Westside / Downtown Neighborhood Newsletter for Tuesday, March 10

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Good morning! It’s March 10 — here’s what’s going on in your community today…

Clouds giving way to sun in Westside / Downtown

Today will be clouds giving way to sun. The high will be 66 with a low of 45. Allergy sufferers beware: there are high amounts of tree pollen in the air. Intermittent clouds now, changing to partly sunny at 10 a.m.

Looking ahead: Pleasant Saturday

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Westside / Downtown news

Most June primary races are set; Santa Cruz mayoral filing closes Wednesday. Westside startup Wonderfil launches automated soap and shampoo refill stations at UC Santa Cruz and Whole Foods to reduce single-use plastics.

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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 BE LOVE was registered at 1030 River St. Apt 120, Santa Cruz CA 95060 on March 2. The business was registered by Mouhamed Farah Ba as an individual business.
   
• A new business named THE OTHER SIDE PUBLISHING was registered at 1015 King St., Santa Cruz CA 95060 on March 4. The business was registered by Martha Nino as an individual business.
   
• A new business named HOLISTIC WELLNESS WITH LAUREN was registered at 125 Mission St., Suite 3, Santa Cruz CA 95060 on March 6. The business was registered by Lauren Nicole Webb as an individual business.
   

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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.
   
• One lane of northbound Highway 17 north of Scotts Valley will be closed during the day for vegetation work the week of Monday, March 9.
   

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Community crime report   

• A person was arrested for several offenses, including assault with a deadly weapon, having illegal paraphernalia, trespassing, vandalism, and violating probation. The incident happened near the 130 block of Ocean Street in Santa Cruz at 9 a.m. on February 20. (source)
   
• An arrest was made for elder or dependent adult abuse. The incident happened near Water St., Santa Cruz County on February 20 at 4 p.m. (source)
     
• A person was acting disorderly while under the influence of drugs, had illegal drug paraphernalia, and showed an imitation firearm in a public place. This happened near 115 CORAL St., Santa Cruz at 3 p.m. on February 23. (source)
    
• Police responded to a person found loitering on private property, who was also in possession of a controlled substance and violated probation. The incident happened near Front St., Santa Cruz at 4 a.m. on February 23. (source)
    
• Police responded to a person found with a controlled substance and suspected of petty theft. The person also had previous offenses for drug possession. The incident happened near the 800 block of Ocean Street, Santa Cruz, at 8 p.m. on February 17. (source)
   
• A person was stopped for several violations, including driving with a suspended license related to a DUI, driving without a license, not having proof of insurance, not wearing a seatbelt, and violating probation. The incident happened near Front Street and Laurel Street in Santa Cruz at 1 p.m. on February 20. (source)
   
• A person was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, with a blood alcohol level of .08 percent or higher. The incident happened near 259 WATER Street, Santa Cruz County, at 1 p.m. on February 23. (source)
   
• A person was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, with a blood alcohol level over .08 percent. The incident happened near 259 WATER Street, Santa Cruz County, at 11 a.m. on February 23. (source)
   
• A person was arrested for driving under the influence of drugs. The incident happened near the 870 block of Empire Grade in Santa Cruz County at 4 p.m. on February 17. (source)
    
• Police reported that someone gave alcohol to a person under 21. This happened on Water Street, Santa Cruz County, at 1 p.m. on February 23. (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.