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Santa Cruz Final Budget Includes Citizen Input
News Jul 10, 2009, by Curtis Cartier 20 Comments
When the Santa Cruz City Council passes its 2009-2010 fiscal year budget next Tuesday, it will usher in an agenda radically different from any since the Loma Prieta earthquake struck in 1989. Then, an unexpected natural disaster leveled buildings, crumbled roads and forced residents to sacrifice services for years to come in efforts to rebuild the community. Now, a far-from-natural financial disaster has ripped through Santa Cruz, like so many other American towns, and though buildings still stand, the devastation is undeniable.
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County Bank to Accept State IOUs
News Jul 09, 2009, by Staff
Santa Cruz County Bank announced today that it will be joining big boys Bank of American and Bank of the West in accepting state issued IOUs, plus do customers one better.
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The Fate of High Tech in California
News Jul 09, 2009, by Staff
In a letter to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, almost 300 scientists and 25 legislators warned that planned budget cuts to the University of California system could endanger the state’s high tech industry.
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Mark Stone to Swim the English Channel
News Jul 09, 2009, by Staff
Santa Cruz County Supervisor Mark Stone will be exchanging his suit for a Speedo sometime in the next two weeks as he plans to swim the English Channel. Stone has been training for the challenging swim since 2007 at both at the Simpkins Family Swim Center and in open waters, not even interrupting his daily workouts when he was up for reelection.
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Petty Crime Shifts to Harvey West
News Jul 09, 2009, by StaffIncreased law enforcement on Pacific Avenue has led to rising crime in Harvey West, according to residents, businessowners and Santa Cruz police. The Santa Cruz Sentinel reports that many residents have complained of more illegal activity in the area, citing instances of drug deals, prostitution and public defecation. Since there are few parking limits in the area, Harvey West is also prime RV camping real estate. Santa Cruz Police Chief Steve Clark told the Sentinel that statistics show a crackdown in one part of town leads to heightened crime in other areas, in what he terms a “cyclical pattern.”
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Monning: Schwarzenegger Making Bad Situation Worse
News Jul 09, 2009, by Traci Hukill
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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Police on the Lookout for Groper
News Jul 08, 2009, by Staff reportSanta Cruz police are searching for a man suspected of groping women as they window shop along Pacific Avenue.
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Stun Guns Used in Restaurant Brawl
News Jul 08, 2009, by Staff report 20 CommentsOliver Walshaw and Ryan Lovejoy were standing in line at an Ocean Street restaurant when a dispute erupted between them and another man.
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Fire on San Andreas Road Contained
News Jul 07, 2009, by Staff reportThe season’s first major wildfire consumed 10 acres of unused farmland along San Andreas Road yesterday. Firefighters using an air tanker managed to contain the blaze within just 90 minutes, and prevented it from reaching nearby homes and commercial buildings. Tracks belonging to the Union Pacific railroad were damaged by the flames.
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Santa Cruz Schools Team up to Fight Budget Cuts
News Jul 06, 2009, by Staff report 1 Comments
With steep budget cuts to education looming, Santa Cruz school boards are launching a countywide coalition to petition lawmakers for the right to make their own cuts in spending. According to State Sen. Joe Simitian, “Local control has always made sense, but flexibility and local decision-making is now more important than ever.” According to Santa Cruz City Schools trustee Cynthia Hawthorne, “We are much more in tune with what our students need than the state is.”
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