Westside / Downtown Neighborhood Newsletter for Friday, March 13

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Good morning! It’s March 13 — here’s what’s going on in your community today…

Fog will lift this morning in Westside / Downtown

Today will be fog will burn off this morning; partly sunny. The high will be 70 with a low of 48. Allergy sufferers beware: there are high amounts of tree pollen in the air. Fog now, changing to mostly sunny at 2 p.m.

Looking ahead: Pleasant Sunday

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Westside / Downtown news

RiverRow apartments open by San Lorenzo River, reconnecting downtown to waterfront. Palace Art marks 77 years with artist demos and giveaways. Enjoy local arts, music, food, and family events countywide March 12-15.

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What’s new around you

▼︎ police incidents   ▼︎ events

Read on to see the details about each item…

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Things to do in Westside / Downtown

Add an event to our calendar

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Roadwork is affecting traffic in the region

• South Highway 9 at Lorenzo Avenue in San Lorenzo Valley has one-way traffic because of emergency work. This closure will last until April 1 at 3:59 p.m.
   

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Community crime report

• A person was arrested for being publicly intoxicated from drug use and was taken to a recovery center. The incident happened near the 1100 Block of Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, at 10 a.m. on March 6. (source)
    
• A woman was arrested for having illegal weapons, drugs, and drug-related items, including tear gas she was not allowed to have. The incident happened near the 700 Block of River St., Santa Cruz at 11 p.m. on March 5. (source)
    
• A person was cited and released for having drug paraphernalia and methamphetamine. The incident happened near the 300 Block of Golf Club Dr, Santa Cruz at 3 p.m. on March 5. (source)
    
• A hit and run crash involving two vehicles caused property damage but no injuries. The incident happened near SR1 (Hwy 1) and Chestnut St., Santa Cruz, at 4 p.m. on March 3. (source)
   
• A fraud scam was involving the forging of an official seal and possession of personal identifying information with intent to defraud. The incident happened near the 800 Block of Center St., Santa Cruz at 5 a.m. on February 18. (source)
   
• A person was arrested fighting in public and being drunk in public. The incident happened near 259 Water St., Santa Cruz County at 2 p.m. on February 17. (source)
    
• A person was found under the influence of drugs and had illegal drug paraphernalia. This happened near the 300 BLOCK of Laurel St., Santa Cruz 8 p.m. on February 16. (source)
   
• Police responded to a case involving illegal drug possession and drug paraphernalia. The incident happened near the 100 block of Coral St., Santa Cruz, at 4 p.m. on February 16. (source)
   
• An arrest was made for injuring an elder or dependent adult and making criminal threats with intent to terrorize. This happened near the 200 Block of Alhambra Ave., Santa Cruz at 4 p.m. on February 15. (source)
    
• A person was investigated for having illegal images involving a minor in a sexual act, which is a felony. The incident happened near the 1200 Block of Laurent St., Santa Cruz, at 1 p.m. on January 15. (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.

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.