Westside / Downtown Neighborhood Newsletter for Wednesday, June 17

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Good morning! It’s June 17 — here’s what’s going on in your community today…

Turning sunny; cool in Westside / Downtown

Today will be cool with clouds giving way to sun. The high will be 67 with a low of 58.

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Westside / Downtown news

Santa Cruz business milestones for Climatize, Santa Cruz Warriors. Politics: Ryan Coonerty and Ami Chen Mills seeking greater voter engagement in November mayoral run-off.

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What’s new around you

▼︎ police incidents   ▼︎ 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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Roadwork is affecting traffic in the region

• A lane on north Highway 17 at Highway 1 is closed for asphalt paving. The closure is expected to last until June 22.
   
• North Highway 17 at Pasatiempo Drive north of Santa Cruz is facing closures for asphalt paving. The closure is expected to last until June 22.

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Community crime report

• A person was found carrying a loaded gun in public and faced a felony drug charge. The incident happened near the 300 block of Highland Avenue, Santa Cruz, at 10 a.m. on May 6. The person was released on bond. (source)
   
• A man was arrested for breaking into a building, having illegal drugs with previous offenses, trying to use someone else’s ID to commit fraud, stealing, violating a local rule, having drug paraphernalia, and giving a false name to police. The incident happened near the 400 block of Barson Street in Santa Cruz at 10 p.m. on May 5. (source)
   
• A woman was arrested for hitting a police officer, being under the influence of drugs in public, and having outstanding warrants. The incident happened near the 1500 block of Ocean Street, Santa Cruz, at 11 p.m. on June 7. (source)
   
• A person was arrested for breaking into a property, stealing valuable items, and defacing property. The incident happened near 259 Water St., Santa Cruz, at 9 a.m. on May 6. (source)
   
• A man was arrested for having felony and misdemeanor warrants, including failing to appear in court for a felony charge and petty theft. The incident happened near the 100 block of Coral Street, Santa Cruz, at 1 p.m. on June 15. (source)
   
• A person was arrested because of a serious outstanding warrant. The incident happened near Laurel Street at Center Street in Santa Cruz. It took place at 9 a.m. on June 15. (source)
   
• A person was arrested for having a warrant and for driving with a license that was suspended due to a DUI. This happened near the 300 block of Beach Street, Santa Cruz, at 7 p.m. on June 14. (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.