Good morning! It’s July 29 — 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; watch for unusually rough surf and rip currents. There is a 1% chance of rain. The high will be 75 with a low of 54. Wear your sunblock — the UV Index is very high (10/11). Intermittent clouds now, changing to partly sunny at 8 a.m.
Looking ahead: Pleasant this weekend
Westside / Downtown news
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What’s new around you
▼︎ police incidents ▼︎ road incidents ▼︎ events
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Things to do in Westside / Downtown
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Roadwork is affecting traffic in the region
- Starting overnight on August 2, the southbound Highway 1 off-ramp at Bay Avenue in Santa Cruz County (Capitola/Soquel area) will be closed for a long-term construction project. Crews are working on adding auxiliary lanes and bus improvements between the Bay Avenue/Porter Street and State Park Drive interchanges.
- There are alternating lane closures on both northbound and southbound Highway 9 at Pool Drive in San Lorenzo Valley because of bridge work. This is expected to continue until April 30, 2027, at 6:59 a.m.
- There is one-way traffic on Highway 9 at Cascade Avenue in San Lorenzo Valley because of ongoing work. The closure is expected to end at 7:01 a.m. on August 31.
- CHP helped with construction on northbound Highway 1 at Park in Capitola/Soquel. Units M1 and D2 were at the scene and planned to stay until about 6:00 a.m. The incident was reported yesterday.
- Goats will be used to control weeds and reduce fire hazards along about 2 miles of the Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line in Santa Cruz County. This work started on July 22 and will take place in four locations, including clearing some drainage ditches to prevent clogging.
- A ribbon-cutting event is happening at the Panther Beach Parking Lot in Santa Cruz County.
Community crime report
- Police are investigating a report of inappropriate acts involving a child under 14 years old. The incident happened near the 500 Block of Center St., Santa Cruz, at 8 p.m. on July 23. (source)
- A robbery involving a gun was reported. It happened near the 200 Block of Ocean St., Santa Cruz, at 11 p.m. on July 23. (source)
- A robbery happened near the 600 Block of Emeline Ave. in Santa Cruz at 7 a.m. on July 27. Someone was arrested in connection with crime. (source)
- A person was arrested on charges of false imprisonment and battery on a person near the 1300 Block of Ocean St., Santa Cruz. The incident happened at 3 a.m. on July 27. (source)
- A person was arrested on charges of assault and being drunk and disorderly in public. The incident happened near the 400 Block of Beach St., Santa Cruz, at 11 p.m. on July 23. (source)
- A burglary was reported near the 100 Block of Coral St. in Santa Cruz. The incident happened around midnight on July 21. (source)
- A vehicle was reported stolen without the owner’s consent. The incident happened near the 300 Block of Cliff St., Santa Cruz at 8 a.m. on July 24. (source)
- A person used stolen account information and a forged access card to commit theft. This happened near Merced Jail in Santa Cruz County on July 8 at 2 p.m. (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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