Early morning commuters' headlights form a ribbon of light along Highway 1 at bottom and a layer of fog covers the Monterey Bay as a brilliant sunrise colors the eastern sky over Santa Cruz County on Friday. (Shmuel Thaler/Sentinel)

14-month old Nate Jenkins wears his canine finery as he and his mother Christina look for a suitable choice at the Great Pumpkin Patch on Mission Street in Santa Cruz on Wednesday. The Jenkins came from Boulder Creek to find the right pumpkin from the business that also runs the patch in downtown Soquel. The Great Pumpkin patch has been a local tradition since 1966. (Shmuel Thaler/Sentinel)

Yokanaan Martins juggles a soccer ball with his head in Capitola on Wednesday. Martins picked up juggling while recovering from a car accident. He says there's no pain now. Martins says he likes to take a break from working the bikini shop he owns and stop at the beach to play. Larissa Mueller/Sentinel

Santa Cruz phenom Nat Young pulls off a 360 maneuver during his 1st place finish in the opening heat of the round of 48 at the Cold Water Classic on Friday morning. (Shmuel Thaler/Sentinel)

Santa Cruz surfer and former Cold Water Classic champ sets up his next move with this bottom turn during his heat with the world's No. 2 surfer Jordy Smith of South Africa. Young took first and Smith second as both advanced to the round of 48. (Dan Coyro/Sentinel)

Santa Cruz Westsider Nat Young goes vertical with this snapping turn off the top of a wave during Thursday's first heat of the O'Neill Cold Water Classic. Young won his heat edging out Jordy Smith of South Africa who took second. (Dan Coyro/Sentinel)

World's No. 2 ranked surfer Jordy Smith of South Africa said he threw his board away here when he looked down the line and saw a bad section coming during Thursday's first heat of the O'Neill Cold Water Classic pitting him against Westside surfer Nat Young. Young won the heat and Smith took second with both advancing to the round of 48. (Dan Coyro/Sentinel)

Hope Services' media crew coworkers Canaan Vaage and Nick Bauhofer hug at the third annual Employer Recognition Reception in Aptos on Tuesday. The media crew produces videos and provides coverage for events for people with disabilities. (Larissa Mueller/Sentinel)