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UCSC Pulls the Plug on the Arboretum
News Sep 18, 2009, by StaffWith state funding slashed by $50 million, UCSC can’t afford to squander money, or see the groups that it funds squander it. That was the stated reason for the school to cut all funding to the Arboretum.
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Attorneys Help Homeless Couple
News Sep 18, 2009, by StaffUsually attorneys end up arguing if and how much to punish people who violate the law. This week, Santa Cruz attorneys decided to work together instead and find a solution so that the law is upheld.
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An Apple A Day …
News Sep 17, 2009, by Staff
Watsonville students will soon have a whole new range of snacks to choose from at the end of the school day. For four days a week, teens from the Jovenes Sanos youth organization will operate stands outside the schools, where students can buy a cup of berries for just 50 cents.
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UCSC Expanding to Santa Clara
News Sep 17, 2009, by StaffUCSC’s Extension in Silicon Valley program is preparing to unveil a new facility in Santa Clara on Oct. 1.
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Teen Faces Jail Time for Tossing Dog in Ravine
News Sep 16, 2009, by StaffLola is one lucky dog. The one-year-old chihuahua was put in a box and thrown into a ravine, but managed to survive the ordeal and was reunited with her owner. Andrew Ariola Corpus, 19, the UCSC student who abused the animal, is not as lucky. He could get up to a year in jail, as well as counseling and community service.
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Man Shot Dead in Watsonville
News Sep 16, 2009, by StaffWatsonville police are investigating the shooting death of a man in his 20s who was killed on Carey Avenue on Tuesday night.
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Stimulus Funds to Help At-Risk Kids
News Sep 16, 2009, by Staff 1 CommentsYesterday, Congressman Sam Farr announced that Santa Cruz County will be receiving $913,560 in federal stimulus funding to assist its Juvenile Probation Department.
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Local Schools Improving – But Not Enough
News Sep 16, 2009, by StaffSanta Cruz County’s schools showed an improvement in academic performance, based on the results of the 2008 standardized tests.
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Santa Cruz Features in Gov 2.0. Conference
News Sep 15, 2009, by StaffPeter Koht, economic development coordinator of Santa Cruz, opened the Gov2.0 Expo Showcase in Washington, D.C. by describing the UserVoice website he helped create for the city.
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WAMMfest Asks for Smoking Ban to Be Lifted
News Sep 15, 2009, by Staff
Organizers of this year’s WAMMfest at San Lorenzo Park are once again asking the city to consider lifting its ban on smoking in public parks for the medical marijuana festival.
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