Westside / Downtown Neighborhood Brief for Friday, August 2

WESTSIDE / DOWNTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD BRIEF

Good morning! It’s August 2 — here’s what’s going on in your community today…

Partly sunny and nice in Westside / Downtown

Today will be nice with intervals of clouds and sun. The high will be 77 with a low of 58. Wear your sunblock — the UV Index is very high (8/11).

9 am

63°

Intermittent clouds

11 am

68°

1 pm

73°

3 pm

77°

5 pm

73°

7 pm

68°

Looking ahead: Pleasant tomorrow

Westside / Downtown news

The ambitious plan for a 16-story Clocktower Center in Santa Cruz has been scaled back to 7-8 stories due to financial constraints. And Santa Cruz Police are investigating the rare and tragic death of a toddler possibly due to a fentanyl overdose.

Financing will likely constrain Santa Cruz’s Clocktower Center to 8 stories instead of 16

By Christopher Neely

Aug 2, 2024

‘So tragic’: Santa Cruz toddler’s possible fentanyl overdose death ‘rare’ as cases spike

By Max Chun

Aug 2, 2024

Community crime report

A person was arrested in Santa Cruz near Stockton Ave and W Cliff Dr at 3 p.m. on July 26. They were charged with attacking someone using a dangerous weapon, driving under the influence of alcohol, and showing off a deadly weapon that wasn’t a gun. (source)
A person was arrested for attacking someone they were either married to, used to be married to, or were dating. This happened at 8 p.m. on July 24 near the corner of Sycamore Street and Pacific Avenue in Santa Cruz. (source)
A person was arrested for causing trouble while under the influence and making threats around 9 a.m. on July 24 near the 300 block of Coral Street in Santa Cruz. (source)
A person was arrested early in the morning at 4 a.m. on July 24 for several driving-related issues and for trespassing. This happened near 1400 Block Ocean Street in Santa Cruz. The person was driving too fast, had a suspended license because of a previous DUI (driving under the influence), and was also trespassing. (source)

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