The Weekly Dump 9.11.20

We’re back with another week of trying to stay sane in Santa Cruz. I know it’s not easy. I struggle to find my mojo to keep doing this every week. But I plod on. Our COVID numbers went down a little, then they went back up and now we’re worried about another local spike, the local fires are starting to see good containment, twins from Watsonville got arrested for attempted murder, tased and confused, felons with guns and drugs, homeward bound, beats a penny, hanky panky at the county jail, Watsonville’s dumbest criminals, the only three names you need to remember, Manu, and we remember the day the world changed forever.

The Weekly Dump 9.4.20

Summer is over! This week Santa Cruz leaders finally have an epiphany moment about closing our local beaches, updates on COVID and the fire, a man was arrested for stabbing his grandfather in the neck and killing him, another guy was arrested for trying to burn his housemates alive, firefighters find a pipe bomb in the burn zone, gangbanger arrested in Watsonville, picking low hanging fruit, Ocean Street robber arrested, turnstiler of the week, Kaiser Arena opens it’s doors to evacuees, and the Rangers are getting thrown under the bus by SCPD. Typical week!

The Weekly Dump 8.28.20

What else can go wrong here? We’re still dealing with a massive fire in the middle of a massive pandemic. But the fire seems to be coming under control as the weather cooperates. I’m not gonna kid myself. We’re getting the shit beat out of us right now here in Santa Cruz by forces beyond our control. Life is cyclical and we will bounce back, just not equally. My heart hurts for everyone effected by this fire.

The Weekly Dump 8.21.20

Santa Cruz is on fire. Is there really anything else to talk about right now? Not much. Everything else is nothing compared to a raging inferno literally consuming Santa Cruz. But I talk about a few other things too. Everyone stay safe out there and look out for each other right now. Nothing makes sense anymore so just do the best you can with what’s in front of you right now and worry about the rest later. Be well.

The Weekly Dump 8.14.20

The heat is on in Santa Cruz. Literally! We’re broiling here. This week we also discuss the murder suspect in a local case being extradited back to Santa Cruz from Mexico, the downtown Wells Fargo bank was robbed, the Felton jerk charged with statutory rape, crazy happenings at Wilder Ranch, turnstiler of the week, bums with box cutters, Santa Cruz shuts down the Main Beach Flea Market, COVID keeps spiking, the field is set, welcome Arsen, Manu for District 1 supervisor, and more! Sorry for the delay this week, The flu won. A day late and a dollar short. Story of my life!

The Weekly Dump 8.7.20

It’s August already? Two more local folks died of the COVID this week. We also had a shooting in the Beach Flats, a bomb scare on Soquel, a couple guys in Watsonville got arrested for sexually abusing kids, a drunk car thief and his pal got arrested off Highway 17, for the turnstiles, the Weekly Seen, flying weenies, suspicious fire on B40, shake rattle and roll, the kitten story we all need right now, city council race updates, open the hair salons, and more!

The Weekly Dump 7.31.20

It’s time for another edition of the Weekly Dump, bringing you vibrantly honest news and views from the Land of the Cruz. This week, a guy got murdered in a drive by shooting on Mission, the COVID keeps spiking, coddling kills, penny bail time, now open, attempted murder isn’t newsworthy, picking up trash near the dump, turnstiler of the week, someone had a rough morning, they’ve only just begun, Laughing Sal ain’t laughing, city council race updates, and I walked a section of the rail trail!

The Weekly Dump 7.24.20

This week, Santa Cruz County made another dubious list! This one is the state’s “watch list” and things don’t look good from the angle I’m watching from. We also had a suspected Watsonville drug dealer arrested, hate crimes get you carded, Watsonville child abduction ends peacefully, missing local woman killed by DUI driver, downtown robbery attempt, taking out the local trash, no laughing matter, the grease, turnstiler of the week, county furloughs on the way, schools out, Santa Cruz city council race updates, and welcome Parker!

The Weekly Dump 7.17.20

COVID cases spiking in Santa Cruz after we allow the beaches to stay open and people to congregate in large groups. Gee who could have seen that coming? We also had a violent woman arrested after pistol whipping her boyfriend, a downtown robbery suspect gets arrested, assault with a deadly weapon to go, guns and heroin, suspect in recent downtown shooting arrested, suspect arrested for recent murder in Santa Cruz mountains, Martin Bernal wants to defund SCPD, more closings downtown, we have city council candidates, and more!

The Weekly Dump 7.10.20

It’s the middle of July and the beaches are open for business in Santa Cruz. Maybe that’s why we saw a spike in COVID locally? In other news, triple fines don’t mean shit without actual enforcement, a moron almost shot a kid, a racist POS was arrested, the boy is back in town, biker beef sends one to jail, assault someone get a ticket, Watsonville creeper arrested, an actual fireworks arrest, penny bail, turnstiler of the week, trouble at the transient gateway, Santa Cruz city council election updates, and more!

The Weekly Dump 7.3.20

Dysfunction junction what’s your function? Keeping our beaches open while everyone else closes their beaches for the holiday weekend. We are the Bay Area’s doormat for the 4th of July. We also had a carjacker drive off West Cliff Drive into the Pacific Ocean in the middle of a busy afternoon (thankfully not killing anyone in the process), we had a guy shooting at people and running them off Highway 17, a racist thug got arrested downtown, wildfires don’t care about our COVID problems, exploding bum trailers on Delaware, fatal crash near Depot Park, a couple of local perverts arrested for sex crimes with minors, turnstiler of the week, get out of jail free cards are back, no bail and still in jail, exploding porta potty in Garfield Park, the drunken brawl at Alderwood, Santa Cruz city council race updates, vibrant honesty from the Santa Cruz Grand Jury, the Weekly Seen, and more! Stay safe and sane out there!

The Weekly Dump 6.26.20

Bring on the tourists and their nasty coronavirus because the beaches in Santa Cruz are open for business and infecting! In other local news, the city council passed the library in a parking garage nonsense, they killed PredPol, there was a stabbing near the Santa Cruz harbor, picking up Novato’s trash in Watsonville, robbed and knocked out on Dakota Street, the coroner was wrong, water intoxication, my thoughts and some predictions on the Santa Cruz city council race, and more!

The Weekly Dump 6.19.20

Another rough week locally. This week, Santa Cruz honors a local fallen hero, a San Jose man is murdered in the Santa Cruz mountains, a local woman is tragically killed by a DUI driver, a man got stabbed near the Boardwalk, a Watsonville man is arrested for attempted murder, early morning explosion rocks Aptos, flying cars, serial creepers, swinging pipes, the Seabreeze burns down, Live Oak bums, UCSC announces fall plans, and more!

The Weekly Dump 6.12.20

What a week. So much for a slow quiet summer in Santa Cruz this year. You probably heard about the murder and mayhem in Ben Lomond so there’s that. We’re talking about the guy “from” Santa Cruz shooting up SLO before cops finally killed him in a gun battle yesterday. Oh, and there’s that pesky pandemic we’re dealing with. We also had a fire torch the Pogonip, a suspected pipe bomb on West Cliff, the Mission got vandalized by a bunch of assholes, the zero bail COVID program ends, an update on the local city council races, and more.

The Weekly Dump 6.5.20

If I had to sum up this week in Santa Cruz (and our country) in one word, that word would be angry. This week, we remembered George Floyd (in both good and bad ways), we had a shooting downtown, stolen truck thieves arrested in New Leaf parking lot, John Law meets John Deere, not getting out of jail for free, name this douche, the Boardwalk is still closed, BoS special meeting notes, Capitola Mall reopens, and life hacks with Abuela.