Westside / Downtown Neighborhood Brief for Thursday, August 15

WESTSIDE / DOWNTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD BRIEF

Good morning! It’s August 15 — here’s what’s going on in your community today…

Areas of low clouds, then sun in Westside / Downtown

Today will be areas of low clouds, then sun and beautiful. The high will be 77 with a low of 53. Wear your sunblock — the UV Index is very high (8/11). Cloudy now, changing to mostly cloudy at 9 am.

9 am

56°

Mostly cloudy

11 am

64°

1 pm

72°

3 pm

76°

Mostly sunny

5 pm

76°

7 pm

70°

Looking ahead: Clouds and sun this weekend

Westside / Downtown news

Santa Cruz Mayor Fred Keeley has announced he is cancer-free after a year of treatments for a cancerous tumor found on his bladder July, having never missed a city council meeting throughout his rigorous treatment schedule.

Santa Cruz Mayor Keeley says he is cancer-free after a year of treatments

By Christopher Neely

Aug 15, 2024

Community crime report

Someone was given a ticket for having drug-related items on them. This happened at 5 p.m. on August 14, near the intersection of Highway 1 and Highway 9 in Santa Cruz. (source)
A police officer or emergency worker was attacked, and someone was arrested because of it. This happened at 10 a.m. on August 14 near the 220 block of Mission Street in Santa Cruz. (source)
A car was towed away because of a legal issue involving someone not showing up in court for a serious charge. This happened at 8 a.m. on August 14, near the corner of Sycamore Street and Pacific Avenue in Santa Cruz (source)
A man was caught with fentanyl, which he was planning to sell, at 8 a.m. on August 14, close to the corner of Sycamore Street and Pacific Avenue in Santa Cruz. (source)
A person was arrested for being drunk and causing a disturbance at 3 a.m. on August 14, near the corner of Laurel Street and Center Street in Santa Cruz. (source)
A person was arrested early in the morning at 1 a.m. on August 14 for attacking their spouse or ex-spouse. This happened near the 100 Block of Chestnut St in Santa Cruz. (source)
A person suspected of trying to hurt someone else very badly was found by the police. This happened at 7 p.m. on August 13, near the corner of W. Levee and Laurel St Ext in Santa Cruz. (source)
A man was arrested for fighting back against police and breaking his probation rules. This happened at 7 p.m. on August 13, close to the 100 Block of River St in Santa Cruz. (source)
Early in the morning on August 13, around 4 a.m., someone was caught acting suspiciously and hanging around where they shouldn’t have been, on private property near the 400 Block of Pacific Avenue in Santa Cruz. (source)
Someone broke into a locked car and stole credit cards, then used those cards. This happened at 9 p.m. on August 11, near the 600 Block of Laurel St in Santa Cruz. (source)

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