Good morning! It’s January 9 — here’s what’s going on in your community today…
Westside / Downtown news
What’s new around you
▼︎ police incidents ▼︎ new businesses ▼︎ food inspections
Read on to see the details about each item…
New local businesses
- A new business named BOROBOROBLOOM was registered at 135 Mason Street, Santa Cruz CA 95060 on December 23. The business was registered by Aya Nakashima Templeman as an individual business.
Roadwork is affecting traffic in the region
- There is a one-way traffic closure on South Highway 9 at Lorenzo Avenue in San Lorenzo Valley because of emergency work. The closure is expected to end at 3:59 p.m. on April 1.
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.
- Pacific Collegiate Charter School at 3004 Mission St., Santa Cruz, passed a county health inspection on December 18 with no critical issues.
- Yan Flower at 617 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, passed a county health inspection on December 29 with no critical issues.
- Mission St. Bbq at 1618 Mission St., Santa Cruz, passed a county health inspection on December 29 with no critical issues.
- Stagnaro Bros Seafood at 59 Municipal Wharf, Santa Cruz, passed a county health inspection on December 30 with no critical issues.
- Mozaic at 110 Church St., Santa Cruz, passed a county health inspection on December 30 with no critical issues.
Community crime report
- A man was arrested for being drunk in public near the 700 Block of Front St., Santa Cruz at 9 a.m. on December 31. (source)
- A person was arrested for having narcotic and other controlled substances and for an outstanding felony warrant near the 100 Block of Fern St., Santa Cruz at 9 a.m. on December 31. (source)
- A person was arrested for being under the influence of drugs in public near the 2000 Block of N Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz at 9 a.m. on December 31. (source)
- A person was cited and released for an outstanding misdemeanor warrant near the 100 Block of Lindberg St., Santa Cruz at 7 a.m. on December 31. (source)
- A felony vandalism involving property damage was reported near the 500 Block of River St., Santa Cruz. The incident happened at 4 a.m. on December 31. (source)
- A man was cited and released for having illegal drug paraphernalia and for resisting or obstructing a police officer. The incident happened near Ocean St. & Hunolt St., Santa Cruz at 4 a.m. on December 31. (source)
- A man was cited and released for having illegal drug paraphernalia near the 800 Block of Front St., Santa Cruz at 1 a.m. on December 31. (source)
- A person was arrested for having a narcotic controlled substance and had outstanding warrants for shoplifting and petty theft. The incident happened near the 100 Block of Coral St., Santa Cruz at 10 p.m. on December 30. (source)
- A person was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, and their vehicle was towed. The incident happened near the 400 Block of Beach St., Santa Cruz at 5 p.m. on December 30. (source)
- A woman was arrested for being under the influence of a controlled substance near the 600 Block of Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz at 5 p.m. on December 30. (source)
- A woman was arrested for domestic violence (battery against a spouse or ex-partner) near the 2400 Block of Mission St., Santa Cruz, at midnight on December 30. (source)
- A man was arrested for being drunk in public. The incident happened near the 1100 Block of Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, at 11 p.m. on December 29. (source)
- A battery incident was reported near the 100 Block of Chestnut St., Santa Cruz at 7 p.m. on December 29. (source)
- A person was arrested for an outstanding misdemeanor warrant near the 100 Block of Coral St., Santa Cruz at 7 p.m. on December 29. (source)
- A person was cited and released for having illegal drug paraphernalia. The incident happened near the 1400 Block of Ocean St., Santa Cruz, at 5 p.m. on December 29. (source)
- A pickpocket incident was reported, involving theft of property after a previous offense. The incident happened near the 200 Block of Water St., Santa Cruz, at 4 p.m. on December 29. (source)
- A person was arrested for having drug paraphernalia, controlled substances, and outstanding warrants. The incident happened near the 1100 Block of Cedar St., Santa Cruz at 1 p.m. on December 29. (source)
- A woman was given a citation for outstanding warrants related to trespassing and petty theft with prior convictions. The incident happened near the 100 Block of Water St., Santa Cruz, at 1 p.m. on December 29. (source)
- A petty theft was reported near the 100 Block of Plymouth St., Santa Cruz at 9 a.m. on December 29. (source)
- A person was cited and released for having methamphetamine. This happened near the 400 Block of Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz, at 4 a.m. on December 29. (source)
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