

Raymundo Cortes and Daniel Sanchez opened Fenixa Breakfast & Sushi in September at the former Geisha Japanese Restaurant location in Soquel, California. The space was partially destroyed by a fire in March that closed Geisha, where Cortes had worked for over 20 years. The founders pooled resources with other longtime Geisha employees to reopen the restaurant. The menu blends traditional American breakfast with Mexican influence and sushi…

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