{ "generatedAt": "2026-10-11T02:26:53.758133+00:00", "project": "CruzLens Vibes Map (hannah/blockscope)", "snapshot": "2026-10-11T02:25:08.767352+00:00", "facts": [ { "id": "crashes_by_year", "title": "Santa Cruz County traffic crashes per year (CCRS)", "value": { "2016": { "crashes": 4650, "mapped": 3326, "fatal": 22, "serious": 107, "ped": 151, "bike": 194 }, "2017": { "crashes": 4056, "mapped": 2934, "fatal": 18, "serious": 117, "ped": 131, "bike": 179 }, "2018": { "crashes": 3679, "mapped": 2767, "fatal": 24, "serious": 167, "ped": 148, "bike": 143 }, "2019": { "crashes": 3552, "mapped": 2735, "fatal": 19, "serious": 135, "ped": 114, "bike": 155 }, "2020": { "crashes": 2661, "mapped": 2059, "fatal": 18, "serious": 120, "ped": 107, "bike": 114 }, "2021": { "crashes": 2916, "mapped": 2180, "fatal": 28, "serious": 146, "ped": 123, "bike": 134 }, "2022": { "crashes": 2970, "mapped": 2235, "fatal": 27, "serious": 168, "ped": 102, "bike": 183 }, "2023": { "crashes": 3013, "mapped": 2312, "fatal": 25, "serious": 141, "ped": 98, "bike": 178 }, "2024": { "crashes": 3014, "mapped": 2323, "fatal": 17, "serious": 129, "ped": 112, "bike": 247 }, "2025": { "crashes": 2720, "mapped": 2063, "fatal": 19, "serious": 115, "ped": 97, "bike": 224 }, "2026": { "crashes": 1932, "mapped": 1489, "fatal": 11, "serious": 71, "ped": 54, "bike": 175 } }, "sources": [ { "layer": "crashes", "name": "Traffic crashes", "publisher": "California Highway Patrol — CCRS (data.ca.gov)", "url": "https://data.ca.gov/dataset/ccrs", "retrievedAt": "2026-10-11T01:44:57.782083+00:00" } ], "method": "Counts of distinct collision ids with county code 44 per crash year; fatal/serious = worst injury among injured persons; ped/bike from party types.", "caveats": [ "CCRS holds collision reports from CHP and participating local agencies; local-agency submissions vary by year (see per-agency counts; Santa Cruz PD reports fall from ~520 in 2016 to ~130-190 a year from 2020), so year-to-year changes can reflect reporting rather than safety. Current-year data is preliminary and grows as reports are reviewed. Points are reported crash coordinates; crashes without coordinates are counted in the totals but omitted from the map file. Not normalized by traffic volume." ] }, { "id": "crashes_2016_2025_totals", "title": "Crash totals 2016-2025", "value": { "crashes": 33231, "mapped": 24934, "fatal": 217, "serious": 1345, "ped": 1183, "bike": 1751 }, "sources": [ { "layer": "crashes", "name": "Traffic crashes", "publisher": "California Highway Patrol — CCRS (data.ca.gov)", "url": "https://data.ca.gov/dataset/ccrs", "retrievedAt": "2026-10-11T01:44:57.782083+00:00" } ], "method": "Sum of the yearly CCRS counts for 2016 through 2025 (2026 excluded as preliminary).", "caveats": [ "CCRS holds collision reports from CHP and participating local agencies; local-agency submissions vary by year (see per-agency counts; Santa Cruz PD reports fall from ~520 in 2016 to ~130-190 a year from 2020), so year-to-year changes can reflect reporting rather than safety. Current-year data is preliminary and grows as reports are reviewed. Points are reported crash coordinates; crashes without coordinates are counted in the totals but omitted from the map file. Not normalized by traffic volume." ] }, { "id": "worst_crash_corridors_ksi", "title": "Roads with the most fatal + serious-injury crashes, 2016-2025", "value": [ { "road": "SR-1", "crashes": 4799, "ksi": 192, "fatal": 39, "ped": 35, "bike": 37 }, { "road": "SR-9", "crashes": 1512, "ksi": 121, "fatal": 15, "ped": 32, "bike": 22 }, { "road": "SR-17", "crashes": 3061, "ksi": 91, "fatal": 13, "ped": 11, "bike": 1 }, { "road": "SOQUEL DR", "crashes": 1282, "ksi": 61, "fatal": 4, "ped": 48, "bike": 171 }, { "road": "SR-129", "crashes": 554, "ksi": 