Westside / Downtown Neighborhood Newsletter for Tuesday, Apr. 15

Good morning! It’s Apr. 15 — here’s what’s going on in your community today…

Some sun; fog early in Westside / Downtown

Today will be cool with areas of low clouds and fog early; otherwise, partly sunny. There is a 11% chance of rain. The high will be 59 with a low of 50. Allergy sufferers beware: there are high amounts of mold in the air. Fog now, changing to intermittent clouds at 2 pm.

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Westside / Downtown news

A judge delayed a hearing on UCSC’s phone seizure case with activist Laaila Irshad. The March to End Homelessness is on May 4. Santa Cruz police arrested four in a gang-related search, uncovering weapons and charging attempted murder.

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What’s new around you

▼︎ police incidents   ▼︎ new businesses   ▼︎ food inspections

Read on to see the details about each item…

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New local businesses

• A new business named HIGH TIDE COFFEE CO was registered at 930 Almar Ave., Santa Cruz CA 95060 on April 7. The business was registered by Magpie Properties LLC as a Limited Liability Company.
   
• A new business named BUDMAR PROPERTIES was registered at 202 Panetta Ave., Unit 6, Santa Cruz CA 95060 on April 8. The business was registered by Debbie Budowski as a general partnership.
   
• A new business named OLITAS CANTINA & GRILL was registered at 49B Municipal Wharf, Santa Cruz CA 95060 on April 10. The business was registered by Investment Md LLC as a Limited Liability Company.
   
• A new business named CLAUDIO’S HOME REPAIRS & CONSTRUCTION LANDSCAPING was registered at 115 D Coral St., Santa Cruz CA 95060 on April 10. The business was registered by Claudio Silva Gamboa as an individual business.
   
• A new business named SITE CLIMBER was registered at 239 Alamo Ave., Santa Cruz CA 95060 on April 11. The business was registered by Jeffrey Keith Gill as an individual business.
   

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Community crime report

• A report was filed for domestic violence charges, including causing injury to a spouse or cohabitant, false imprisonment, and making criminal threats with intent to terrorize. This happened near the 400 Block of Washington St., Santa Cruz, at 1 p.m. on April 13. (source)
   
• An arrest was made for multiple domestic violence charges, including kidnapping, inflicting corporal injury on a spouse or cohabitant, and threatening a crime with intent to terrorize. This happened near the 400 Block of 2nd St., Santa Cruz, at 2 a.m. on April 13. (source)
   
• A person was arrested for being drunk in public and causing a disturbance. This happened near the 100 Block of W Cliff Dr in Santa Cruz at 8 p.m. on April 12. (source)
   
• A person was cited and released for warrants related to simple possession of narcotics. This happened near Ocean St. & Washburn Av in Santa Cruz. The incident occurred at 5 p.m. on April 12. (source)
   
• A man was arrested for a felony warrant near the 100 Block of Beach St. in Santa Cruz at 9 p.m. on April 9. (source)
   
• A petty theft incident was reported online. It happened near the 1200 block of Shaffer Rd in Santa Cruz at midnight on March 24. (source)
   
• A report of vandalism causing less than $400 in damage was filed online. The incident occurred near the 2300 block of Delaware Avenue in Santa Cruz at midnight on March 21. (source)
   
• Gang graffiti was documented as vandalism with no suspect information available. This occurred near the 600 Block of Riverside Avenue in Santa Cruz at midnight on March 20. (source)
   
• A hit and run causing property damage was reported online. It happened near the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Parking in Santa Cruz at midnight on March 17. (source)
   
• A hit and run causing property damage was reported online. It happened near the 700 block of Front Street in Santa Cruz at midnight on March 14. (source)
   

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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.

• Cave Train Treats at 400 Beach St, Santa Cruz, passed a county health inspection on Apr. 10 with no critical issues.
   
• Hot Dog On A Stick at 400 Beach St, Santa Cruz, was cited for high-risk violations of unapproved food sources or contaminated food, improper food preparation or handling and improper food temperatures and low-risk violations of improper food preparation or handling, inadequate washing of utensils or equipment, improper food temperatures, infestation of rodents or insects, inadequate hand-washing procedures and unapproved food sources or contaminated food during a county health inspection on April 10. The issues were resolved during the inspection.
   
• Hot Dawgs at 400 Beach St, Santa Cruz, passed a county health inspection on Apr. 10 with no critical issues.
   
• Espresso Cart at 400 Beach St, Santa Cruz, passed a county health inspection on Apr. 10 with no critical issues.
   
• Dipper Burgers at 400 Beach St, Santa Cruz, passed a county health inspection on Apr. 10 with no critical issues.
   

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No traffic problems nearby

We checked with state and county agencies — the roads look good!

Disclosure: 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.