Good morning! It’s December 9 — here’s what’s going on in your community today…
Plenty of sunshine in Westside / Downtown
Today will be plenty of sunshine. The high will be 65 with a low of 45.
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What’s new around you
▼︎ police incidents ▼︎ new businesses ▼︎ food inspections
Read on to see the details about each item…
New local businesses
- A new business named CURESA HOME CARE, CURESA HOME HEALTH was registered at 1537 Pacific Avenue Suite 300d, Santa Cruz CA 95060 on December 2. The business was registered by Curesa Health LLC as a Limited Liability Company.
- A new business named OBSQRE, OBSQRE STUDIO was registered at 107 Lisa Court, Santa Cruz CA 95060 on December 4. The business was registered by Ronald Walter Rasmussen as an individual business.
- A new business named EMPIRE GRADE MUSIC was registered at 2103 N. Pacific Ave. Rm.31, Santa Cruz CA 95060 on December 5. The business was registered by William Riley Crick as a general partnership.
Roadwork is affecting traffic in the region
- CHP helped with construction on Highway 1 South at the Park Ave. offramp in Capitola / Soquel. The incident started at 5:44 a.m. as a request for traffic control and then changed to assisting with construction. Two CHP units were called: one to do a traffic break starting at Bay Porter, and another to help at the scene. There was a scheduling issue because the offramp closure was supposed to happen at 6:00 a.m. instead of 7:00 a.m. This was reported today.
- Long-term projects: Highway 1 will have overnight ramp and lane closures between Riverside and Larkin Valley Road in Santa Cruz County from Sunday, December 7, through Friday, December 12, for road striping and maintenance.
A long-term lane closure is still in place on Highway 9 between Lorenzo Ave and Prospect Ave, about .9 miles south of the Route 236 junction in Santa Cruz County, for work on a retaining wall and drainage replacement.
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.
- Munch at 719 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, was cited for high-risk violations of improper food temperatures, unapproved food sources or contaminated food, inadequate employee hygiene or training and improper food preparation or handling and low-risk violations of inadequate hand-washing procedures, infestation of rodents or insects, inadequate employee hygiene or training, and unapproved food sources or contaminated food during a county health inspection on December 4. The issues were resolved during the inspection.
Community crime report
- A man was arrested for stealing a large amount of property and having illegal drug items. The incident happened near the 2200 Block of Mission St., Santa Cruz, at 1 p.m. on December 7. (source)
- A person was arrested for domestic violence. The incident happened near the 100 Block of Felix St., Santa Cruz, at midnight on December 7. (source)
- A driver was cited and released for having illegal drug paraphernalia. The incident happened near Water St. & Pacific Ave. in Santa Cruz at midnight on December 7. (source)
- A petty theft was reported near the 700 Block of Front St., Santa Cruz at 7 p.m. on December 6. (source)
- Vandalism involving defaced property was reported near the 700 Block of Front St., Santa Cruz at 5 p.m. on December 6. (source)
- A man was arrested for physically assaulting a family member. The incident happened near the 1000 Block of Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, at 7 a.m. on December 6. (source)
- A person was arrested for being drunk in public and was taken to a recovery center. This happened near the 400 Block of Beach St., Santa Cruz at midnight on December 6. (source)
- A person was arrested for being under the influence of drugs in public near the 100 Block of Front St., Santa Cruz. The incident happened at 11 p.m. on December 5. (source)
- Police arrested one person for stealing a vehicle, having drug paraphernalia, and carrying a hidden knife or dagger. Another person was arrested for having methamphetamine. This happened near the 300 Block of Coral St., Santa Cruz, at 2 p.m. on December 5. (source)
- Police reported a restraining order was violated, and someone was arrested for contempt of court due to disorderly behavior. The incident happened near the 200 Block of Bay St., Santa Cruz, at 2 p.m. on December 5. (source)
- A woman was arrested for breaking a protective court order. The incident happened near the 200 Block of Bay St., Santa Cruz, at 2 p.m. on December 5. (source)
- A woman was cited and released for having a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia. The incident happened near the 100 Block of Coral St., Santa Cruz, at 11 a.m. on December 5. (source)
- A man was arrested for missing a court date on a felony charge, having drug paraphernalia, and possessing a controlled substance. The incident happened near the 1000 Block of Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz at 5 a.m. on December 5. (source)
- A person was arrested for being drunk in public and was taken to a recovery center. This happened near the 200 Block of Union St., Santa Cruz at 1 a.m. on December 5. (source)
- A person broke a restraining order near the 200 Block of Bay St., Santa Cruz at 5 p.m. on December 4. (source)
- A person was arrested for being drunk in public and unable to care for themselves. This happened near the 1200 Block of River St., Santa Cruz at 5 p.m. on December 4. (source)
- A man was arrested for making repeated annoying or harassing phone calls to 911. The incident happened near the 100 Block of Front St., Santa Cruz. It occurred at 1 p.m. on December 4. (source)
- A man was cited and released for having drug paraphernalia and controlled substances. The incident happened near W Levee & SR1 (Hwy 1) in Santa Cruz at 3 a.m. on December 4. (source)
- A vehicle was stolen and later found by police. The incident happened near the 100 Block of Center St., Santa Cruz. The vehicle was recovered at 7 p.m. on December 3. (source)
- A person was arrested for having outstanding misdemeanor warrants. The arrest happened near the 100 Block of Coral St., Santa Cruz, at 7 p.m. on December 3. (source)
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