A SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT DETAIL IN DOWNTOWN SANTA CRUZ LED TO THE ARREST OF 20 PEOPLE ON FRIDAY NIGHT. ALL OF THE ARRESTS WERE ALCOHOL RELATED. THE SANTA CRUZ POLICE DEPARTMENT?S ALCOHOL ENFORCEMENT UNIT RESPONDED TO COMPLAINTS OF MINORS POSSESSING, CONSUMING AND APPROACHING PEOPLE FOR ALCOHOL NEAR PACIFIC AVENUE AND LAUREL STREET NEAR BIRCH LANE. 6 MINORS WERE ARRESTED FOR POSSESSING ALCOHOL, 4 PEOPLE FOR FURNISHING ALCOHOL TO MINORS, 3 FOR PUBLIC INTOXICATION AND 1 PERSON FOR APPROACHING AN UNDERCOVER OFFICER TO PURCHASE THEM ALCOHOL.

SEVERAL AREA BEACHES AND CREEKS HAVE HIGH BACTERIA COUNTS, AND THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICE IS ADVISING PEOPLE TO AVOID THEM. THE PUBLIC IS ADVISED TO AVOID: APTOS CREEK AT RIO DEL MAR BEACH, SOQUEL CREEK MOUTH AT CAPITOLA BEACH, SCHWAN LAGOON AT TWIN LAKES BEACH, PORTER GULCH CREEK AT NEW BRIGHTON BEACH AND THE SAN LORENZO RIVER MOUTH.

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY OFFICIALS ARE RELIEVED NOW THAT AN AREA HOSPITAL HAS SAID THEY WILL TAKE THE AREA?S TRAUMA PATIENTS STARTING IN DECEMBER. STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAS AGREED TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF DOCTORS AND NURSES AVAILABLE FOR EMERGENCIES AND ALSO ADD BEDS AND SPACE SO THAT TRAUMA PATIENTS WILL NOT BE TURNED AWAY FROM TREATMENT. THE ANNOUNCEMENT CAME AFTER SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICIALS HAD PROPOSED CUTTING OFF EMERGENCY SERVICES TO TRAUMA PATIENTS FLOWN IN FROM OTHER AREAS TO DEAL WITH THE DECEMBER 1ST CLOSING OF THE SAN JOSE MEDICAL CENTER. THE ARRANGEMENT WILL ALLOW TRAUMA PATIENTS FROM SANTA CRUZ COUNTY ACCESS TO MEDICAL ATTENTION, SUCH AS IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO BRAIN, ORTHOPEDIC AND PLASTIC SURGEONS, NOT AVAILABLE AT EITHER DOMINICAN OR WATSONVILLE HOSPITALS IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY.

THREE LOCAL PHILANTHROPISTS AND ONE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION WILL BE HONORED MONDAY IN PEBBLE BEACH FOR THE WORK IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE MONTEREY BAY CHAPTER OF THE ASSOCIATION OF FUNDRAISING PROFESSIONALS AND THE DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVES NETWORK HAVE ORGANIZED THE 13TH ANNUAL LUNCHEON FOR NATIONAL PHILANTHROPY DAY. PATRICIA AND ROBERT CHAPMAN OF CORRAL DE TIERRA WILL BE HONORED AS OUTSTANDING PHILANTHROPISTS OF THE YEAR. ILANG GUIROY WILL BE COMMENDED AS THE OUTSTANDING PHILANTHROPIC YOUTH. THE OUTSTANDING SERVICE ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR AWARD WILL GO TO THE ROTARY CLUB OF MONTEREY.