42, "fatal": 12, "ped": 3, "bike": 3 }, { "road": "SR-152", "crashes": 497, "ksi": 38, "fatal": 3, "ped": 4, "bike": 6 }, { "road": "FREEDOM BLVD", "crashes": 466, "ksi": 27, "fatal": 4, "ped": 6, "bike": 5 }, { "road": "GRAHAM HILL RD", "crashes": 395, "ksi": 27, "fatal": 3, "ped": 5, "bike": 2 }, { "road": "SOQUEL SAN JOSE RD", "crashes": 338, "ksi": 25, "fatal": 4, "ped": 2, "bike": 8 }, { "road": "SR-236", "crashes": 210, "ksi": 19, "fatal": 1, "ped": 5, "bike": 7 }, { "road": "EMPIRE GRADE RD", "crashes": 175, "ksi": 19, "fatal": 2, "ped": 2, "bike": 10 }, { "road": "GREEN VALLEY RD", "crashes": 350, "ksi": 17, "fatal": 2, "ped": 15, "bike": 5 } ], "sources": [ { "layer": "crashes", "name": "Traffic crashes", "publisher": "California Highway Patrol — CCRS (data.ca.gov)", "url": "https://data.ca.gov/dataset/ccrs", "retrievedAt": "2026-10-11T01:44:57.782083+00:00" } ], "method": "Mapped crashes grouped by primary road (text before \"@\" in the CCRS road fields, direction and route spellings unified). KSI = killed or seriously injured crash.", "caveats": [ "Only the 26,423 crashes with coordinates are in the map file; 8,740 unmapped crashes are not grouped here.", "State routes (SR-1, SR-17, SR-9, SR-152, SR-129) are long corridors; counts are not per mile or per vehicle." ] }, { "id": "worst_crash_corridors_total", "title": "Roads with the most crashes of any severity, 2016-2025", "value": [ { "road": "SR-1", "crashes": 4799, "ksi": 192, "fatal": 39, "ped": 35, "bike": 37 }, { "road": "SR-17", "crashes": 3061, "ksi": 91, "fatal": 13, "ped": 11, "bike": 1 }, { "road": "SR-9", "crashes": 1512, "ksi": 121, "fatal": 15, "ped": 32, "bike": 22 }, { "road": "SOQUEL DR", "crashes": 1282, "ksi": 61, "fatal": 4, "ped": 48, "bike": 171 }, { "road": "SR-129", "crashes": 554, "ksi": 42, "fatal": 12, "ped": 3, "bike": 3 }, { "road": "SR-152", "crashes": 497, "ksi": 38, "fatal": 3, "ped": 4, "bike": 6 }, { "road": "FREEDOM BLVD", "crashes": 466, "ksi": 27, "fatal": 4, "ped": 6, "bike": 5 }, { "road": "GRAHAM HILL RD", "crashes": 395, "ksi": 27, "fatal": 3, "ped": 5, "bike": 2 }, { "road": "GREEN VALLEY RD", "crashes": 350, "ksi": 17, "fatal": 2, "ped": 15, "bike": 5 }, { "road": "SOQUEL SAN JOSE RD", "crashes": 338, "ksi": 25, "fatal": 4, "ped": 2, "bike": 8 }, { "road": "SOQUEL AVE", "crashes": 266, "ksi": 6, "fatal": 1, "ped": 4, "bike": 16 }, { "road": "MT HERMON RD", "crashes": 248, "ksi": 12, "fatal": 2, "ped": 10, "bike": 11 } ], "sources": [ { "layer": "crashes", "name": "Traffic crashes", "publisher": "California Highway Patrol — CCRS (data.ca.gov)", "url": "https://data.ca.gov/dataset/ccrs", "retrievedAt": "2026-10-11T01:44:57.782083+00:00" } ], "method": "As above, ranked by all crashes.", "caveats": [ "Not normalized by traffic volume or road length." ] }, { "id": "ped_bike_corridors", "title": "Roads with the most pedestrian- or bicycle-involved crashes, 2016-2025", "value": [ { "road": "SOQUEL DR", "crashes": 1282, "ksi": 61, "fatal": 4, "ped": 48, "bike": 171 }, { "road": "SR-1", "crashes": 4799, "ksi": 192, "fatal": 39, "ped": 35, "bike": 37 }, { "road": "SR-9", "crashes": 1512, "ksi": 121, "fatal": 15, "ped": 32, "bike": 22 }, { "road": "HAGAR DR", "crashes": 56, "ksi": 6, "fatal": 0, "ped": 7, "bike": 27 }, { "road": "PORTOLA DR", "crashes": 157, "ksi": 6, "fatal": 0, "ped": 12, "bike": 21 }, { "road": "MCLAUGHLIN DR", "crashes": 32, "ksi": 5, "fatal": 0, "ped": 13, "bike": 15 }, { "road": "17TH AVE", "crashes": 198, "ksi": 12, "fatal": 0, "ped": 11, "bike": 16 }, { "road": "7TH AVE", "crashes": 184, "ksi": 10, "fatal": 2, "ped": 9, "bike": 17 }, { "road": "CAPITOLA RD", "crashes": 230, "ksi": 10, "fatal": 1, "ped": 6, "bike": 18 }, { "road": "BROMMER ST", "crashes": 99, "ksi": 5, "fatal": 0, "ped": 