Good morning! It’s Oct. 29 — here’s what’s going on in your community today…
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Westside / Downtown news
Watsonville Community Hospital’s board voted to close its maternity and NICU services, pending funding. Activists honor Dolores Huerta’s legacy, crediting her for inspiring farmworker and women’s rights advocacy in Santa Cruz County.
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‘An inspiration to many’: Dolores Huerta’s legacy lives on in Santa Cruz County activists she inspired
By Tania Ortiz, Alia Yee Noll and Hillary Ojeda
Oct 28, 2026
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Community crime report
- A person in a dating relationship was arrested for causing injury to their partner, which is a felony, and also for causing injury to a child, which is a misdemeanor. The incident happened near the 1000 block of River St., Santa Cruz, around midnight on Oct. 21. (source)
- Police arrested a person for having illegal drugs and drug paraphernalia, violating probation and parole, and having two or more prior offenses. The incident happened near the east San Lorenzo River levee and Felker Street in Santa Cruz at 1 a.m. on Oct. 3. (source)
- A stolen vehicle was found, recovered, and stored by police. The incident happened near the 100 block of Pryce Street, Santa Cruz, at 8 p.m. on Oct. 27. (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.
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