Good morning! It’s October 23 — here’s what’s going on in your community today…
Low clouds, then sunshine in Westside / Downtown
Today will be low clouds giving way to sunshine. The high will be 70 with a low of 49. Cloudy now, changing to mostly sunny at 2 p.m.
Looking ahead: Expect showers Saturday morning
Westside / Downtown news
Housing Matters’ day center closes in March, removing showers, mail, and charging for unhoused residents. A gas leak closed part of Ocean Street Wednesday; repairs should finish by 8 a.m. Thursday, reopening the road.
What’s new around you
▼︎ police incidents ▼︎ food inspections ▼︎ events
Read on to see the details about each item…
Things to do in Westside / Downtown
Exhibition—”Weather and the Whale”
Bringing together new research and artworks produced through a two-year collaboration between scientists at UC Santa Cruz’s Friedlaender Lab and conte…
At Institute of the Arts and Sciences on October 23
Repeats 117 more times until March 8
Submerge
World sounds soar over lush beats as Scott merges electronic with acoustic, dipping into Afro-Latin, tropical and middle eastern sounds in the process…
At Santa Cruz Yoga on October 23
Repeats once more on November 6
Roadwork is affecting traffic in the region
- Northbound Highway 9 at Prospect Avenue in San Lorenzo Valley is under one-way traffic control because of emergency work. The closure is expected to end at 3:59 p.m. on December 5.
- Southbound Highway 17 near Sugarloaf Road in Santa Cruz County, Scotts Valley will be fully closed overnight on Saturday, October 25, from 9:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. Sunday morning. Crews will be repairing pavement and guardrails damaged by a recent tanker spill.
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.
- Coffeetopia Kitchen at 216 Fern St. Unit B, Santa Cruz, passed a county health inspection on October 21 with no critical issues.
- Cracked Cookies at 216 Fern St. Unit B, Santa Cruz, passed a county health inspection on October 21 with no critical issues.
- Taste Of The Levant at 216 Fern St. Unit B, Santa Cruz, passed a county health inspection on October 21 with no critical issues.
Community crime report
- Petty theft with two or more prior convictions and an outstanding felony warrant occurred near the 100 Block of Stoney Creek Rd, Santa Cruz, at 2 p.m. on October 21. (source)
- Drug and drug paraphernalia possession was reported, including having illegal drug items and a controlled substance, with previous offenses and failure to appear in court. The incident happened near the 100 Block of Coral St., Santa Cruz, at 8 p.m. on October 20. (source)
- A reckless fire was reported near the 300 Block of Evergreen St., Santa Cruz. The incident happened at 5 a.m. on October 20. (source)
- A domestic violence incident involving battery against a spouse or ex-spouse was reported near the 100 Block of Trinity St., Santa Cruz. The incident happened at 5 p.m. on October 19. (source)
- An assault involving a deadly weapon and illegal use of tear gas was reported near the 600 Block of Front St., Santa Cruz at noon on October 16. (source)
- A petty theft was reported online. The incident happened near the block of Santa Cruz at midnight on October 8. (source)
- A serious assault happened near the 200 Block of Panetta Ave., Santa Cruz on September 29 at 10 a.m. Someone was badly hurt in the incident. (source)
- Identity theft was reported, where someone used another person’s identity without permission. The incident happened near Block of, Santa Cruz, at midnight on September 12. (source)
- A person was arrested for shoplifting with two or more previous offenses. The incident happened near the 170 block of Mission St., Santa Cruz, at 11 a.m. on August 25. (source)
- A person was arrested for violating the terms of their post-release community supervision. The incident happened near the 120 block of Ocean Street in Santa Cruz County at 2 a.m. on August 25. (source)
- A person was arrested for having illegal drugs with previous offenses, having illegal drug paraphernalia, and for an outstanding warrant. The incident happened near the 200 block of Ocean St., Santa Cruz at midnight on August 25. (source)
- A person was arrested for having stolen property, possessing illegal drugs and drug paraphernalia, and shoplifting, all with previous offenses. The incident happened near Pacific Ave. and Cathcart St. in Santa Cruz at 1 p.m. on August 24. (source)
- Possession of narcotics, local ordinance violation, and drug paraphernalia occurred near the 100 BLOCK of S River St., Santa Cruz at 10 a.m. on August 23. (source)
- A person was arrested for having illegal drugs and drug-related items near Fern St. and Limekiln St. in Santa Cruz County at 10 a.m. on August 23. (source)
- A person was arrested for battery near 259 WATER Street, Santa Cruz County at 2 p.m. on August 22. (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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