The Weekly Dump 5.31.19

We’re just past Memorial Day weekend and things are heating up locally, even if the weather isn’t. We had a stabbing near the Boardwalk, a shooting near Jose Park, guns drawn on Mission street, the gift that keeps on giving, drunk and disorderly, pedestrian killed near Davenport, she really wanted to go to jail, Boulder Creek accident sends victim to trauma unit, fire torches Branciforte home, Sup dummies, El Bus del Payaso Corto, the Weekly Seen, bye bye Theta Chi, bye Chip, and the Happy Story of the Week is back!

The Weekly Dump 5.24.19

It’s Memorial Day weekend and the “unofficial” start of summer. And that nasty old drug camp is gone just in time! And this week, the local group dumping their needles there got shut down too after they pulled their application to dump more needles. We also have a body found near Moran Lake, a home invasion burglary in Aptos, the usual hot mess at the Metro, an early morning stabbing in Aptos, the gift that keeps on giving, a fire torches the Hideout in Aptos (more Aptos!), octogenarian arrested on skid row, inmate dies in Watsonville, forgetting your needles and stolen property, it’s not really a camp, new public safety center opens in Aptos (more Aptos!), car takes out pole at Mission and Bay, rail trail over Lost Boys bridge done, and we celebrate our 3rd anniversary of bringing you the vibrantly honest truth weekly.

The Weekly Dump 5.17.19

It’s been a very long time since I haven’t had the displeasure of talking about a certain camp named after a certain city manager but this is the week! Cause it’s gone daddy gone, the love is gone away. Gone away. But in other news, another woman was punched in the face downtown this week, a pregnant woman was assaulted at the Aptos Taco Bell, we’ve got a baseball bat beating in front of the Homeless Services Center, nobody wants more needles, SCPD chases gunman near the Boardwalk, man tased downtown, complying the hard way, Rescued Treasures hit again, busted in the head with a bottle near the Boardwalk, the gift that keeps on giving, drunk woman kills teen on Highway 17, just give them a reason to pull you over, Springtime for Hitler, all that glitters isn’t gold, Gonzalez to be tried as an adult, Weekly Shoutouts, and more!

The Weekly Dump 5.10.19

The day is finally here! We say a long overdue adios to Camp Bernal (but not the bums who trashed it), we had a small explosion in the camp after last week’s threats to “blow something up”, 3.2 million in the hole, downtown loser arrested for punching innocent woman in the face, ace is the place, car goes over cliff off Highway 1, I’d hate to be their neighbors, slugs and drugs, big rig rollover on 17, OD at India Joze, the shittiest parents of the week, paint it black, late night vagrancy downtown, DeCinzotized returns, and more.

The Weekly Dump 5.3.19

It’s finally here! I can finally stop talking about Camp Bernal (after this week of course), we’ve got a local dingleberry inciting riots, common sense prevails over idiot compassion, a woman was reportedly raped and kicked in the head at the drug camp, brawling in the New Leaf parking lot, domestic abuse leads to much more trouble, Bear Fire suspect pleads guilty, rooftop disturbance ends peacefully, man arrested on gun charges after work fight, multiple businesses burglarized on Soquel, transient car thief arrested in Scotts Valley, just beat it, early morning fire torches local motel, the Weekly Seen is back, giving cats a forever home, and we’re celebrating good times with Kool and the Gang!

The Weekly Dump 4.26.19

We’ve got a big old Weekly Dump for you this week! We’re talking about the court delay to the inevitable closing of Camp Bernal, a child finds a needle on Seabright beach during KION interview, a woman is stabbed in Seabright, a man is attacked with a hatchet in Watsonville, a walk in the park, bum breaks Lyft drivers windshield downtown, Watsonville police get guns off the street, stolen car shows up in an obvious location, asleep at the wheel, high speed chase on Highway 17, trying to get arrested, San Jose woman arrested for downtown robbery, just another Friday morning downtown, coffee shop thief arrested in Aptos, man falls of West Cliff, the big meh, Common Sense, local firefighters go ballistic, and more!

The Weekly Dump 4.19.19

This week, we’re trying to stop bad ideas before they manifest themselves (yet again), Colt drops the hammer, drunken bottle brawl on Pacific Avenue, robbery and stabbing near Ocean and Broadway, three Aptos businesses burglarized, stabbing yourself in the armpit hurts, Transient California, rude awakening on the North Coast, hobbits in Santa Cruz, butts on the beach, a little Wagner for local conspiracy theorists, the wisdom of Dr. Drew, Maddy’s Garden, red white and blue beach sold, and more!

