Good morning! It’s April 10 — here’s what’s going on in your community today…
A shower and thunderstorm in Westside / Downtown
Today will be clouds and sunshine with a couple of showers and a thunderstorm; cool. There is a 88% chance of rain. The high will be 63 with a low of 53. Allergy sufferers beware: there are high amounts of tree pollen in the air. Thunderstorms now, changing to mostly cloudy w/ t-storms at 9 a.m.
Looking ahead: Thunderstorms tomorrow night
Westside / Downtown news
Downtown Santa Cruz hosts its first Vintage Walk with a vintage shop passport tour and Sunday fashion show at Abbott Square, plus Surf City Comic Con, plant sales, live music, and art fundraisers.
Best of Santa Cruz County arts & food events this weekend, April 9-12
By Lookout Santa Cruz Staff
Apr 9, 2026
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What’s new around you
▼︎ police incidents ▼︎ events
Read on to see the details about each item…
Things to do in Westside / Downtown
Reefer Madness
Inspired by the original 1936 film of the same name, this raucous musical comedy takes a tongue-in-cheek look at the hysteria caused when clean-cut ki…
At Santa Cruz Veterans Memorial Building on April 10
Repeats 7 more times until April 20
(((folkYEAH))) and THE CREPE PLACE PRESENT: JERRY’S MIDDLE FINGER
At Rio Theatre for the Performing Arts on April 10
Rachel Spung & The Soul Service
Rachel Spung & The Soul Service is a four-piece, female-fronted soul, pop, and RnB cover band featuring musicians from Monterey and San Jose.
At Shanty Shack Brewing on April 10
Community crime report
- A battery and possible sexual assault were reported. The incident happened near the 600 Block of Riverside Ave., Santa Cruz, at 9 p.m. on March 20. (source)
- A librarian was arrested for causing injury to a spouse or someone they live with, and for child abuse that could have resulted in serious harm or death. The incident happened near the 800 block of Pacific Avenue in Santa Cruz at 7 p.m. on March 22. (source)
- Police responded to a case involving multiple violations of court orders and stalking. The charges include several counts of violating an order to prevent domestic violence, stalking, and contempt for violating a protective order. The incident happened near N Plymouth and El Rancho Drive in Santa Cruz at noon on March 23. (source)
- A case of domestic violence happened near the 500 block of Bay Street in Santa Cruz at 11 a.m. on March 22. (source)
- A person violated a court order meant to prevent domestic violence near the 100 BLOCK of Coral St., Santa Cruz at 1 p.m. on March 23. (source)
- A person was arrested for several offenses, including having illegal drugs, stealing with previous thefts, grand theft, starting a fire in a building, showing a fake gun, having drug paraphernalia, driving without a license, using false registration, hit and run causing property damage, and not having proof of insurance. The incident happened near the 000 block of Elm St. in Santa Cruz County at 8 a.m. on March 21. (source)
- A person was arrested for several offenses, including failing to register as a sex offender, drug possession, violating parole and probation, and giving false identification to police. The incident happened near the 1200 block of River Street in Santa Cruz at 9 p.m. on March 21. (source)
- A person was arrested for stealing a vehicle and having a stolen vehicle. The incident happened near the 1000 block of School St., Santa Cruz, at 1 p.m. on March 22. (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.
No traffic problems nearby
We checked with state and county agencies — the roads look good!
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