A NEEDLE COUNT UPDATE HAS BEEN RELEASED BY THE TAKE BACK SANTA CRUZ’S NEEDLES SOLUTION TEAM. IT SHOWS THAT MORE THAN 5 THOUSAND NEEDLES HAVE BEEN FOUND IN PUBLIC SPACES IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY IN THE PAST YEAR-AND-A-HALF. SOME OF THOSE PLACES INCLUDE THE SANTA CRUZ BEACH BOARDWALK, COWELL BEACH, AND THE SANTA CRUZ MUNICIPAL WHARF. PEOPLE WHO FIND DISCARDED NEEDLES ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL 9-1-1 (SO THE NEEDLES CAN BE PROPERLY DISPOSED OF), AND THE TO GO ON-LINE TO:
www.TakeBackSantaCruz.org, AND CLICK ON THE LARGE NEEDLE REPORT BUTTON AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE. THE LOGS (THAT ARE GENERATED FROM SUCH REPORTS) ARE GIVEN TO THE SANTA CRUZ CITY COUNCIL, AND THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, ON A MONTHLY BASIS.
