After the last box is packed and the moving truck pulls away,
I have to face it. I have to say the word, “Goodbye.”
Goodbye to all the hundreds, maybe thousands of men I wrote with at Soledad prison, at Salinas Valley Prison, who wrote out their pain.
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Arana Path Would Connect More Than Streets
With bicycle commuters featured in both Sierra Magazine and the New York Times, it seems that we have finally come to a consensus that more bicycling is good for human health, for reducing traffic congestion and for the environment. The question is, how to encourage people to use bikes more, especially for the short trips that comprise so much of our transportation? (More than a third of all car trips are under three miles.)
Fight Over Arana Gulch Bike Path Comes to a Head
On a sunlit winter’s day following a long and rainy week, Jean Brocklebank and Michael Lewis trudge through the soggy soil and tall grasses of Arana Gulch in Santa Cruz, talking about their group’s upcoming case before the California Coastal Commission on March 11. Suddenly Brocklebank stops and lays down the situation as she, and doubtless other members of the Friends of Arana Gulch, sees it. “This not a case of environmentalists versus environmentalists,” she says. With slide show.
Santa Cruz Libraries Search Desperately for Solutions
It’s no secret that Santa Cruz’s public library system is facing a deficit. Just about every public service in the county is. The real problem is that they don’t know what to do about it anymore.
Cabrillo College Faces $3.2 Million in Cuts
The school’s board met last night to discuss strategies to deal with $3.2 million in state funding cuts, with disabled and disadvantaged students among the first to suffer. Programs at the new Stroke and Disability Center and the Extended Opportunity Programs and Services assisting students facing language, social, or economic challenges will be reduced considerably. According to state law, faculty and staff to be laid off because of the budget cuts must be notified by March 15.
UCSC Officials Shocked by Noose Image
Could racial tensions be seething beneath the surface of UCSC. Some school officials are worried that they are after an image of a noose was found scrawled on a bathroom door in the Earth and Marine Sciences Building. The image was accompanied by the words “lynch” and “San Diego,” the latter a reference to racial tensions at UCSD two weeks ago.
Cove Britton, Architect, to Challenge District 3 Supervisor Neal Coonerty
Britton, a long-time critic of county politics and planning, says he decided to throw his hat in the ring to prevent Coonerty from running unopposed.
Lowell Darling to Run for Governor, 32 Years After First Attempt
Darling House owner’s brother returns to California from overseas to tackle the two-thirds majority problem and his old opponent, Jerry Brown. With video.
Animal Hospital Closes Doors for Good
After 35 years serving local pets, the Adobe Animal Hospital in Santa Cruz will shut down for good today. A staff member explained that business has been suffering because of the recession; fewer pet owners can afford to bring their animals to the vet.
The Adobe Animal Hospital was especially popular because it offered low-cost veterinary services to its clients. These included not only cats and dogs. The clinic once did a brisk business treating horses, but fewer people are keeping horses these days because of the steep costs involved.
Gamers Lured to UCSC
Gamers from around the world are being lured to UCSC, not to play but to learn.
