3 years ago or so I got unlawfully detained and eventually arrested by officer Mutoza who I believe…read moredoesn't work at the office anymore. He pulled me over close to midnight in my carb legal modified Z extremely aggressively for allegedly speeding onto the onramp (5 miles above the limit). He clearly had little man syndrome and didn't like a Mexican with a girl in the passenger seat of a nice car. Being 17 at the time I was shitting my pants for the entire scene for over an hour while he aggressively kept trying to pry any sort of damning evidence on a kid trying to go home. Throughout the night he grabbed and squeezed my nuts HARD and the second time I got squirmish and he yelled at me to be a man and deal with it... this was right after or during the height of race tensions, and I genuinely felt in danger. When he couldn't prove my car was illegal, he went on to say I had signs of intoxication and while I admit 10-11 hours prior I had MJ, I clearly was simply freaked out by the guy with a gun on a power trip. I got field tested about 3 times throughout the night, and eventually after 2 more officers came and saw the scene (they had expressions of people that know I was being violated), eventually I got handcuffed after being asked if I wanted MORE field testing or a blood test. I hadn't realized a blood test meant getting arrested and taken away in that moment, on the way to Dominican I noticed the gloves used to man handle me were on the windshield and I brought it to his attention, which after he actually sped up in silence and I watched them fly off... I'm pretty damn certain if I had done it, it's a 1000$ ticket. He also told me about his own collection of actually illegal cars on the way to the hospital, and when I brought up "cop code" and how they get to abuse being intoxicated or doing bad things they get a pass "when you see your friend in trouble, you help them" he said... getting to the actual jailhouse, I vividly remember him bringing two other officers to a screening room where AGAIN I got felt up hard, and they all really seemed to like it when he was feeling up my ass good without being able to do or say anything about it. I felt disgusted and haven't ever had legal trouble before or since. Even more precious how the sherrif's he left me with in the drunk tank refused to answer any of my questions or tell me his information. I wish I could go back and sue, but my excessively law abiding parents convinced my naive self I had nothing to legally do, and unfortunately the statute of limitations is WELL past this point Two years ago on an entirely different scenario, my Miata got stolen at 4 AM from my house in Santa Cruz gardens and taken two blocks over to get stripped for collectively 5k worth of my parts, property, and damages!!! I have a neighbor who was actually awake waiting to do morning delivery driving for a bakery, who watched it all happen for an entire 40 minutes, and he waited and waited for CHP after making the call immediately... you can guess they showed up an hour later even though they regularly patrol Soquel Drive every single night. They had the audacity to claim there was a chance I set it all up for an insurance claim even though on all my cars I have liability only... the only thing they're good at is handing out tickets and making regular people's lives harder. My favorite is when I was told "at least you had something like that in the first place". I genuinely hope for better service one day.. clearly being a young man with genuine ambition only leads you to being taken advantage of by losers with a badge and gun who only care about the paycheck and feeling like they deserve any authority over regular people. Basically, legally get well versed. They don't care about you, and to anyone reading this. Be well out there. Hopefully my stories didn't put a bigger target on my back than what I have already for being a law abiding citizen who CAN pay his tickets...

I had a thoroughly pleasant and protective experience with CHP this week so this review supersedes…read moremy old review. OK? My rear wheel blew out on highway 1 going 65 MPH in an all but uninhabited town called "la selva" around 12:30am on a sunday/holiday weekend. State Farm couldn't get a local tow truck to help with roadside assistance at that hour. So i was stuck. id tried to change the tire myself, in the mud & rain, but couldn't get the old wheel off. so i slid into my comfy sleeping bag in the drivers seat and started to fall asleep thinking i was in for the evening. It was a fairly quiet spot next to Hwy 1 comparatively. so my mom, being the protective type, called CHP (she's staying with me for few months) and they came out and attempted to change the tire for me! two big highway patrol guys couldn't get that tire off and so the car was stuck at the off ramp!! But they sure tried! Got themselves all dirty too cause of the mud and rain. Defeated, CHP dropped me off at home around 4am after realizing nothing else we could do. They put in such effort and i thank them fir that Flash forward to morning. my facebook plea for help got me a ride back to my car. Kevin from 831 towing came out and managed to get the wheel off the axle under extreme adversity. He changed it out, in the rain, while mercury was in retrograde and during the Trump Administration ! Great company! Well it turns out mine is a rare tire. lloyds was the only place in town that had it in stock. Costco didn't have this tire. I was just that stocked this wheel for my ride was available at Lloyd's. skeeeeeeew! They changed this tire within 30 minutes of my arrival. Tire install is around $20. Kudos to both companies and to CHP. thanks gang. I'm so glad CHP gave me overnight to get my car outta there too.

I had a car full of bags of extra garbage - about 10 bags. The cost depends on the weight. The…read moreprice sheet is listed on their website https://cdi.santacruzcountyca.gov/. The transfer station was easy to find with good signs that lead you the way. When you arrive, you drive up to the cashier where your load is measured for weight. They ask you where you are coming from, and ask what you are dumping. There is an extra charge for garbage coming from out of County. Depending on what you are throwing away, they have lines painted on the ground that you follow. The cashier is very helpful and tells you. For garbage, you just back in and dump your garbage over the rail. There is a little bit of garbage smell, but not too overwhelming.

