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A man was arrested after an arrest warrant was served in south Santa Cruz county. That after officers from multiple agencies (including the f-b-i) surrounded a home in the freedom mobile home park. More information on this arrest is expected to be released later today.
The A T & T Pebble Beach Pro-Am kicks off today, but a very little about the tournament will be like in years past. No spectators, no stadium seating, no concession stands, no shuttle buses, no gluts of visitors and locals everywhere in the area, no crazy traffic. The professional golfers are really the only additional people in the area. Some of those changes means it is costing a lot less to put on the event ( that normally raises millions of dollars for local charities). Fortunately, the title sponsor, and most of the secondary sponsors, have stayed on.
The new mass vaccination site in Watsonville opens today in the old Town Hall at 250 Main Street. Covid-19 vaccines there will be administered there by appointment only, and they are for those people in Phase 1A, or residents aged 75 and older, or residents aged 65 and older who’s mailing addresses are in the following 3 south county zipcodes: 95019, 95076, and 95077. Watsonville was chosen as the site for this clinic because approximately 60 percent of known Covid-19 cases in Santa Cruz county have been in the Watsonville area, but that area accounts for only 29% of the county's population. The clinics will be held from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., today through Monday, and will offer 210 vaccination appointments per day. People are asked to bring proof of their age and residence. Appointments can be made by going on-line to:
MyOptumServe.com/Covid19 Or call: 1-877-218-0381
Santa Cruz police say a pedestrian has died after a crash involving a semi-truck.
Police say the crash happened at around 3:15 p.m. near Water and River Streets. The driver of the semi-truck stopped and cooperated with officers. The pedestrian died at the scene.
Officers are still investigating what caused the crash, and they expect the intersection at River and Water Streets to be closed until about 6 p.m. while they investigate.
Other closures include westbound Water Street at Ocean and River Street from Water Street to N. Pacific.
The County of Santa Cruz is working with the City of Watsonville and the private company, OptumServe, to open a mass vaccination site in Watsonville.
Vaccines will be by appointment and only for those in Phase 1A, residents aged 75 and older, and residents aged 65 and older who reside in the 95019, 95076, and 95077 zip codes.
They say the goal for this new site is to vaccinate older and more vulnerable populations.