The Weekly Dump 4.12.19

Wasn’t sure I was going to make it this week when the website went down today but it turned out to be a minor glitch and the reward is a timely Weekly Dump! This week, another young woman dies in Camp Bernal, teen driver sends pregnant mom to trauma center, Watsonville gang members arrested for shooting this week, suspected meth dealer arrested in Live Oak, Watsonville teen arrested with assault rifle at homeless campsite, another “post release community supervision” success story, busted in DRUG Camp Bernal, Santa Cruz city council votes to continue to do nothing about the homeless, juvenile arrested with gun at Davenport Beach, tasers and alcohol don’t mix, drunk driver on the railroad tracks, bike thief evades SCPD in Neary Lagoon, brawling behind the Catalyst, Ryan Coonerty doing critical stuff, Boardwalk announces summer concert lineup, and more!

The Weekly Dump 4.5.19

So I heard the city is now waffling on the Camp Bernal closing date again. Spineless like jellyfish. But while they keep putting this off, one of their drug addled campers tried to kidnap an 11 year old boy from a city park this week! We’ve also got a guy with a knife taken down at gunpoint at Taco Bell, the city wants to double the size of the Homeless Services Center, SCPD parks their trailer at Gateway Plaza, a couple of Scotts Valley car chases with guns, fire torches Aptos home, naked guy trashes west side house, creeper at the local high school swim meet, Watsonville gang banger busted with assault rifle, getting pepper sprayed in the face by the bartender, and we have a new K9!

The Weekly Dump 3.29.19

Us is the number one film in America and that puts us in the spotlight. And the word I hear is people are afraid to visit Santa Cruz now. And I had nothing to do with it! But as for real life frightening stuff, we had a shooting across the street from the Boardwalk, we had a stabbing off 38th avenue, grifters get the boot from a West Cliff rental, the city council walks it back, fatal accident kills woman near Capitola Mall, burglary suspects shut down Watsonville high school, boat sinks off Aptos beach, body found in Henry Cowell State Park, smashing windows on Soquel, broken meth pipes, trouble in paradise, bigger biohazards being ignored, bum faceplants, row Jimmy, boys save girl from drowning, Vibrantly Honest, and more.

The Weekly Dump 3.22.19

This week, we continue to show we can’t get out of our own way. The city council decides to move their dumpster fire to downtown, a body was found on New Brighton beach, Seattle is dying and we are on life support, a vibrantly honest tour of Camp Bernal, teens rescued from riptide, drunk hits 3 people on East Cliff, low income housing, battered by a shopping cart, teens hurt in accident near Harbor High, time to take out the trash, attempted robbery yields jail time, a pocket full of kryptonite, 11 times and counting, mething around, channeling Taylor, Watsonville man arrested for riding a horse drunk, and does anybody remember laughter?

The Weekly Dump 3.15.19

Of course it’s a crazy Dump this week. It’s the Ides of March! Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your eyes and ears! I come not to bury bad news but acknowledge it in vibrantly honest fashion! With apologies to Shakespeare and Mark Antony, this week’s oration includes a car hitting a Metro bus, SCPD steps up patrols around Camp Bernal, road raging motorcyclist with gun taken down, SCPD warns about scam, the gift that keeps giving, cognac for breakfast, art thief busted, happy loving couples make it look so easy, Bonesios bum chase, Camp Bernal bum chase, fire destroys Boulder Creek home, Mocha Frappuccino, for the love of beer, the 15th is coming, living next door to Camp Bernal, drugs, guns, and recidivism, the world outside our bubble is watching us, city council flatulence, Watsonville man found guilty of murder, and more!

The Weekly Dump 3.8.19

Good times! Ain’t we lucky we got em. This week, two more dead bodies were pulled out of Camp Bernal, there was also a fire there, dysfunction at city hall, gang member crashes near Manresa, fallen tree closes Highway 1, horsing around, not so safe way, tire slasher arrested, 22 times and counting, run for the border, accidents on Highway 17, and more.

The Weekly Dump 3.1.19

This week, a murder suspect returns to Santa Cruz, the city council gives us a lot of hot air and nothing, Santa Cruz attorney sentenced for spousal abuse, crowbar nuisance taken down, brawling at Bonesios, a literal dumpster fire, wearing the evidence, running like a Deere, burglar on the roof, no time for nonsense, picking up other states trash, Weekly Shoutouts, and more!

The Weekly Dump 2.22.19

This week Camp Bernal gets it’s official eviction notice, DHS pops by and nobody blinks, drugs not slugs, SCPD has their dirty laundry aired, FIT to be tried, the truth can be offensive, the garden of low hanging fruit, Mommy Dearest, a royal flush, medical emergency causes Highway 1 crash, gang fight near Capitola mall, water under the bridge, the Weekly Seen, and never forget one of the saddest days in our city’s history.