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Protesters Demand End to Corporate Loopholes
Jun 18, 2009, by Jessica Lussenhop NewsUnder the punishing rays of the late afternoon sun yesterday, Supervisor Neal Coonerty stood outside the Chevron gas station at Ocean and Soquel in a full suit and blew off steam from another long day of budget decisions by waving a small sign to passing cars that read “Families First.”
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Santa Cruz Group Gears Up for Life After Cheap Oil
Jun 18, 2009, by Alastair Bland Environment
In late May, a small grassroots organization called Transition Santa Cruz convened for an evening meeting at the police station on Center Street. The subject of the hour was how the community could bolster Santa Cruz’s public transportation system and steer residents away from sprawl and dependency on cars for every outing and errand. Led in part by Micah Posner, director of the cycling advocacy group People Power, the discussion quickly veered into a debate over whether or not high-density housing would facilitate a public rail system or do the opposite and lead to more cars on the streets.
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Pet Day Care Center Caters to Santa Cruz’s Fluffiest
Jun 17, 2009, by Curtis Cartier Community
Dealing with 70 dogs and cats every day can be a challenge. Dealing with 70 dog and cat owners every day can be downright maddening.
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Sea Lion Pups Dying at an Alarming Rate
Jun 17, 2009, by Staff report News
Animal rescuers are scrambling to rehabilitate starving toddler sea lions.
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Dual Berry Festivals Will Be A Fiasco
Jun 17, 2009, by Emilio Martinez Opinion“Make no beans about it,” says Watsonville District 6 representative Emilio Martinez: this is a bad idea.
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Dueling Festivals Make A Mess
Jun 16, 2009, by Jessica Lussenhop News
As Watsonville prepares for not one but two strawberry festivals after a bizarre falling out between city officials and Modesto-based festival promoter Leslie Peterson, residents, nonprofits and local businesses are left puzzling out the aftermath.
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Undaunted, Man Tries for Second Photo Shoot Record
Jun 15, 2009, by Jessica Lussenhop Community
Virgil E. Robinson, a sporty, boyish-looking 42-year-old in a matching “Possibility Advocate” cap and long sleeve T-shirt, sits across from Hannah*, a recent divorcee who has been slowly losing control of her mortgage.
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Ten Questions for Sandy Faber
Jun 13, 2009, by Traci Hukill Community
UCSC astrophysicist Sandy Faber on unprepared graduate students, her current reading material and what makes her a typical Capricorn.
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David Sedaris Tells All, Or At Least Some
Jun 11, 2009, by Molly Zapp Community
The king of deadpan humor dishes with Santa Cruz Weekly’s Molly Zapp about homophobia, unemployment and finally getting online.
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The Adult Day Health Care Domino Effect
Jun 11, 2009, by Sara Clarenbach OpinionPreserving day health care for the elderly isn’t just the compassionate thing to do, it makes good business sense, says Salud Para la Gente director of community relations Sara Clarenbach.