6, "bike": 16 } ], "sources": [ { "layer": "crashes", "name": "Traffic crashes", "publisher": "California Highway Patrol — CCRS (data.ca.gov)", "url": "https://data.ca.gov/dataset/ccrs", "retrievedAt": "2026-10-11T01:44:57.782083+00:00" } ], "method": "As above, ranked by pedestrian + bicycle involvement (a crash can involve both).", "caveats": [] }, { "id": "crashes_vs_crime_by_area", "title": "Reported traffic crashes vs official Part I crimes by area, 2016-2025", "value": [ { "area": "Santa Cruz", "dojAgency": "Santa Cruz", "years": "2016-2025", "yearsCompared": 10, "crashes": 2983, "part1Crimes": 28606, "crashesPer100Crimes": 10.4 }, { "area": "Watsonville", "dojAgency": "Watsonville", "years": "2016-2025", "yearsCompared": 10, "crashes": 4292, "part1Crimes": 13471, "crashesPer100Crimes": 31.9 }, { "area": "Capitola", "dojAgency": "Capitola", "years": "2016-2025", "yearsCompared": 10, "crashes": 936, "part1Crimes": 4557, "crashesPer100Crimes": 20.5 }, { "area": "Scotts Valley", "dojAgency": "Scotts Valley", "years": "2016-2025", "yearsCompared": 10, "crashes": 570, "part1Crimes": 2065, "crashesPer100Crimes": 27.6 }, { "area": "UC Santa Cruz", "dojAgency": "UC Santa Cruz", "years": "2016-2025", "yearsCompared": 10, "crashes": 367, "part1Crimes": 1969, "crashesPer100Crimes": 18.6 }, { "area": "Unincorporated", "dojAgency": "Santa Cruz Co. Sheriff's Department", "years": "2016-2025", "yearsCompared": 10, "crashes": 24083, "part1Crimes": 16989, "crashesPer100Crimes": 141.8 } ], "sources": [ { "layer": "crashes", "name": "Traffic crashes", "publisher": "California Highway Patrol — CCRS (data.ca.gov)", "url": "https://data.ca.gov/dataset/ccrs", "retrievedAt": "2026-10-11T01:44:57.782083+00:00" }, { "name": "California DOJ Crimes and Clearances with Arson 1985-2025", "url": "https://data-openjustice.doj.ca.gov/sites/default/files/dataset/2026-07/Crimes_and_Clearances_with_Arson-1985-2025.csv", "retrievedAt": "2026-09-23T02:20:13.200087+00:00" } ], "method": "CCRS crashes by the report's City Name vs the DOJ annual totals (homicide, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, vehicle theft, larceny/theft, arson) for the agency serving that area, over years present in both.", "caveats": [ "Crash city = place of the crash; DOJ totals = the reporting agency, so Sheriff totals cover unincorporated areas only roughly.", "Santa Cruz PD crash submissions to CCRS fall sharply after 2019, so Santa Cruz city crashes are undercounted in later years.", "CHP-reported crashes on state highways inside city limits count toward the city." ] }, { "id": "crime_sample_by_community", "title": "Mapped crime reports in the CruzLens sample by community", "value": { "Santa Cruz": 6196, "Scotts Valley": 749, "UC Santa Cruz": 456, "Watsonville": 408, "Aptos": 252, "Soquel": 196, "Unspecified": 145, "Felton": 127, "Boulder Creek": 120, "Capitola": 80, "Ben Lomond": 61, "La Selva Beach": 20 }, "sources": [ { "name": "CruzLens crime snapshot (SCPD, Sheriff, Watsonville logs; UCSC, Scotts Valley, Capitola public maps)", "retrievedAt": "2026-09-23T04:43:27.127579+00:00" } ], "method": "Count of police records by published community label.", "caveats": [ "Agency windows differ from ~30 days to decades; not comparable across communities as rates." ] }, { "id": "sso_by_year", "title": "Sanitary sewer overflows per year (events, gallons spilled, gallons reaching surface water)", "value": { "2007": { "events": 13, "gallons": 1590.0, "surfaceGallons": 200.0 }, "2008": { "events": 20, "gallons": 6955.0, "surfaceGallons": 880.0 }, "2009": { "events": 44, "gallons": 47401.0, "surfaceGallons": 43520.0 }, "2010": { "events": 29, "gallons": 10370.0, "surfaceGallons": 8355.0 }, "2011": { "events": 38, "gallons": 138005.0, "surfaceGallons": 132215.0 }, "2012": { "events": 43, "gallons": 44178.0, "surfaceGallons": 20150.0 }, "2013": { "events": 41, "gallons": 7815.0, "surfaceGallons": 2192.0 }, "2014": { "events": 46, "gallons": 81927.0, "surfaceGallons": 28345.0 }, "2015": { "events": 22, "gallons": 5042.0, "surfaceGallons": 3385.0 }, "2016": { "events": 35, "gallons": 11382.0, "surfaceGallons": 9365.0 }, "2017": { "events": 26, "gallons": 83830.0, "surfaceGallons": 57015.0 }, "2018": { "events": 19, "gallons": 6751.0, "surfaceGallons": 872.0 }, "2019": { "events": 16, "gallons": 27201.0, "surfaceGallons": 21104.0 }, "2020": { "events": 10, "gallons": 5296.0, "surfaceGallons": 0 }, "2021": { "events": 26, "gallons": 15590.0, "surfaceGallons": 7177.0 }, "2022": { "events": 17, "gallons": 3031.0, "surfaceGallons": 676.0 }, "2023": { "events": 21, "gallons": 1402965.0, "surfaceGallons": 1353425.0 }, "2024": { "events": 17, "gallons": 8026.0, "surfaceGallons": 4645.0 }, "2025": { "events": 10, "gallons": 6419.0, "surfaceGallons": 4518.0 }, "2026": { "events": 5, "gallons": 20117.0, "surfaceGallons": 19650.0 } }, "sources": [ { "layer": "sso", "name": "Sanitary sewer overflows", "publisher": "State Water Resources Control Board — CIWQS sanitary sewer spills", "url": "https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/sso/", "retrievedAt": "2026-10-11T01:44:58.291019+00:00" } ], "method": "Water Boards spill records with county Santa Cruz, grouped by spill start year.", "caveats": [ "Self-reported by sewer system enrollees under the statewide sanitary sewer orders (2006-0003-DWQ, then 2022-0103-DWQ). Private lateral spills are mostly not included; volumes are operator estimates. Older events can be revised. Coordinates are reported spill origins, not the full spill footprint." ] }, { "id": "sso_by_collection_system", "title": "Sewer overflows by collection system, all years", "value": [ { "system": "Santa Cruz County CS", "events": 188, "gallons": 813472, "surfaceGallons": 716404 }, { "system": "Santa Cruz City CS", "events": 123, "gallons": 91988, "surfaceGallons": 48092 }, { "system": "Scotts Valley CS", "events": 52, "gallons": 41145, "surfaceGallons": 14562 }, { "system": "UC Santa Cruz CS", "events": 51, "gallons": 3166, "surfaceGallons": 0 }, { "system": "Watsonville CS", "events": 31, "gallons": 88251, "surfaceGallons": 76987 }, { "system": "Freedom Co Sanitation District CS", "events": 18, "gallons": 6143, "surfaceGallons": 606 }, { "system": "Boulder Crk Golf & Cntry Club CS", "events": 15, "gallons": 43191, "surfaceGallons": 22468 }, { "system": "Bear Creek Estates CS", "events": 9, "gallons": 35000, "surfaceGallons": 34350 }, { "system": "Big Basin CS", "events": 5, "gallons": 9720, "surfaceGallons": 4170 }, { "system": "Rolling Woods Subdivision CS", "events": 2, "gallons": 765, "surfaceGallons": 30 }, { "system": "Davenport CS", "events": 2, "gallons": 1010, "surfaceGallons": 0 }, { "system": "Salsipuedes Sanitary District Collection System", "events": 1, "gallons": 40, "surfaceGallons": 20 }, { "system": "Pajaro County Sanitation District Collection System", "events": 1, "gallons": 800000, "surfaceGallons": 800000 } ], "sources": [ { "layer": "sso", "name": "Sanitary sewer overflows", "publisher": "State Water Resources Control Board — CIWQS sanitary sewer spills", "url": "https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/sso/", "retrievedAt": "2026-10-11T01:44:58.291019+00:00" } ], "method": "Records grouped by the collection system named in the spill report.", "caveats": [ "Pajaro County Sanitation District serves Pajaro in Monterey County; its 2023 spill at the Pajaro River is tagged Santa Cruz County by the source and is included." ] }, { "id": "sso_largest_events", "title": "Largest sewer overflows", "value": [ { "date": "2023-03-12", "gallons": 800000.0, "surfaceGallons": 800000.0, "system": "Pajaro County Sanitation District Collection System", "place": "Pajaro River At Highway 1", "storm": "Y" }, { "date": "2023-01-16", "gallons": 376764.0, "surfaceGallons": 369264.0, "system": "Santa Cruz County CS", "place": "Da Porath Facility", "storm": "Yes" }, { "date": "2023-01-16", "gallons": 144134.0, "surfaceGallons": 144134.0, "system": "Santa Cruz County CS", "place": "24Th Ave And Portola", "storm": "Yes" }, { "date": "2011-03-26", "gallons": 100000.0, "surfaceGallons": 100000.0, "system": "Santa Cruz County CS", "place": "Lode Street · Santa Cruz", "storm": null }, { "date": "2023-01-16", "gallons": 72000.0, "surfaceGallons": 36000.0, "system": "Santa Cruz City CS", "place": "123 Jessie Street P5-Sm111", "storm": "Yes" } ], "sources": [ { "layer": "sso", "name": "Sanitary sewer overflows", "publisher": "State Water Resources Control Board — CIWQS sanitary sewer spills", "url": "https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/sso/", "retrievedAt": "2026-10-11T01:44:58.291019+00:00" } ], "method": "Top five spill records by reported volume.", "caveats": [] }, { "id": "sso_storm_share", "title": "Storm-associated sewer overflows", "value": { "events": 20, "ofEvents": 498, "gallons": 1460634, "ofGallons": 1933891 }, "sources": [ { "layer": "sso", "name": "Sanitary sewer overflows", "publisher": "State Water Resources Control Board — CIWQS sanitary sewer spills", "url": "https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/sso/", "retrievedAt": "2026-10-11T01:44:58.291019+00:00" } ], "method": "Spill records whose SSO_STORM_ASSOCIATED field is Y/Yes, out of all records.", "caveats": [ "240 of 498 records leave the storm field blank (mostly older reports), so this is a lower bound." ] }, { "id": "beach_exceedance_rates", "title": "Beach bacteria exceedance rate by monitoring station (all years loaded)", "value": [ { "name": "Neary Lagoon mouth — Neary Lagoon at Mouth", "samples": 115, "exceedances": 59, "rate": 0.513, "from": "2008-01-15", "through": "2024-05-21" }, { "name": "Cowell Beach — Cowell Beach West of Wharf", "samples": 1114, "exceedances": 413, "rate": 0.3707, "from": "2006-06-13", "through": "2026-03-02" }, { "name": "Main Beach — Main Beach 25 yrds east of wharf", "samples": 427, "exceedances": 140, "rate": 0.3279, "from": "2006-06-20", "through": "2025-05-22" }, { "name": "Main Beach — East side of municipal wharf", "samples": 268, "exceedances": 70, "rate": 0.2612, "from": "2018-03-05", "through": "2023-10-30" }, { "name": "Main Beach — 150 feet east of wharf", "samples": 269, "exceedances": 70, "rate": 0.2602, "from": "2018-03-05", "through": "2023-10-30" }, { "name": "Cowell Beach — Cowell Beach at Cave (Collins)", "samples": 108, "exceedances": 26, "rate": 0.2407, "from": "2006-06-16", "through": "2015-07-28" }, { "name": "Main Beach — 215 feet east of wharf", "samples": 268, "exceedances": 63, "rate": 0.2351, "from": "2018-03-05", "through": "2023-10-30" }, { "name": "Cowell Beach — 75 feet west of wharf", "samples": 268, "exceedances": 61, "rate": 0.2276, "from": "2018-03-05", "through": "2023-10-30" }, { "name": "Capitola City Beach — Capitola Beach west of Jetty", "samples": 1766, "exceedances": 393, "rate": 0.2225, "from": "1995-01-03", "through": "2026-03-02" }, { "name": "Cowell Beach — 225 feet west of wharf", "samples": 268, "exceedances": 49, "rate": 0.1828, "from": "2018-03-05", "through": "2023-10-30" }, { "name": "Main Beach — 450 feet east of wharf", "samples": 362, "exceedances": 63, "rate": 0.174, "from": "2018-03-05", "through": "2025-12-29" }, { "name": "Cowell Beach", "samples": 1997, "exceedances": 334, "rate": 0.1673, "from": "1995-01-03", "through": "2026-03-02" }, { "name": "Mitchell's