Westside / Downtown Neighborhood Newsletter for Monday, April 20

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Good morning! It’s April 20 — here’s what’s going on in your community today…

Mostly cloudy, showers around in Westside / Downtown

Today will be mostly cloudy and cool with a couple of showers. There is a 92% chance of rain. The high will be 61 with a low of 54. Allergy sufferers beware: there are high amounts of tree pollen in the air.

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Westside / Downtown news

Scott Newsome seeks a second council term, highlighting housing and affordability wins. Local eateries use Too Good To Go to reduce food waste.

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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 may be affecting traffic in the region

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   A lane on northbound Highway 17 at Beulah Park/La Madrona Drive is closed for tree work. The closure is expected to end today at 1:30 p.m.
   

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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.

• Jack’s Hamburgers at 202 Lincoln St., Santa Cruz, passed a county health inspection on April 16 with no critical issues.
   

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Community crime report

• A person was arrested for sending or selling obscene material involving a minor and advanced obscene material involving a minor. The incident happened near 259 Water St., Santa Cruz, at 1 p.m. on April 7. (source)
   
• A case involving elder or dependent adult abuse, first-degree burglary, assault with force likely to cause great bodily injury, assault with a deadly weapon (not a firearm) and vandalism happened near the 6000 block of Pacific Avenue in Santa Cruz. The incident took place at 9 p.m. on April 6. (source)
   
• A child was put in danger and someone was physically injured in a domestic situation near the 6000 block of La Madrona Dr. The incident happened at 6 a.m. on April 6. (source)
   
• A person was arrested for several offenses, including assaulting a police officer, resisting arrest, assault, identity theft, vandalism and having stolen property. The incident happened near the 1100 block of Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, at 2 p.m. on April 9. (source)
   
• A person assaulted and sprayed a substance on a peace officer and also assaulted a custodial officer. The person was rebooked. The incident happened near 259 Water St., Santa Cruz, at 2 p.m. on April 9. (source)
   
• A person was arrested for attacking a police officer or emergency worker and for resisting an officer. The incident happened near 259 259 Water St., Santa Cruz, at 9 a.m. on April 6. (source)
   
• A person was arrested for injuring and assaulting their partner, violating a protective order and battery. The incident happened near 700 Front St., Santa Cruz, at 2 p.m. on April 7. (source)
   
• A person was arrested for several offenses, including first-degree burglary, having stolen property worth less than $950, illegally possessing or using tear gas, having illegal drug paraphernalia and violating probation. The incident happened near the 800 block of Ocean St., Santa Cruz, at 6 a.m. on April 11. (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.