Santa Cruz police make arrest in alleged hate crime against LGBTQ+ bar The Neighbor’s Pub

SANTA CRUZ — Within days of vandalism to a recently opened downtown pub, police investigators say they have taken a Santa Cruz man into custody for an alleged hate-crime offense.

Police were initially called to The Neighbor’s Pub, a new LGBTQ+-friendly bar at 711 Pacific Ave., around 3 a.m. Tuesday for a report that someone had etched an offensive message into the business’ front glass doors. Police also believe that the vandal attempted to set the area around the doors on fire, leaving...