Cove Beach — Mitchells Cove Beach", "samples": 690, "exceedances": 92, "rate": 0.1333, "from": "1995-01-17", "through": "2026-03-04" }, { "name": "Cowell Beach — Mid point along coast between rocks and wharf", "samples": 360, "exceedances": 45, "rate": 0.125, "from": "2018-03-05", "through": "2025-12-29" }, { "name": "Capitola City Beach — Capitola Beach east of Jetty", "samples": 1359, "exceedances": 161, "rate": 0.1185, "from": "1995-09-13", "through": "2026-03-02" }, { "name": "Main Beach — Main Beach at San Lorenzo", "samples": 1368, "exceedances": 150, "rate": 0.1096, "from": "1995-03-07", "through": "2026-03-02" }, { "name": "Rio del Mar Beach", "samples": 1474, "exceedances": 155, "rate": 0.1052, "from": "1995-01-01", "through": "2026-03-02" }, { "name": "Main Beach — Main Beach at Boardwalk", "samples": 1639, "exceedances": 156, "rate": 0.0952, "from": "1995-01-03", "through": "2026-03-02" }, { "name": "New Brighton State Beach", "samples": 1246, "exceedances": 99, "rate": 0.0795, "from": "1995-02-13", "through": "2026-03-04" }, { "name": "Corcoran Lagoon Beach", "samples": 386, "exceedances": 27, "rate": 0.0699, "from": "1995-01-18", "through": "2026-03-04" }, { "name": "Seabright Beach — Seabright State Beach", "samples": 1510, "exceedances": 100, "rate": 0.0662, "from": "1995-01-18", "through": "2026-03-02" }, { "name": "Twin Lakes State Beach", "samples": 1382, "exceedances": 88, "rate": 0.0637, "from": "1995-01-23", "through": "2026-03-02" }, { "name": "Cowell Beach — Cowell Beach Stairs", "samples": 1359, "exceedances": 81, "rate": 0.0596, "from": "1995-12-19", "through": "2026-03-02" }, { "name": "Seacliff State Beach", "samples": 1365, "exceedances": 76, "rate": 0.0557, "from": "1995-02-13", "through": "2026-03-02" }, { "name": "Lighthouse Beach", "samples": 340, "exceedances": 18, "rate": 0.0529, "from": "1995-01-03", "through": "2026-03-04" }, { "name": "Natural Bridges State Beach", "samples": 1639, "exceedances": 82, "rate": 0.05, "from": "1995-01-03", "through": "2026-03-04" }, { "name": "Pleasure Point Beach", "samples": 345, "exceedances": 16, "rate": 0.0464, "from": "1995-01-18", "through": "2026-03-02" }, { "name": "Moran Lake, County Beach — Moran Lake Beach", "samples": 389, "exceedances": 18, "rate": 0.0463, "from": "1995-01-23", "through": "2026-01-12" }, { "name": "Pajaro Dunes Beach — Pajaro Dunes State Beach", "samples": 635, "exceedances": 28, "rate": 0.0441, "from": "1995-01-11", "through": "2026-01-26" }, { "name": "Sunny Cove Beach", "samples": 362, "exceedances": 15, "rate": 0.0414, "from": "1995-01-23", "through": "2026-03-02" }, { "name": "Hidden Beach", "samples": 305, "exceedances": 10, "rate": 0.0328, "from": "1995-02-06", "through": "2026-03-04" }, { "name": "Manresa State Beach", "samples": 325, "exceedances": 7, "rate": 0.0215, "from": "1995-02-06", "through": "2026-03-04" }, { "name": "Waddell Creek Beach", "samples": 284, "exceedances": 4, "rate": 0.0141, "from": "1995-01-03", "through": "2026-02-24" }, { "name": "San Vicente Beach", "samples": 252, "exceedances": 3, "rate": 0.0119, "from": "1995-02-27", "through": "2026-02-24" }, { "name": "Sunset State Beach — Sunset Beach", "samples": 280, "exceedances": 3, "rate": 0.0107, "from": "1995-02-06", "through": "2026-03-04" }, { "name": "Scott Creek Beach", "samples": 280, "exceedances": 3, "rate": 0.0107, "from": "1995-01-03", "through": "2026-02-24" }, { "name": "Hooper's Beach — The Hook", "samples": 4, "exceedances": 0, "rate": 0.0, "from": "2024-08-05", "through": "2026-01-12" }, { "name": "Hidden Beach — Platform State Beach", "samples": 15, "exceedances": 0, "rate": 0.0, "from": "2024-08-08", "through": "2026-03-04" }, { "name": "Main Beach — 75 feet east of wharf", "samples": 2, "exceedances": 0, "rate": 