Westside / Downtown Neighborhood Newsletter for Monday, September 29

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Good morning! It’s September 29 — here’s what’s going on in your community today…

Low clouds may break; cool in Westside / Downtown

Today will be low clouds, then perhaps some sun and cool. There is a 25% chance of rain. The high will be 69 with a low of 60. Cloudy now, changing to mostly cloudy at 2 p.m.

Looking ahead: Expect showery weather this evening through tomorrow morning

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Westside / Downtown news

UCSC regained $25M federal research funding after court rulings, with officials warning of lasting disruptions.

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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

Add an event to our calendar

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Roadwork is affecting traffic in the region

• A car hit a deer at 6:40 a.m. today at 656 Highway 9 in San Lorenzo Valley. No injuries were reported.
   
• A lane on southbound Highway 1 at Larkin Valley Road in Aptos is closed for drainage work. The closure is expected to end at 559 a.m. today.
   
• Southbound Highway 1 at Larkin Valley Road in Aptos is facing closures for drainage work. The closure is expected to end at 5:59 a.m. today.
   
• There is a one-way traffic closure on North Highway 9 at Prospect Avenue in San Lorenzo Valley because of emergency work. The closure is expected to end at 3:59 p.m. on December 5.
   

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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.

• Arslans Turkish Street Food at 113 Walnut Ave., Santa Cruz, passed a county health inspection on September 24 with no critical issues.
   
• Taco Bell #30740 at 1405 Mission St., Santa Cruz, passed a county health inspection on September 24 with no critical issues.
   

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Community crime report

• A person was cited and released for having illegal paraphernalia. The incident happened near the 1300 Block of Ocean St., Santa Cruz at 5 a.m. on September 25. (source)
   
• A man was arrested for being under the influence of a drug and giving false identification to police. The incident happened near Ocean St. & Broadway, Santa Cruz at 2 a.m. on September 25. (source)
   
• A woman was arrested for domestic battery against a spouse or ex-spouse near the 1100 Block of Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz at 9 p.m. on September 24. (source)
   
• A person was arrested for disorderly conduct related to alcohol. The incident happened near the 1100 Block of Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, at 9 p.m. on September 24. (source)
   
• A man was arrested for stealing a package and loitering on private property. The incident happened near the 200 Block of Alta Vista, Santa Cruz, at 6 p.m. on September 24. (source)
   
• A person was arrested for having methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. The incident happened near the 1700 Block of W Cliff Dr, Santa Cruz, at 1 p.m. on September 24. (source)
   
• A man was attacked with a weapon during an attempted robbery. The suspect has not been caught. The incident happened near Delaware Ave. and South Natural Bridges Dr, Santa Cruz, at noon on September 20. (source)
   
• A person was arrested for having outstanding misdemeanor warrants. The arrest happened near the 100 Block of River St., Santa Cruz at 8 p.m. on September 18. (source)
   
• A petty theft was reported online. The incident happened near the 900 Block of Western Dr, Santa Cruz, at midnight on September 9. (source)
   
• Petty theft was reported near the 200 Block of McMillan Dr, Santa Cruz, at midnight on September 9. The report was filed online. (source)
   
• A petty theft was reported online. The incident happened near Nobel Dr and Meder St., Santa Cruz, at midnight on September 6. (source)
   
• A person was arrested for violating their post-release community supervision. The incident happened near 115 CORAL St., Santa Cruz at 4 p.m. on September 3. (source)
   
• An assault on a custodial officer happened near 259 WATER Street, Santa Cruz County, at 2 p.m. on September 3. Someone was arrested for the incident. (source)
   
• A person was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol. The incident happened near Mission St. at Front St., Santa Cruz County, at noon on September 3. (source)
   
• A woman was arrested for several offenses, including obstructing a police officer, having drugs with previous offenses, being under the influence of drugs, theft, carrying a hidden knife or dagger, having illegal drug paraphernalia, being drunk in public, and illegally disposing of garbage. The incident happened near various locations in Santa Cruz, including San Luis Obispo, at 4 a.m. on September 3. (source)
   
• A man was arrested for violating parole, shoplifting with multiple prior offenses, and having stolen property. The incident happened near Depot Park, Santa Cruz at 2 a.m. on September 3. (source)
   
• A person was arrested for hitting a police officer (without causing injury) and having illegal paraphernalia. The incident happened near the 100 block of South River Street in Santa Cruz at midnight on September 3. (source)
   
• A petty theft was reported online. The incident happened near the 600 Block of Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, around midnight on September 3. (source)
   
• A petty theft was reported online. The incident happened near the 800 Block of Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, at midnight on September 3. (source)
   
• A petty theft was reported online. The incident happened near the 1200 Block of King St., Santa Cruz, at midnight on September 3. (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.