Week in Review: Capitola Loses Former Mayor Amid Holiday Cheer

There are two sides to every coin. In Capitola last week, the cheer of Thanksgiving and impending December holidays was dampened by a big loss for the city.

Last weekend, Bob Begun, former treasurer, city councilman and mayor, . Begun was also a .

On a brighter note, there was plenty of celebration in town throughout the week, including at the Capitola Mall, which for the first time ever . The following day, , greeted by hundreds of families waiting to meet him under the bandstand.

On Monday, we reported a portion of the crime from the prior seven days, . Days later, it was announced that the Santa Cruz Sheriff's Department made two arrests in connection with a .  

The Capitola City Council met for the only time in November on Tuesday (earlier than their regular Thursday meetings, due to Thanksgiving), and .

Lastly, there were , measured at 2.8 and 2.9 on the Richter scale. One person in Aptos reported feeling the shake on the U.S. Geological Survey website.