Westside / Downtown Neighborhood Newsletter for Monday, December 8

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Good morning! It’s December 8 — here’s what’s going on in your community today…

Mostly sunny in Westside / Downtown

Today will be mostly sunny. The high will be 64 with a low of 43.

Looking ahead: Partly sunny this weekend

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Westside / Downtown news

The Coastal Rail Trail will be built in three segments, needing new planning. PVUSD offers free computer science nights Dec. 9 and 11 for K-12 families. The Catalyst’s future prompts cultural impact discussions.

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What’s new around you

▼︎ police incidents   ▼︎ food inspections   ▼︎ events

Read on to see the details about each item…

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Things to do in Westside / Downtown

Santa Cruz Animal Shelter Empty the Shelters $50 Adoption Special!
All dog and cat adoptions are just $50 at the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter December 1 – December 15 1001 Rodriguez St., Santa Cruz. As usual, the …
At Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter on December 8
Repeats 7 more times until December 15

Add an event to our calendar

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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.

• Munch at 719 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, was cited for high-risk violations of improper food temperatures, unapproved food sources or contaminated food, inadequate employee hygiene or training and improper food preparation or handling and low-risk violations of inadequate hand-washing procedures, infestation of rodents or insects, inadequate employee hygiene or training, inadequate washing of utensils or equipment, improper food preparation or handling, improper food temperatures and unapproved food sources or contaminated food during a county health inspection on December 4. The issues were resolved during the inspection.
   

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Roadwork is affecting traffic in the region

• Long-term projects: – Overnight ramp and lane closures are happening on Highway 1 between Riverside and Larkin Valley in Santa Cruz County from Sunday, December 7, through Friday, December 12, for road striping and maintenance. – The southbound Highway 1 off-ramp at Park Avenue in Santa Cruz County will be closed on Tuesday, December 9, from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for soundwall construction. – A long-term lane closure continues on Highway 9 between Lorenzo Ave and Prospect Ave, about .9 miles south of the Route 236 junction in Santa Cruz County, for retaining wall and drainage replacement.
   

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Community crime report

• A man was cited and released for having drug paraphernalia and controlled substances. The incident happened near W Levee & SR1 (Hwy 1), Santa Cruz at 3 a.m. on December 4. (source)
   
• A vehicle was stolen and later found by police. The incident happened near the 100 Block of Center St., Santa Cruz. The vehicle was recovered at 7 p.m. on December 3. (source)
   
• A person was arrested for having outstanding misdemeanor warrants. The arrest happened near the 100 Block of Coral St., Santa Cruz, at 7 p.m. on December 3. (source)
   
• A person was arrested for battery and a hate crime. The incident happened near the 2400 Block of Mission St., Santa Cruz at 6 p.m. on December 3. (source)
   
• A stolen vehicle was found and recovered. The incident happened near the 200 Block of Pioneer St., Santa Cruz. The vehicle was reported stolen by San Jose police at 8 p.m. on November 29. (source)
   
• A burglary was reported near the 100 Block of Raymond St., Santa Cruz at 8 p.m. on October 28. (source)
   
• A restraining order was violated, which is against the law. This happened near the 200 Block of Bay St., Santa Cruz, at 8 a.m. on October 28. (source)
   
• A burglary was reported through the online system. The incident happened near the 100 Block of Naglee Ave., Santa Cruz, around midnight on October 28. (source)
   
• A petty theft was reported online. The incident happened near Unknown, Santa Cruz on October 24 at midnight (source)
   
• Multiple violations of a court restraining order were reported near the 200 Block of Bay St., Santa Cruz at 10 p.m. on October 23. (source)
   
• A juvenile attacked another juvenile, committing battery on school, hospital, or park property. The incident happened near the 400 Block of Walnut Avenue in Santa Cruz at 8.m. on October 23. (source)
   
• A vehicle was broken into near Unknown, Santa Cruz on October 23 at midnight The incident was reported online through the Coplogic system. (source)
   
• A home was broken into near the 300 Block of Jessie St., Santa Cruz on October 20 at 3 p.m. (source)
   
• A petty theft was reported online. The incident happened near Santa Cruz on October 19 at midnight (source)
   
• A petty theft was reported through the online police reporting system. The incident happened near Santa Cruz at midnight on October 18. (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.