Greetings, all. It is Friday, April 12, and a cloudy start should give way to mostly sunny skies around Santa Cruz County, with highs in the 60s before rain returns overnight.
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Santa Cruz police are looking into a complaint that officers used excessive force when they arrested a Black man on a bicycle on the Westside earlier this week, Max Chun reports. “At one point we saw a baton raised and that’s when I started screaming to stop. Everybody started screaming,” one witness said of the situation; police say the man was not injured during the arrest.
From the Harvey West area, Lily Belli reports that landmark Bocci’s Cellar is for sale. The venue, billed as “Santa Cruz’s oldest restaurant,” opened on Encinal Street in 1933 and has a price tag just under $1.2 million.
The Friday headlines also include Wallace Baine’s lookahead to the weekend, so please do keep reading.
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Santa Cruz police to review excessive force complaint after multiple officers arrest Westside cyclist
Witnesses say Santa Cruz police officers used excessive force Wednesday morning when arresting a Black man on his bike. Deputy Chief Jon Bush said the department is investigating a community complaint it received about the incident. Details here from Max Chun.
Bocci’s Cellar is for sale: Santa Cruz’s ‘oldest restaurant’ listed for $1.199 million
Bocci’s Cellar, billed as “Santa Cruz’s oldest restaurant,” originally opened on Encinal Street in the Harvey West area in 1933. The property includes a four-bedroom living space, a restaurant, bar and performance area, and is listed for $1.199 million. Lily Belli scopes it out.
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May your Friday be a good one, your weekend safe and relaxing. See ya Monday.
Will McCahill