Downtown Association — Attraction in Santa Cruz

My 19 year old son, experienced Racist homeless man on bike, yelling the N word at him. He was walking downtown area with his white & latino friends when this guy just started yelling MF _igger, MF dirty _igger. Sad that 2022 our children have experienced this ignorance by hateful people that are intimated or jealous of the color of our skin!. If others experienced this downtown please report this guys ignorance, he should not be allowed to get away with this...

Interesting stores and restaurants, and not all are expensive and gentrified. The whimsical businesses are great. Food selection is pretty good. Always nice to see the street performers. Lots of homeless, though. Past a certain hour, you get alot of drunks stumbling out of the pubs. Mostly college and military kids, and tourists. During the day it can be a great place to shop...

It's a Friday and I'm here when most people are at work. Despite the cold weather, the few people I have encountered make the place warm. I'm happy to see signs expressing openness to diversity. I was also glad to see a bookstore, something I know is dying in some if not most parts...