The Weekly Dump 12.7.18
It's official! We elected a guy named Sweety Muffin Top to be on our city council. The jokes write themselves here. We're also talking about living the local nightmare (with…Continue Reading →
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The Weekly Dump 11.30.18
It's raining! It's pouring! Santa Cruz is never boring! This week, we've got lots of rain and the usual mayhem…
The Weekly Dump 11.23.18
Happy Thanksgiving! I know it seems like we don’t have a lot to be thankful for but if you look…
The Weekly Dump 11.16.18
In this week's Dump, we've got a runaway freight train of a dump truck taking out more than 20 cars near Highways 1 and 9, a woman was assaulted with…Continue Reading →
The Weekly Dump 11.9.18
The election is finally behind us! Now I'll have some new people to pick on. In the mean time, welcome…
The Weekly Dump 11.2.18
It's the Halloween Hangover edition of the Weekly Dump! This week, a young woman was stabbed in the Cabrillo College…
The Weekly Dump 10.26.18
I'd say get ready for Halloween in Santa Cruz but really, everyday is like Halloween here. This week, the Auto One on Water burns down, getting the kinks out, like…Continue Reading →
The Weekly Dump 10.19.18
Time for the latest Weekly Dump! This week, the city shuts down 2 city parks for public safety reasons (and…
The Weekly Dump 10.12.18
There's only one way to describe this week in Santa Cruz. Rojo Caliente! In the latest Weekly Dump, we've got…
The Weekly Dump 10.5.18
Five more weeks until the election and then we'll stop seeing all the election campaign noise everywhere. In the mean time, we've got more local election coverage! We're also talking…Continue Reading →
The Weekly Dump 9.28.18
Well, the UCSC caravan of new and returning students (and their parents) descended on Santa Cruz last week, bringing the…
The Weekly Dump 9.21.18
Last week was short, this week is long, go figure! It's the rollercoaster nature of Santa Cruz. This week, we've…
The Weekly Dump 9.14.18
It's kind of a short dump this week. Life just got in the way a little too much this week for yours truly, and I skipped the complete carnival of…Continue Reading →
The Weekly Dump 9.7.18
Ok, I'll come clean and admit it. I'm the anonymous op/ed writer in the NYT piece. Closer to home, time…
The Weekly Dump 8.31.18
As we close out another summer in Santa Cruz, I've got the latest in vibrantly honest news and views. This…
The Weekly Dump 8.24.18
The best week of the year to be in Santa Cruz is coming next week! But first, let's see what kind of stuff we can talk about this week. I've…Continue Reading →
The Weekly Dump 8.17.18
It's been a crazier week than usual here this week! We're discussing the Aptos shooting, the guy stabbed in the…
The Weekly Dump 8.10.18
In this latest Weekly Dump, we're talking about the crazy robbery and car chase that ended up in Scotts Valley,…
The Weekly Dump 8.3.18
It's that time of the week again! Time for a little Dump. This week, we discuss how Santa Cruz County pays critical frontline mental health workers minimum wages (and expects…Continue Reading →
The Weekly Dump 7.27.18
It's been quite the loco week here! We had an innocent young woman murdered by a local junkie we've been…