Westside / Downtown Neighborhood Newsletter for Monday, March 2

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Good morning! It’s March 2 — here’s what’s going on in your community today…

Sprinkles early this morning in Westside / Downtown

Today will be sprinkles early this morning; otherwise, clouds yielding to some sun. There is a 55% chance of rain. The high will be 63 with a low of 46. Showers now, changing to intermittent clouds at 10 a.m.

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Westside / Downtown news

Passenger rail project has a $15 million funding gap for environmental work. Good Egg Productions debuts “Matt & Ben” March 13-22. Mountain lions listed as threatened, boosting protections and raising land-use concerns.

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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

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Roadwork is affecting traffic in the region

• There was a three-car crash with possible injuries on Highway 1 South at Bay Porter, near Capitola and Soquel. All lanes were closed and traffic was being diverted at Morrissey. CHP helped with construction and traffic control. The incident was reported yesterday.
   
• 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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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.

• Betty Noodles at 431 Front St., Santa Cruz, passed a county health inspection on February 25 with no critical issues.
   
• El Chipotle Taqueria And Restaurant at 220 Leibrandt Ave., Santa Cruz, passed a county health inspection on February 25 with no critical issues.
   

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Community crime report  

• A person was found with known stolen property worth over $950, was not wearing a seatbelt, and gave a false ID to police. This happened near Church St. and Cedar St. in Santa Cruz at 11 a.m. on February 1. (source)
   
• A person was arrested for damaging property, having drug paraphernalia, and having methamphetamine. This happened near the 100 Block of Water St., Santa Cruz, at 3 p.m. on February 25. (source)
   
• A person was found with a possible stolen vehicle, violated their probation, and was acting disorderly due to alcohol. This happened near the 600 block of National in Santa Cruz at 9 a.m. on February 2. (source)
     
• An assault happened when someone intentionally spit on person during an argument. The incident took place near the 300 Block of Jessie St., Santa Cruz, at 7 a.m. on February 26. (source)
   
• A person threw a substance at a vehicle and caused vandalism. The incident happened near 259 Water Street, Santa Cruz County, at noon on February 3. (source)
    
• A person was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, with a blood alcohol level over .08 percent. The incident happened near 259 WATER Street, Santa Cruz County, at 5 p.m. on February 2. (source)
   
• A person was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, with a blood alcohol level over .08 percent. The incident happened near Birch at Cedar in Santa Cruz County at 5 p.m. on February 2. (source)
   
• A person was stopped for a traffic violation and arrested for an outstanding warrant related to DUI alcohol. The incident happened near the 400 Block of Front St., Santa Cruz, at 1 p.m. on February 26. (source)
   
• A person was taken into custody for a probation violation. The incident happened near the 100 block of El Rancho Dr, Santa Cruz County at 11 p.m. on February 1. (source)
   
• A person was found with more than the legal amount of cannabis and concentrated cannabis. The incident happened near 259 WATER Street in Santa Cruz County at 3 p.m. on February 3. (source)
   
• A person was seen repeatedly hanging around private property without permission. This happened near the 100 Block of Neary St., Santa Cruz, at 1 p.m. on February 24. (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.