0.0, "from": "2018-03-12", "through": "2018-04-02" }, { "name": "Cowell Beach — 150 feet west of wharf", "samples": 2, "exceedances": 0, "rate": 0.0, "from": "2018-03-12", "through": "2018-04-02" } ], "sources": [ { "layer": "beaches", "name": "Beach water quality exceedances", "publisher": "State Water Resources Control Board — Beach Watch (data.ca.gov)", "url": "https://data.ca.gov/dataset/beach-water-quality-postings-and-closures", "retrievedAt": "2026-10-11T01:45:26.197384+00:00" } ], "method": "Sample = one station-day; exceedance if any analyte is above its AB 411 single-sample standard (E. coli 400, enterococcus 104, total coliform 10,000, fecal coliform 400 per 100 mL).", "caveats": [ "Monitoring samples, not continuous conditions. Sampling frequency differs by station and season, so exceedance counts partly reflect how often a beach is tested; compare rates. Single-sample AB 411 standards only (the fecal-to-total coliform ratio rule is not applied). 5042 rows dated before 1995 or undated (including 1900/1905 placeholder dates) are outside the analysis window. Weather/storm-drain fields are populated on 0 of 82306 rows, so no after-rain analysis is made from this feed." ] }, { "id": "beach_exceedances_by_year", "title": "Beach bacteria exceedance samples per year (all stations)", "value": { "1995": 40, "1996": 36, "1997": 16, "1998": 18, "1999": 16, "2000": 56, "2001": 88, "2002": 95, "2003": 92, "2004": 96, "2005": 50, "2006": 66, "2007": 54, "2008": 102, "2009": 174, "2010": 132, "2011": 115, "2012": 112, "2013": 96, "2014": 166, "2015": 125, "2016": 92, "2017": 92, "2018": 177, "2019": 235, "2020": 175, "2021": 145, "2022": 182, "2023": 161, "2024": 99, "2025": 73, "2026": 2 }, "sources": [ { "layer": "beaches", "name": "Beach water quality exceedances", "publisher": "State Water Resources Control Board — Beach Watch (data.ca.gov)", "url": "https://data.ca.gov/dataset/beach-water-quality-postings-and-closures", "retrievedAt": "2026-10-11T01:45:26.197384+00:00" } ], "method": "Count of exceedance samples by year.", "caveats": [ "Sampling effort changes by year and season; counts are not rates." ] }, { "id": "beach_after_rain", "title": "After-rain effect on beach bacteria", "value": null, "sources": [ { "layer": "beaches", "name": "Beach water quality exceedances", "publisher": "State Water Resources Control Board — Beach Watch (data.ca.gov)", "url": "https://data.ca.gov/dataset/beach-water-quality-postings-and-closures", "retrievedAt": "2026-10-11T01:45:26.197384+00:00" } ], "method": "Not computed: the published Beach Watch rows carry no populated weather or storm-drain-flow fields, and no rainfall series is joined in this release.", "caveats": [] }, { "id": "envirostor_status", "title": "Toxic cleanup sites (DTSC EnviroStor): sites by status", "value": { "Refer: RWQCB": 30, "No Further Action": 20, "Refer: Other Agency": 20, "Refer: Local Agency": 12, "Certified / Operation & Maintenance": 7, "Certified": 5, "Closed": 5, "No Action Required": 3, "Active": 3, "Refer: EPA": 1 }, "sources": [ { "layer": "envirostor", "name": "Toxic cleanup sites (DTSC EnviroStor)", "publisher": "California Department of Toxic Substances Control", "url": "https://www.envirostor.dtsc.ca.gov/public/", "retrievedAt": "2026-10-11T01:45:27.207520+00:00" } ], "method": "Count of county sites by publisher status.", "caveats": [ "EnviroStor lists sites DTSC oversees or has evaluated; many sites are referred to other agencies and closed. A listed site is not proof of current exposure. Coordinates are publisher site points. Dates are status dates, not discovery dates. The EnviroStor website is behind a browser challenge; data come from DTSC's official ArcGIS public data export." ] }, { "id": "geotracker_status", "title": "Groundwater & fuel-leak cleanup cases (GeoTracker): sites by status", "value": { "Completed - Case Closed": 424, "Open - Site Assessment": 41, "Open - Long Term Management": 11, "Open - Remediation": 10, "Open - Verification Monitoring": 9, "Open - Assessment & Interim Remedial Action": 9, "Open - Inactive": 6, "Open - Eligible for Closure": 5, "Open - Operating": 3, "Open - Closed/with Monitoring": 2, "Transferred to Other Agency": 1 }, "sources": [ { "layer": "geotracker", "name": "Groundwater & fuel-leak cleanup cases (GeoTracker)", "publisher": "State Water Resources Control Board", "url": "https://data.ca.gov/dataset/ground-water-water-quality-regulatory-information", "retrievedAt": "2026-10-11T01:45:29.911258+00:00" } ], "method": "Count of county sites by publisher status.", "caveats": [ "Cleanup cases only (leaking underground fuel tanks, cleanup program, land disposal, military). Permit-only rows such as cannabis, NPDES and animal facilities are excluded. Closed cases remain at low weight; a case is not proof of current exposure." ] }, { "id": "smoke_days", "title": "Days with satellite-analyzed wildfire smoke over populated Santa Cruz County", "value": { "2024": { "daysChecked": 83, "smokeDays": 4, "Light": 3, "Medium": 1, "Heavy": 0 }, "2025": { "daysChecked": 365, "smokeDays": 31, "Light": 28, "Medium": 3, "Heavy": 0 }, "2026": { "daysChecked": 282, "smokeDays": 33, "Light": 30, "Medium": 1, "Heavy": 2 } }, "sources": [ { "layer": "smoke", "name": "Wildfire smoke days (NOAA HMS)", "publisher": "NOAA NESDIS Hazard Mapping System", "url": "https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/products/land/hms.html", "retrievedAt": "2026-10-11T01:46:47.187019+00:00" } ], "method": "NOAA HMS smoke polygons covering any of 10 populated county points, per day; densest class kept.", "caveats": [ "Satellite analysts outline smoke in the whole atmospheric column; a plume overhead does not mean ground-level air was unhealthy. Days with no analysis file are listed as failures and are unknown, not smoke-free. Regional context only; not used in the hex score." ] }, { "id": "requests_categories", "title": "Service requests (SeeClickFix): records by category", "value": { "Street Light": 259, "Uncategorized request": 237, "Graffiti": 230, "Pothole": 213, "Illegal Dumping": 103, "Sidewalk Damage": 87, "Other": 11, "Private Property Issue": 9, "Stormwater Pollution": 8 }, "sources": [ { "layer": "requests", "name": "Service requests (SeeClickFix)", "publisher": "SeeClickFix public issues — Santa Cruz County place", "url": "https://seeclickfix.com/santa-cruz-county", "retrievedAt": "2026-10-11T02:25:04.765671+00:00" } ], "method": "Count by published category.", "caveats": [ "Resident-submitted requests routed to participating organizations. In Santa Cruz County the City of Watsonville is the main active organization, so coverage is concentrated there; other cities use separate systems that do not publish open request data. A request is a report, not a verified violation." ] }, { "id": "litter_categories", "title": "Litter & illegal dumping hotspots (County): records by category", "value": { "Litter / dumped items": 1102 }, "sources": [ { "layer": "litter", "name": "Litter & illegal dumping hotspots (County)", "publisher": "County of Santa Cruz Public Works — Litter Hotspots", "url": "https://services1.arcgis.com/jJfZghspGKh8J9Jm/arcgis/rest/services/Litter_Spots/FeatureServer", "retrievedAt": "2026-10-11T02:25:06.645048+00:00" } ], "method": "Count by published category.", "caveats": [ "County road-crew inventory of litter and dumped items along county roads, published behind the County \"Litter Hotspots\" dashboard. Records carry no dates (layer last edited 2026-01-22); volume units are not documented." ] } ] }