Week In Review: Pipe Fixed, City Parties, Community Bands Together for Bryan Stow

The most important news in the Capitola-Soquel area this week continued to be flood-related. Unlike in weeks past, however, the news was mostly good.

On Monday, we brought you a . More than 50 businesses in the flood zone are fully reopened at this point. We were also happy to report this week that , meaning more rain does not signify more flooding.

Throughout the week, local business owners and employees updated the community on how their stores are doing, two weeks removed from the flood, in You Said It video features. See those here:


Thursday, PhDiamonds
Friday, Craft Gallery 

Rounding out this week's flood coverage, .

In other Capitola business news, the .

In a story that affects the whole Bay Area but really hits close to home, local Giants fan Bryan Stow, who was beaten outside of Dodger Stadium on Opening Day, had a fund established in his name, which has already collected more than $300,000, some of which is thanks to the kind donations of Pizza My Heart. 

A man was . His hand was trapped under his car until a bystander and police officer helped him escape. That same day, an . 

After a study found that poisonously high levels of lead paint were present in baseball belts, the

It has been found that . However, the school district's facilities manager is quite sure that the building is safe.

As summer approaches, gas prices are continuing to climb. This week alone, they . At least we brought you some .