Traci Hukill

Staff Writer

Monning: Schwarzenegger Making Bad Situation Worse

Assemblymember Bill Monning says the governor isn't negotiating in good faith.  "All he's doing is rejecting proposals."

For the average Democratic lawmaker in California, the most vexing mystery playing out in state capitols right now isn’t why Sarah Palin is stepping down or what will break the farcical stalemate in the New York legislature. It’s why Gov. Schwarzenegger, just months ago united (relatively speaking) with Sacramento Democrats against their vociferously anti-tax GOP counterparts to pass a budget that included both cuts and revenue increases, has now adopted such a hardline stance against taxes that the legislature’s Republicans look almost reasonable by comparison.

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Our New Look

Welcome to the revamped News page of SantaCruz.com.  We think this redesign will make it easier for you to find articles, respond to what you read and keep in touch with what’s happening in Santa Cruz County.

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Santa Cruz Plumbers Do A Little Dance

Santa Cruz Plumbers Do A Little Dance

Rosenthal Plumbing has struck a blow for legions of plumbers sick of stereotypes. In a video sure to go viral, real plumbers from the Live Oak-based business lip-sync to a pretty decent rap about well-mannered plumbers who wear little booties over their shoes, explain to the customer exactly what they’re doing and how much it will cost and never, ever show even a hint of butt crack.

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