Westside / Downtown Neighborhood Newsletter for Friday, June 6

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Good morning! It’s June 6 — here’s what’s going on in your community today…

Turning sunny; cool in Westside / Downtown

Today will be cool with clouds giving way to sun. The high will be 67 with a low of 54. Cloudy now, changing to mostly cloudy at 9 a.m.

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Westside / Downtown news

Santa Cruz’s Clocktower Center progresses amid a balcony dispute; Black Lives Matter mural to be repainted for Thairie Ritchie’s recovery; Pacific Collegiate School names Chris Guyer as new head.

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What’s new around you

▼︎ police incidents   ▼︎ food inspections

Read on to see the details about each item…

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Roadwork is affecting traffic in the region

• The southbound lanes of Highway 1 in Capitola/Soquel are facing closures for road excavation. This closure will continue until 6:30 a.m. on August 29.
   

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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.

• Nick The Greek at 1133 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, was cited for high-risk violations of improper food temperatures, inadequate employee hygiene or training, unapproved food sources or contaminated food and improper food preparation or handling and low-risk violations of improper food temperatures, infestation of rodents or insects, inadequate hand-washing procedures, unapproved food sources or contaminated food, inadequate employee hygiene or training, inadequate washing of utensils or equipment and improper food preparation or handling during a county health inspection on June 4. The issues were resolved during the inspection.
   
• Pretty Good Advice at 1319 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, passed a county health inspection on June 4 with no critical issues.
   

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Community crime report

• A woman was arrested for an outstanding warrant near the 100 block of Cathcart St. in Santa Cruz at 2 p.m. on June 4. (source)
   
• A person was cited and released for misdemeanor warrants, including possession of a controlled substance, trespassing and obstructing business operations, possession of personal identifying information with intent to defraud, and petty theft. This happened near the 100 block of Coral St., Santa Cruz, at 1 p.m. on June 4. (source)
   
• A vehicle was reported stolen without the owner’s consent near the 200 block of Oxford Way in Santa Cruz. This happened at 4 a.m. on June 4. (source)
   
• A person was arrested for drug possession and having drug paraphernalia, with previous offenses. This happened near the 100 block of Coral St., Santa Cruz, at midnight on June 4. (source)
   
• A report was filed for drug paraphernalia and a person under the influence of narcotics. This happened near the 1300 block of Ocean St., Santa Cruz, at 9 p.m. on June 3. (source)
   
• A person was cited and arrested for having drug paraphernalia and prescription medication without a prescription. This happened near the 1600 block of Ocean St. in Santa Cruz at 7 p.m. on June 3. (source)
   
• A person was given a citation for a warrant and had illegal items. This happened near the 1400 block of Ocean St. in Santa Cruz at 6 p.m. on June 3. (source)
   
• A young person was caught and given a citation for shoplifting. This happened around 3 p.m. on June 3 near the 2200 block of Mission St. in Santa Cruz. (source)
   
• There was a burglary on June 3 at 1 p.m. near the 1300 block of Pacific Avenue in Santa Cruz. (source)
   
• A man was arrested for intimidating someone in public, vandalizing property worth less than $400, and fighting or challenging someone to fight in a public place. This happened near the 700 block of W Cliff Dr, Santa Cruz, at 11 a.m. on June 3. (source)
   
• A witness reported an incident involving injury to an elder or dependent adult, illegal possession and use of tear gas, and battery on a person. This happened near the 1100 block of Ocean St. in Santa Cruz at 9 a.m. on June 3. (source)
   
• A dark green Rad Power Radrunner 2 E-Bike was reported stolen. This grand theft occurred near the 400 block of Beach St. in Santa Cruz at 9 a.m. on June 3. (source)
   
• A person was arrested for vandalism after defacing property. This happened near the 300 block of Spruce St. in Santa Cruz at 8 a.m. on June 3. (source)
   
• A petty theft occurred near the 1200 block of Mission St. in Santa Cruz. It happened at 2 a.m. on June 3. There is no information about a suspect. (source)
   
• A bicycle was stolen but later found. This happened near the 700 block of Front St. in Santa Cruz at 9 p.m. on June 2. (source)
   

Disclosure: Traffic incidents and police incidents are partially generated by artificial intelligence. We are constantly working to improve the accuracy and quality of our AI-generated content. However, there may still be errors or inaccuracies. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us.