It's a dump, but it's supposed to be. Convenient if you live in this part of the county. Line can…read morebe long to pay/get weighed. Workers are courteous but sometimes seem to have a lack of urgency they might have if not employed by the government. You can bypass the line of you are only going to the CRV redemption center. CRV redemption is going away 7/1/2025 as the state is now forcing stores to take back containers.

Awesome Group of staff. Always are ready to help and respond to anything. Great community policingread more

I was just taking a break from work and walking my dog and saw one of the SV cruisers heading out…read moreto respond to another call. My thoughts and worries about my 'tough job' went out the window. These guys have a job that is far 'tougher' than anything I've ever done. And they do it day in and day out. Anytime I have ever had any dealings with the Scotts Valley Police they have been very polite and professional. And yes... I've gotten a ticket before... and had a car accident in town so I know. I know some of these folks personally and they are great people. P.S. I only gave them 4 stars because I never give anything 5 stars... Keep on doing the great job you do. And I will offer up a 'Thanks' from all of us out here in the public...

It was very quiet in here, so of course it was helped very fast. That's all I really have to say it…read morewas very quiet and they were very efficient and they were very nice.

All the stars for Deputy Michael Durr (future celebrity detective) whose investigation saved me…read morefrom a hard core identity theft scam. He personally called and followed up. He was professional kind and humble, intuitive and supa smart. I was never bias of the police but Deputy Durr reminded me that there are still good cops out there who care for us and care to fight crime. I hope he follows a detective career and this post will remind him he is not "just a street cop" like he said. He is an amazing human, incredible detective (title or not) and an excellent cop with above and beyond skills and values. Proud of him. No words could describe how grateful I am. With all that we are going through, to have people trying to rob us is just too much!!!.

I can't say enough about how great the WFD is! They are so polite, helpful, kind, and strong…read more My husband had a stroke four years ago and additional health problems since. He has slipped out of his wheelchair a few times over the last couple of years- I don't want to call the fire department- but they come out and help him up and always make us feel like we did the right thing to call. I am so thankful for their help always. Thank you WFD.

This is my favorite Fire station, the crews are so sweet to everyone in the city and work hard to…read moresafeguard the community through the protection of life and property. Brian Long, one of the firefighters made an amazing dinner for myself and the rest of the crew. I was blown away by the quality of the food and the service. 5 Stars all the way!!

I came here on a Thursday afternoon. First time here from the bay. Parking was easy to find, it's…read moresomewhat on street parking, and then there's a small little section near the beach for parking too. It is usually a paid parking, but I think this month of December for Christmas, one of the store staff told me that it was free this month. Because I was looking for the pay station and he said for Thanksgiving and Christmas, this month is free. That's super nice of the city to do that. I also saw that there was a banner in town that this month is free for parking. Also, very surprisingly it was a very warm day today. It was like 70° for December! I'm like freezing back at home in San Francisco with 55° at 10 AM. Beach was very empty. Maybe like two groups that went surfing. Definitely recommend coming here to see the village, I've still has its colors. I was told that it faded a little bit, but still beautiful to visit.

Quality/Quantity - Not 100% sure where the village starts and/or ends. But we enjoyed all of…read moreCapitola (Village). My wife and I walked our first day here, but then ran out of time as it quickly became happy hour, lol. I hit two breweries on the first day. On our 3rd day, we took our daughter. A much more leisurely walk, no happy hour today. Well not true, we will hit a HH when we get back home. See all my pictures here and posted on "City of Capitola." Atmosphere - On my 3rd day, I finally found a "brewery"/tap room; too bad I will not be drinking until we get home. Service - Depends on what you do, eat, or drink. Price - Depends on what you do, eat, or drink. Owner Comment - So much history. Congrats on your success from over 2000 years ago. See website for more information.

The self help center is a valuable resource and option to have in our community! Understanding our…read morerights and how certain legal processes work is invaluable.

I am writing frommy recent experience of spending three weeks in nthe Men's jail in Santa Cruz,not…read morethis one,known as "The Farm" popularly. If I did not have a health issue that made the SC peeps keep me in the SC facility I might've been transferred to Roundtree,howeve ri was not. Other of my jail peers (Oh,and I am a male,speaking of my fellow mlel inmates.),basically all in for more "serious" crimes than me, generally wanted to be transfered there ~ They said the food was better,you could get soda pop from a vending machine,and there was a weight room! I believe :the Farm" used to have this -organic? - farm but they shut that down,one particular jail bud of mine's story as to how he,a week after being released from the Fram,came back on the grounds in a on St. Patrick's day dressed in a jail uniform and distributed pot,liquid methadone,and other goodies to the lads still inside perhaps being a reason for that. If he is to be believed... Supposedly,Santa Cruz will rebalance all its jail population,and all non-violent males will be at The Farm,though that says that DUI/domestic violence casesd would still be at SCCJ-Since those are two crimes that more "middle-class" folks can more easily fall into-The weekend,during my time there,would bring "respctable-er" new jacks/fish in those categories-I wounder if that will be so? The Fram,even if the "Farm" itself is gone,apparently is the "develop a work ethic' jail of the SCCO system,with peop-le having jobs,one other inmate of mine in SCCJ was seemingly recalling how,when there,"he did all te welding".