Good morning! It’s May 5 — here’s what’s going on in your community today…
Mostly cloudy, a shower; cool in Capitola / Soquel
Today will be clouds and breaks of sun; cool with a shower in places. There is a 55% chance of rain. The high will be 63 with a low of 53.
Top news from nearby
Friends of Santa Cruz Metro likely won’t gather enough signatures by next week’s deadline to place a half-cent sales tax transit funding measure on the November ballot.
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What’s new around you
▼︎ police incidents ▼︎ real estate ▼︎ new businesses ▼︎ food inspections
Read on to see the details about each item…
Property development
- On May 4, the Santa Cruz County Planning Department formally approved a zoning application for a project at 4411 Nova Dr. in Opal Cliffs. The project involves the renewal of a permit that allows the operation of a one-bedroom vacation rental in the front unit of the property. This permit authorizes overnight stays of no more than 30 days at a time and required approval of a vacation rental permit for continued operation. (view application)
New local businesses
- A new business named ADOBOLOCO was registered at 3744 Capitola Rd., Santa Cruz, on April 27. The business was registered by Tnt Island Foods, LLC as a limited liability company.
- A new business named SC CUSTOMS was registered at 2851 Research Park Dr., Unit E, Soquel, on April 29. The business was registered by Kaizo Automotive LLC as a limited liability company.
Restaurant inspections
County officials regularly inspect food facilities to ensure compliance with state laws. Here, Lookout Santa Cruz reports both those who have passed the inspections and those that the county deems to have a “major” issue. The county’s full ongoing report can be accessed here.
- Monterey Bay Certified Farmers Market at 6500 Soquel Dr, Aptos, passed a county health inspection on May 2 with no critical issues.
Community crime report
- A person was reported for causing physical injury to their spouse or someone they live with. The incident happened near the 900 block of Capitola Avenue, Capitola, at 5 p.m. on May 1. (source)
- A person was arrested for hurting their spouse or someone they live with, making threats to scare someone, and giving a false name to the police. The incident happened near Soquel Drive and Research Park Drive in Soquel at 2 a.m. on April 26. (source)
- A case of domestic violence involving injury to a spouse or partner happened near the 2600 block of Portola Drive, Live Oak, at 11 p.m. on April 17. (source)
- A threat to commit a crime with the intent to terrorize was reported near the 4300 block of Soquel Drive, Soquel, at 8 a.m. on April 26. (source)
- A person was arrested for several offenses, including vandalism, having illegal drugs and drug paraphernalia, trespassing, refusing to leave private property, obstructing an officer, disorderly conduct involving alcohol, and having warrants from other agencies. The incident happened near the 1800 block of 41st Avenue in Capitola at 7 a.m. on April 25. (source)
- A person threatened to commit a crime with the intent to scare others and also interfered with a public officer. This happened near Soquel San Jose Road and Paper Mill Road in Soquel at 10 a.m. on April 29. (source)
- A person was acting disorderly because of alcohol and hit a police officer, but no one was injured. The incident happened near Soquel Drive and 41st Avenue in Soquel at 6 p.m. on April 28. (source)
Note on today’s report: Some of the incidents listed are not recent. This can happen for a couple of reasons: Delays in agency reporting — sometimes officials don’t file reports right away, or agencies release batches of reports weeks later. Delays in public complaints — people may not notice or decide to contact police until some time after an incident. Please contact the responsible law-enforcement agency or your local elected officials if you have concerns about their delay in releasing information.
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