The Great Santa Cruz Milk-In

Milk on the hoof.

In protest of a state and federal crackdown on unpasteurized milk, the Santa Cruz Food Rights Coalition will be milking goats and passing out cups of the superfresh stuff near the Downtown Farmers Market this Wednesday, Sept. 7. Protesters will gather at a secret location downtown, put their goats on leashes and embark on a “mini-parade” down side streets to the market at 3pm.

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Trying Youth Offenders as Adults

Ever since 2001, when California voters passed Proposition 21, prosecutors have had the option of trying juveniles charged with a felony in adult courts without having a judge review the cases first. The reason, say advocates, is that this allows courts to issue longer sentences for egregious crimes like murder. (At present, youths sentenced in juvenile court can only be kept in prison until age 25.)

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Pirate Radio Seeks New Home

Free Radio Santa Cruz's digs, as photographed in June 2010. Photo by Curtis Cartier.

The airwaves of Free Radio Santa Cruz, which typically feature voices like local talk show host John Malkin and Amy Goodman of “Democracy Now,” have gone strangely quiet while the station looks for a new home. After officials from the Federal Communications Commission dropped off a noncompliance letter on Aug. 12, owners of the station’s home asked DJs to pull the plug on its antenna, which hung from a giant tree in their yard. The unlicensed pirate radio station has since suspended operations and been broadcasting online only.

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