Westside / Downtown Neighborhood Newsletter for Monday, Oct. 19

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Good morning! It’s Oct. 19 — here’s what’s going on in your community today…

Episodes of sunshine in Westside / Downtown

Today will see episodes of sunshine. The high will be 69 with a low of 50.

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Westside / Downtown news

Santa Cruz County road deaths and injuries decreased, but cyclist safety concerns persist. Mayoral candidates Ami Chen Mills and Ryan Coonerty share visions in new videos. Suspicious powder at Rep. Jimmy Panetta’s office caused evacuations but was harmless.

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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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Community crime report

• A gun was fired in a careless and dangerous way. This happened near the 100 block of Fernside Street, Santa Cruz, at 10 p.m. on Oct. 14. Police have little information about who was involved. (source)
   
• A person was arrested for domestic battery causing visible injuries to a partner. The incident happened near the 300 block of Riverside Avenue, Santa Cruz, at 1 a.m. on Oct. 15. (source)
   
• A person was arrested for threatening a physically disabled man and waving a fire extinguisher in a threatening way. The incident happened near the 1000 block of Cedar Street, Santa Cruz, at 2 p.m. on Oct. 15. (source)
    
• A restraining order was violated near the 100 block of Kaye Street, Santa Cruz at 11 p.m. on Oct. 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.