The Santa Cruz needle exchange has moved for now, but the debate over its future is far from over. It has been two months since city attorney John Barisone came down with a case of political amnesia and said he’d never heard of the 20-year-old institution.
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Parent Says Soquel School Has Bullying Problem
In most ways, he’s what you could call a normal kid. Quentin Barnes enjoys sports like swimming and playing basketball, and has what his mother Denice Barnes calls a “goofy sense of humor.” When the fourth grader grows up, Quentin wants to be part-time professional baseball player and an entomologist. His enthusiasm for biology is already impressive for a nine-year-old.
Hammer Campaign Pledges to Keep Clean
The supervisor’s race isn’t just getting personal. This time, it’s…hypothetical. The Weekly received a press release from the Eric Hammer for 5th District Supervisor campaign that reads, “Both my opponent and I signed the Code of Fair Campaign Practices pledging to run a clean campaign and I am sticking by my pledge. I challenge him to do the same and to denounce any negative campaign activities.”
Local Measure Endorsements
Our elections may be more important than ever. Local governments’ lists of responsibilities have grown, and cash flow is dwindling. Here are ‘Santa Cruz Weekly’s’ picks for measures around the county.
Letters to the Editor: Oct 10-16
Local elections have people abuzz. So, where do our readers stand on desalination, the district 5 supervisor race and Prop. 32?
County Treasurer Reacts to Interest Rate-Rigging
A massive bank-rigging scandal that sent shockwaves around the world is making for a little change in business n the Monterey Bay. Santa Cruz County Treasurer Fred Keeley announced today that he is severing the county government’s financial ties to Barclays, the British Bank that last week was featured front and center in a scathing report by Britain’s Treasury Select Committee regarding the massive interest rate fiasco.
