The Weekly Dump 3.13.20

Beware the Ides of March! This week, we get hammered on Coronavirus, man arrested for attempted kidnapping and rape on Pacific Avenue, good morning Santa Cruz, what could go wrong with a cache of guns and meth, loaded Glock found in stolen SUV, skating away on the thin ice of a new day, skid row skidmarks, fake shooter report in Felton, battle of the California homeless unions, the three stooges discuss local homelessness, obstinate and oblivious to the bitter end, daily affirmations with Andy Mills, and more!

The Weekly Dump 3.6.20

Judgement day is finally here for Chris Krohn and Drew Glover and the verdict is (sort of) in! We also saw Janet pink slip UCSC strikers, beware of the bogey man, speedballs and power tools, flash and the can, the turnstile in action, morning bum fights, stay away orders are a joke, Bad Dad, lawyers guns and money, breaking up the breaking badmobile brigade, SCPD town hall meetings next week, and more!

The Weekly Dump 2.28.20

The dumpster fire is getting ready to explode! We’ve also got Leonie Sherman dropping the mic on Drew Glover’s fat head, fix your car dummy, stabbing sends victim to trauma center, turnstiler of the week, hit and run killer arrested in Watsonville, serial burglar keeps burglarizing, Atlas shrugged, defined by hypocrisy and willful ignorance, adios Circle Church, missing woman’s car found in Davenport, talk talk, weekly shoutouts and thanks, and more!

The Weekly Dump 2.21.20

Did you vote yet? Don’t forget to vote YES on the Recalls, and for Renee Golder and Don Lane for city council. In other news, we had a bum fight on the Felker footbridge, free speech isn’t tolerated at the city on the hill, Tulare murder suspect arrested in Santa Cruz, Janet tells UCSC strikers to talk to her hand, tell me why I don’t like Mondays, Turnstiler of the Week, all methed up and nowhere to go, can’t have it both ways, Glover pays $1300 for his lack of civility, Aptos fishing pier closed, Bernie Panders, two days of chowder, and more!

The Weekly Dump 2.14.20

Happy Valentines Day! Can you feel the love? This week, UCSC grad students and their friends throw an extended pity party, Justin Cummings sandbags for bullies, Ryan Coonerty drops the mic, traveling riverside blues, eating the wrong kind of edibles, that ain’t junk in the trunk, whip it good, return to sender, the usual public safety dysfunction from the county, judging idiot compassion, give it away now, a lovely role model, Santa Cruz is SARTifiable again, district elections are coming, the Santa Cruz Seaweed, and more!

The Weekly Dump 2.7.20

Nine shootings in twelve months! We finally get some refreshing truth and vibrant honesty instead of patronizing cliches. And who’s your Buddy? We’ve also got the couple dropping in on Seabright Beach, sixty four and forty three, shooting at passing cars, get out of jail free cards, gives new meaning to drive thru, UCSC College Democrats are tired of Drew Glover’s bullshit, we’re the wind beneath her wings, and more!

The Weekly Dump 1.31.20

Get ready to vote! The Santa Mierda Guide to the March 2020 ballot is out just in time for the latest Weekly Dump. We’ve also got the usual cast of misfits acting badly, including some Glock spiel, a murder suspect from LA turns himself in quietly to SCPD, stolen police guns and badges swept under the rug, drunk kids playing on roofs downtown, local gang banger pleads guilty, three’s a charm, turnstiler of the week, day tripping, the 2020 voter’s guide, and more!

The Weekly Dump 1.24.20

Well it’s been quite the interesting and eventful week. We had a Capitola teenager who was drugged and kidnapped and taken to San Jose before being rescued, we had guns and drugs along the river levee, we had a local thug kidnap an infant and stab the baby’s mother in the process, the turnstiler of the week, a knife with breakfast, squatting with the million dollar view, the gift that keeps on giving, when it rains it pours, SCPD sponsors MLK march downtown, Posnergate, the Weekly Seen, weekly shoutouts, and more!

The Weekly Dump 1.17.20

It might be the “offseason” for Santa Cruz but anyone who reads this knows, it’s never boring if you know where to look! This week, we had a gunfight on West Cliff Drive, we had a guy with sawed off shotguns and silencers finally arrested on Pacific Avenue, we had a Watsonville guy stabbed to death, a photo finish, a woman hit by a vehicle on Ocean, playing with guns and resisting arrest, burnin’ with the wailers, who let the dogs out, spikes and the pit, the idiocy astounds, not Thelma and Louise, serial creeper arrested yet again, burglary in Capitola, when pigs fly, Stephen Kessler is no fan of Drew Glover, MLK March downtown, the Weekly Seen, stop the needle madness, support the recalls, and more!

The Weekly Dump 1.10.20

Who knew Donald Trump would be good for progressive constipation? In other talking points this week, the Armory gets ready to open as local homeless shelter, a naked guy running in traffic was hit along Empire Grade, dirty laundry, thieves steal another ATM machine, Erin Brockovich tells us our shit stinks, turnstiler of the week, greater purpose than a failed beer garden, candidates debate, sign the petition and stop the tsunami of dirty needles, support the recall and end the dysfunction at city hall, and more.

The Weekly Dump 1.3.20

Welcome to 2020! We pick up right where we left off last week! Our NYE party downtown was nice and thankfully mostly uneventful, a homeless man died on the sidewalk next to the Post Office and the county shrugged, assault with a nine iron, shiv the guy a break, CHP shuts down racers near Aptos, mething around, Saint Joe isn’t impressed, better call Wendy, killing her softly, turnstilers of the week, counting the days, running in the wrong direction, Capitola Wharf closed, thousands demand no more needles, supporting the recall effort, and more!

The Weekly Dump 12.27.19

Adios 2019! We’ve also got Chico and The Man, the Grinch passed through Santa Cruz, the gift that keeps on giving, churning out junkies, PTA sucks, twice the trouble, bring out the bearcat, the county keeps failing, their hypocrisy is showing, take the skinhead bowling, yearly shoutouts and thanks, the Weekly Seen, sign the petition, support the recall, a little Kool and the Gang, and more!

The Weekly Dump 12.20.19

We’re moving a little slow over here today but we still deliver on time! Happy holidays to everyone however they choose to celebrate. This week, the county announced that meth related deaths have skyrocketed in Santa Cruz (really? you don’t say!). We’ve also got a story about the guy in Boulder Creek busted with more than 4 ounces of meth for sale. Coincidence or correlation? We also discuss why we can’t have nice things in this town, local mail thief arrested, recidivist is his middle name, turnstiler of the week, the gift that keeps on giving, that’s a wrap, what is child endangerment, the donut queen, better options, and more!

The Weekly Dump 12.13.19

Happy Holidays from the Land of the Holy Cross! In addition to Bob Noise flashing the kids on Pacific Avenue during the holiday parade, we’ve got a few random (probably gang related) shootings near the Boardwalk, hooch in the cooch, that time of the month, tow truck hits pedestrian in Ben Lomond, slugs and drugs, not your kind peoples, man falls into hole near Davenport Beach, recall candidates emerge, the city is finally pushing back on the county, free aquarium days, Santa Cruz has a new mayor, and more!

The Weekly Dump 12.6.19

As we slog through this latest atmospheric river, enjoy the latest news and views from Santa Cruz! This week, we have an opening for a new judge in Santa Cruz, shots fired near Paradise Park, Rick Martinez announces his retirement, dirty work, CHP takes down local drunk, turnstiler of the week is back, cleaning up skidmarks, skimmers in Watsonville, sinkholes on Ocean, the gift that keeps on giving, remember the name, new body scanners at county jail, the Weekly Seen, and more!