Max Chun

Your cheat sheet for eating well and going out in Santa Cruz County. June 11, 2026 One of Santa Cruz’s ultimate movie nights returns to the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk tomorrow. the cult-classic vampire flick filmed in Santa Cruz in 1986, will be shown on Main Beach at 9 p.m. Entrance is free – don’t forget your blanket, low-backed chair and garlic necklace. (Don’t miss Lookout contributor Jana Marcus’ stunning series on the film and its Broadway adaptation.

Plans tonight? Come join the Lookout team and the Santa Cruz Area Chamber of Commerce at Lookout’s downtown Santa Cruz office for a mixer from 5 to 7 p.m. Enjoy a fun evening of networking, community connection and conversation with fellow professionals in the county, with refreshments provided by Busy Bees Catering and Soquel Vineyards. Tickets are $10-$20.

Good morning! It’s June 11 — here’s what’s going on in your community today… Today will be mostly sunny and nice. The high will be 76 with a low of 56. Wear your sunblock — the UV index is extreme (11/11). In local voting for California governor, Tom Steyer led in whiter, college-educated areas; Xavier Becerra won Latino-majority communities like Watsonville.