Good morning! It’s April 14 — here’s what’s going on in your community today…
Mostly sunny and cool in Westside / Downtown
Today will be mostly sunny and cool. There is a 4% chance of rain. The high will be 65 with a low of 47.
Westside / Downtown news
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What’s new around you
▼︎ police incidents ▼︎ new businesses ▼︎ food inspections ▼︎ events
Read on to see the details about each item…
Things to do in Westside / Downtown
Puppets, Performance, Percussion
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At Music Recital Hall on April 14
New local businesses
- A new business named LOSHKAJIAN & ASSOCIATES was registered at 403 Village Circle, Santa Cruz CA 95060 on April 7. The business was registered by Nancy Vartouhi Loshkajian as an individual business.
Roadwork is affecting traffic in the region
- Daytime one-way reversing traffic control will continue on Highway 9 at the San Lorenzo River and Kings Creek bridges, north of Boulder Creek in Santa Cruz County, during the week of April 13. This will take place Monday through Friday as part of ongoing bridge replacement projects.
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 April 13 with no critical issues.
- Terra Bowls Inc at 1010 Pacific Ave. Ste A/b, Santa Cruz, passed a county health inspection on April 13 with no critical issues.
Community crime report
- Police began investigating possible sex crimes involving a minor, including human trafficking and arranging to meet a minor for lewd purposes. The incident happened near the 100 Block of Center St., Santa Cruz, at 4 p.m. on March 17. (source)
- A person was injured by their spouse or partner and was also kidnapped. This happened near the 3000 block of Ocean Street in Santa Cruz at 2 p.m. on March 22. (source)
- A person was arrested for several offenses, including refusing to leave private property, battery, obstructing a public officer, battery on a spouse or ex, and willful cruelty to a child. The incident happened near the 1400 block of Ocean St., Santa Cruz at 1 a.m. on March 18. (source)
- A person was arrested for several offenses, including carrying a loaded gun in public, having a concealed weapon in a vehicle, being under the influence of drugs and alcohol, possessing illegal drug paraphernalia, refusing to leave private property, and having drugs while armed with a loaded gun. The incident happened near the 3000 block of Ocean Street in Santa Cruz at 11 a.m. on March 18. (source)
- A person was arrested for violating a domestic violence order, causing injury to a spouse or someone they live with, and disobeying a court order. The incident happened near the 3000 block of Ocean Street in Santa Cruz at 1 a.m. on March 19. (source)
- A domestic violence incident causing injury was reported near the 1000 block of Dakota Ave., Santa Cruz. It happened at midnight on March 18. (source)
- A domestic violence incident happened near the 3000 block of Ocean Street, Santa Cruz at 9 p.m. on March 18. (source)
- Police responded to a report of domestic violence, drug possession, and possession of illegal drug paraphernalia near the 1000 block of Felker St., Santa Cruz. The incident happened at 3 p.m. on March 18. (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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