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Santa Cruz Credit Unions In Hot Water
Oct 07, 2009, by Staff BusinessFive of the six credit unions serving Santa Cruz County reported steep losses this past quarter. According to J. Stewart Fulle, President of the Monterey Credit Union, “These are the highest loan losses we’ve ever seen.”
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Santa Cruz Road Contractors Play Market Limbo
Oct 07, 2009, by Staff BusinessWith the economy in a downturn, road contractors are ready to do whatever it takes to find work, even if it means reducing their profits. Throughout Santa Cruz County, the cost of large public projects have dropped far beyond anticipated costs, saving the county money and getting more essential work done.
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Keeley Talks Taxes
Oct 07, 2009, by Jessica Lussenhop BusinessThe Santa Cruz County Treasurer helps demystify a bandied-about phrase: the business net receipts tax.
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A Social Movement, Not Budget Reform
Oct 06, 2009, by Christopher Barkan Opinion
UCSC doctoral candidate Christopher Barkan explains why student protesters won’t be satisfied with mere budget reform. “What is needed is a broad social movement,” he writes, “to articulate a new collective vision for the future that will replace this era of narrow special interests and for-profit social engineering.”
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County Releases Education Office Salaries
Oct 06, 2009, by Staff NewsWhile the California School Boards Association is preparing to sue the state over dwindling education funding, Santa Clara County released the salaries of its 400 employees.
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First Batch of Swine Flu Vaccines to Arrive in County
Oct 06, 2009, by Staff NewsHealth officials said that the first batch of 2,400 swine flu vaccines will arrive in the county this week, and that 40,000 vaccines will arrive by the end of the month.
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Police Crack Down on Ocean Street Prostitution
Oct 06, 2009, by Staff NewsProstitution has become a growing problem for people living along lower Ocean Street.
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UCSC Tracking Mountain Lions
Oct 06, 2009, by Staff News
Scientists estimate that the Santa Cruz Mountains are home to some 25 mountain lions. But as development encroaches into the forests, their territories are shrinking and even being split by roads and new housing developments.
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Stabbing in Downtown Santa Cruz
Oct 05, 2009, by Staff NewsA 17-year-old youth was in serious but stable condition on Friday after he was stabbed in a gang fight in downtown Santa Cruz.
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Local Libraries Looking for Ideas
Oct 05, 2009, by Staff CommunityDo you have any ideas about how local libraries can improve their services? Teresa Landers wants to hear about them.
