Westside / Downtown Neighborhood Newsletter for Tuesday, January 27

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Good morning! It’s January 27 — here’s what’s going on in your community today…

Partly sunny in Westside / Downtown

Today will be partly sunny. There is a 25% chance of rain. The high will be 64 with a low of 48. Mostly sunny now, changing to mostly cloudy at 7 p.m.

Looking ahead: Pleasant Saturday

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Westside / Downtown news

Hundreds protested ICE in Santa Cruz after a Minnesota killing. Clearing Coral Street encampment before homeless count criticized as hiding homelessness. UCSC police arrested a repeat indecent exposure offender; safety resources remain available.

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What’s new around you

▼︎ police incidents   ▼︎ new businesses   ▼︎ events

Read on to see the details about each item…

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Things to do in Westside / Downtown

Add an event to our calendar

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New local businesses

• A new business named WILDFLOWER LANDSCAPE DESIGN was registered at 105 Locust Street, Santa Cruz CA 95060 on January 20. The business was registered by Elizabeth Ryan as an individual business.
   
• A new business named NELSON MELIM WOODWORK was registered at 320 Coral St. Suite F, Santa Cruz CA 95060 on January 20. The business was registered by Nelson Melim as an individual business.
   
• A new business named NEATLY CLEAN HOUSEKEEPING SOLUTIONS was registered at 130 Wave Line, Santa Cruz CA 95060 on January 22. The business was registered by Catalina Granados as a co-partnership.
   

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Roadwork is affecting traffic in the region

• South Highway 9 at Lorenzo Avenue in San Lorenzo Valley has one-way traffic because of emergency work. This closure will last until April 1 at 3:59 p.m.
   

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Community crime report

• A person committed oral copulation by pretending to be someone else and also committed sexual battery for sexual arousal. This happened near UCSC PD, Santa Cruz County at 1 a.m. on January 7. (source)
   
• A hit and run involving injury or death and possession of a controlled substance happened near the 100 Block of Berkshire in Santa Cruz at 4 a.m. on January 10. (source)
    
• A person was found carrying a loaded handgun that did not belong to them and was accused of making threats intended to terrorize others, as well as violating a local ordinance. This happened near 701 OCean St. – Dept 4, Santa Cruz County, at 10 a.m. on January 9. (source)
   
• A robbery, vandalism, and obstruction of an officer happened near the 600 block of River Street in Santa Cruz at 4 p.m. on January 10. (source)
   
• A case of domestic violence happened near the 300 block of 2nd Street in Santa Cruz at 4 p.m. on January 10. (source)
   
• A person was involved in a hit and run, was driving under the influence, and was driving with a suspended license. The incident happened near 701 Ocean St. Dept 2, Santa Cruz County at 10 a.m. on January 6. The person was taken into custody. (source)
   
• A hit and run that caused property damage happened near 259 Water Street, Santa Cruz County on January6 at 11 a.m. The person involved was given a letter from the District Attorney and promised to appear in court. (source)
   
• A hit and run that caused property damage happened near 259 WATER Street, Santa Cruz County, at 11 a.m. on January 6. The person involved was released, and a letter from the district attorney was issued. (source)
   
• A hit and run that caused property damage happened near 259 WATER Street, Santa Cruz County at 8 a.m. on January 6. The person involved was released, and a letter from the District Attorney was issued. (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.

Disclosure: Traffic incidents and 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.