Westside / Downtown Neighborhood Newsletter for Wednesday, January 7

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Good morning! It’s January 7 — here’s what’s going on in your community today…

An a.m. shower; rather cloudy in Westside / Downtown

Today will be a morning shower in spots; otherwise, mostly cloudy. There is a 40% chance of rain. The high will be 62 with a low of 44. Cloudy now, changing to mostly cloudy at 9 a.m.

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Westside / Downtown news

A regional air corridor linking Watsonville, Salinas, Marina, and Hollister airports may launch by late January. New Santa Cruz County businesses include salons, boutiques, a pizza shop, and an aerospace company.

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What’s new around you

▼︎ police incidents   ▼︎ food inspections   ▼︎ events

Read on to see the details about each item…

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Things to do in Westside / Downtown

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Roadwork is affecting traffic in the region

• There is a one-way traffic closure on South Highway 9 at Lorenzo Avenue in San Lorenzo Valley because of emergency work. The closure is expected to end at 3:59 p.m. on April 1.
   
• Highway 1 at Capitola Ave. in Capitola will have four full overnight closures in one direction starting Sunday, Jan. 11. The closures are for crews to remove temporary supports from the Capitola Ave. bridge as part of the Highway 1 Auxiliary Lanes project.
   

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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.

• Vallarta Taqueria, Llc at 1221 Mission St., Santa Cruz, passed a county health inspection on January 2 with no critical issues.
   

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Community crime report

• A man was arrested for having drug paraphernalia, possessing a controlled substance, being drunk in public, giving false identification to police, and peeking into a home while loitering. He also had an outstanding warrant. The incident happened near the 100 Block of Coral St., Santa Cruz, at 4 a.m. on January 5. (source)
   
• A woman was given a citation and released for having methamphetamine. This happened near the 1600 Block of Ocean St., Santa Cruz at 1 a.m. on January 5. (source)
   
• A person was cited and released for having illegal drug paraphernalia. The incident happened near the 1600 Block of Ocean St., Santa Cruz, at 1 a.m. on January 5. (source)
   
• A man was cited and released for having illegal drug paraphernalia and violating probation. The incident happened near the 1400 Block of Ocean St., Santa Cruz at 9 p.m. on January 4. (source)
   
• A man was arrested for having illegal drug paraphernalia and being under the influence of a drug. The incident happened near the 100 Block of Harvey West Blvd., Santa Cruz, at 6 p.m. on January 4. (source)
   
• A woman was arrested for being drunk and fighting in public. The incident happened near the 1200 Block of Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz at 1 a.m. on January 1. (source)
   
• A battery resulting in serious injury was reported near the 900 Block of Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, at midnight on December 27. (source)
   
• A theft from a car was reported near the 900 Block of 3rd St., Santa Cruz. The incident happened at 10 p.m. on December 26. (source)
   
• A person was hit by a vehicle in a hit-and-run and was also physically attacked. This happened near the 200 Block of Trescony St., Santa Cruz, at 5 p.m. on December 26. (source)
   
• A person threatened some juveniles with the intent to scare them. This happened near the 200 Block of Walk Ci, Santa Cruz, at 2 p.m. on December 26. (source)
   
• A man was arrested for an outstanding misdemeanor warrant. The arrest happened near Chestnut St. & Taylor St., Santa Cruz at 9 a.m. on December 25. (source)
   
• A theft from a bank account happened when someone used access card information without permission. This incident took place near the 100 Block of Dakota Ave., Santa Cruz, at 6 a.m. on December 25. (source)
   
• A person was found to have a warrant for showing a deadly weapon (not a gun) and failing to appear in court for it. This happened near the 2000 Block of Mission St., Santa Cruz at 4 a.m. on December 25. (source)
   
• A report was filed for the release of property related to a battery involving a spouse or ex-spouse. The incident happened near the 1500 Block of Ocean St., Santa Cruz at 11 p.m. on December 24. (source)
   
• A report was made about someone causing physical harm to their spouse or partner. This happened near the 1500 Block of Ocean St., Santa Cruz, at 10 p.m. on December 24. (source)
   
• A person was arrested for breaking into a vehicle. The incident happened near the 1100 Block of King St., Santa Cruz, at 9 p.m. on December 24. (source)
   
• Arrest on outstanding misdemeanor warrants near the 800 Block of Water St., Santa Cruz at 7 p.m. on December 24. (source)
   
• A man was arrested for having a fake check, illegal drugs, and acting disorderly while under the influence of drugs. The incident happened near the 100 Block of Water St., Santa Cruz at 7 p.m. on December 24. (source)
   
• An intoxicated person was taken to a recovery center for public disorderly conduct due to drugs near the 100 Block of Center St., Santa Cruz at 10 a.m. on December 24. (source)
   
• A person was reportedly attacked (misdemeanor battery). This happened near the 2400 Block of Mission St., Santa Cruz, at 2 a.m. on December 24. Police took an additional statement from the person who reported the incident. (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.