Summer’s winding down and we’re winding up for getting our town back as the kids head back to school locally, Santa Cruz hates Nazis, a stabbing in Live Oak, another stabbing downtown, hash oil lab explodes, naked guy tased, needle threats at the downtown library, multiple cars broken into near the Boardwalk, Challenger lives up to it’s name, Jeff buys a pot farm, manchild murder suspect back in court, Aptos rollover on 1, July crime statistics from the city of Santa Cruz, Brain Damage, free Gin Blossoms shows at the Boardwalk, and more!

We’ve got a whole lot of crazy and not much safe in this week’s Dump! A stabbing at Capitola Mall, a downtown shooting investigation leads to a drug bust, the Ben Lomond guy who shot another man in the face, a stabbing at the Homeless services Center, a pipe bomb in a stolen car on Highway One, a couple of other drive by shootings, another bomb threat shuts down Pacific avenue, a dead body found off Front street, man torches his trailer, burglary suspect nabbed in Davenport, burglars in Corralitos, is the Perg closing?, Yacht Rock at the Boardwalk, and much more!

In this week’s Dump, we’re talking about the Fognado, the Oakland teens who went on a crime spree in Santa Cruz, a guy threatens to shoot up Dominican, stolen bikes in Davenport, a home invasion burglary in Live Oak, woman punched in the face at the Riverfront Twin, junkies in Jessie Marsh, kicking it at the car wash, bum bothers the junior guards, welcome Chief Andy Mills, county homeless report released, Laura’s Law expanded in Alameda, Y&T for free at the Boardwalk, and more!

Hazmat team shuts down Laurel Street, accused child rapist back in court, Fireball grounded, armed robbery on River street, men brandish gun at Wharf to Wharf, SCPD’s body camera pilot program, 5 tons of bum trash, brawl at the harbor, knife fight on the west side, motorized madness along the levee, the face of county probation, weekly bum fight!, The Wolves at the Boardwalk, and more!

This week we celebrate and lament Santa Cruz making national headlines for all the wrong reasons, Hugh’s Views, we’ve got 3 shootings in the County this week (2 downtown and 1 in Ben Lomond), we’ve got a downtown stabbing right in front of a cop, fights at the Sobering Center, woman dies after falling from Davenport cliff, the NET snares some bad chum on Ocean, car fire on Highway 17, more trouble on Pearl street, weekly bum fights, tire slasher arrested in midtown, June crime statistics from the city of Santa Cruz, Eric Burdon and the Animals at the Boardwalk, and more.

It’s the doldrums of summer but summers are never boring living here. Hardly. This week, we’ve got a shark attack near Steamer Lane, an update on the recent DHS/ICE arrests, a serial arsonist arrested setting fires downtown, a shooting on Barson, a pot grower gets shot in the mountains, a robbery and stabbing on Chestnut, a carjacking at Laurel and Front, a naked guy throwing stuff off the top floor of a downtown garage, a man shot in ass in Boulder Creek, a fight at Almar and Mission, a Delaveaga wildfire, a fatal accident on Highway 1, a local nude Instagram model gets in trouble in Florida, BOC at the Boardwalk, Weekly Shoutouts, and probably a few other things I left out.

“Well I’m a gonna raise a fuss, I’m gonna raise a holler…”. Santa Mierda! It’s the cure for the summertime blues! This week we’re talking about the usual and the unusual. We survived the 4th of July shelling, possible human remains found in the Pogonip, moshing the night away, car thieves thwarted, train hits car downtown, carjacking leads to crash on 17, fake gun leads to arrest at the Boardwalk, various bums passed out, a booty call, paddle out for Jack this weekend, Logos closing downtown?, new Starbucks opening on Ocean, Quiet Riot at the Boardwalk, Weekly Shoutouts, and more!

In this week’s Rojo Caliente Weekly Dump, the Grand Jury takes the County to task over needles, the accused child rapist is offered bail, tent thief snagged, knife attack on the levee, west side gang beef, gun found at the HSC, couple passed out in an SUV, face plants are painful, another passed out junkie with a needle sticking out of their leg, trailer thief busted in Aptos, catching fish in a barrel, Hugh’s back, Great White, the Weekly seen, Weekly Shoutouts, and more!

The rest of the country swelters while Santa Cruz enjoys our natural air conditioning! This week we’ve got more details on the accused child rapist surgeon, the county gang task force arrests someone without ICE, burglary suspect arrested camping on the north coast, domestic violence call leads to handgun arrest, shots fired at vehicle on Highway One, field of bad dreams, angry man with knife on Pacific, raging granny at Safeway, another mass rescue on a north county beach, Cowells is still nasty but not quite as nasty as it has been, Pleasure Point street fair, NestFest!, Woodies on the Wharf, and more!

In the latest Weekly Dump, we’re discussing the stabbing and standoff in Boulder Creek, the lunatic from It’s Beach, stabbing victim dumped at Safeway, the shooting at the Flea Market, another massive brawl downtown, a couple of local head on crashes require helicopter evacuations, man with knife arrested near Hotel Paradox, domestic violence suspect arrested with loaded gun, fleeing stolen car crashes and burns on Highway One, drunk and battery at the Homeless Services Center, man destroys Impala over Bud Light, May crime stats for the city, UCSC graduation, Eddie Money, the Weekly Seen, and more!

Never a dull moment in the land of the Holy Cross. This week, Santa Cruz picks a new police chief, county supervisors continue to dismiss public concern over dirty needles, ICE is back and doesn’t care about our Sanctuary City status, machete wielding junkie on Ocean, drunk driver wrecks Range Rover and nearly kills companion, the neighbor from hell, S&R finds missing disabled man, broken fire hydrant floods Ocean, arsonist torches van on Broadway, Hugh’s day on the Riverwalk, RIP Jack O’Neill, the city celebrates PRIDE, new tenant for vacant Sports Authority on River, WaterSHRED, The Weekly Seen , Guerreros, Weekly Shoutouts, and more!

Summer has officially begun in Santa Cruz and the Weekly Dump brings you the “vibrantly honest” news and views from the place we call home. We’re talking about the latest child rapist from Watsonville, a rumble at the Jack in the Box on Ocean, a gang fight at the roundabout near the Wharf, an intruder on High street, student brings loaded gun to Soquel High, westside campers busted for heroin and meth, bum beatdown on Locust, bum beating off in front of Camouflage, 12 person brawl in Birch Alley, teen saves suicidal person from jumping off trestle bridge, pedophile back in court, Prop 47 screws Santa Cruz, Abbott Square launch delayed, ongoing downtown construction delays, Guerreros, Weekly Shoutouts, and more!