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Watsonville Police have released an edited video (see below) that includes the 911 calls related to this incident, as well as some of the bodycam footage. In ad...
Posted: Sat, Jul 23, 2022 1:44pm PDT
A video posted to social media (see below) shows police in Watsonville suddenly pushing 39 year-old Antonio Zepeda to the ground and then punching him in the area of his head and neck while arresting him on July 19. Community members are calling for transparency and for police to release their bodycam footage of the incident....
Posted: Fri, Jul 22, 2022 2:30pm PDT
(The Downtown Plan Expansion project presentation begins at the 3:10 mark of the video.)
Motion made by Commissioner Schiffrin, seconded by Chairperson Dawson ...
Posted: Sun, Jun 12, 2022 2:09pm PDT
Final Environmental Study Revives Proposal to Use Dangerous Highway 166...
Posted: Tue, Aug 17, 2021 10:47am PDT
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office has released some of the video footage from the body cameras worn by deputies involved in the shooting of Eli Burry on April 6. The footage was included in an edited video posted to Facebook on April 14 that features video, text, and still images, in addition to narration by Sheriff Jim Hart. (Watch video below)...
Posted: Thu, Apr 15, 2021 4:47pm PDT
Longer version of the video, captured directly from the City Council's stream....
Posted: Wed, Feb 24, 2021 1:52pm PST
Rough video from Community Television broadcast of meeting....
Posted: Wed, Feb 24, 2021 10:29am PST
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Posted: Sat, Oct 17, 2020 9:06pm PDT
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Posted: Sun, Jun 21, 2020 10:56am PDT
A man who allegedly carjacked two different vehicles in Ben Lomond, then threw bombs at Santa Cruz Sheriffs as they responded, was making statements about police "use of force" and how he was "sick of these goddamn police" as he was taken into custody this afternoon....
Posted: Sat, Jun 6, 2020 5:29pm PDT
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Posted: Wed, Feb 12, 2020 4:55pm PST
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Posted: Wed, Feb 12, 2020 4:19pm PST
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Posted: Wed, Feb 12, 2020 4:03pm PST
The main entrance to UC Santa Cruz is shut down right now. Over a dozen COLA strikers were arrested today. (Videos from today. Credit: Kyron Foo)...
Posted: Wed, Feb 12, 2020 3:51pm PST
On January 14, the Santa Cruz City Council City Council Voted 6-1 to approve a $235K Taser purchase request from Santa Cruz Police to re-outfit the entire department with new Taser guns. (Video: Taser discussion from the January 14, 2020 Santa Cruz City Council meeting.)...
Posted: Wed, Jan 15, 2020 7:40pm PST
The Santa Cruz Police Department is seeking approval from the City Council to finalize a contract with the Axon Enterprise, Inc. to re-outfit the entire department with new Taser Guns at a cost of $235,439. SCPD's Taser purchase proposal has been placed on the consent agenda for Tuesday's City Council meeting. The consent agenda is reserved for non-controversial issues, however the use of Tasers by police is a topic of concern for those advocating against police brutality, who want the weapon...
Posted: Mon, Nov 11, 2019 2:30pm PST
“If there was any confusion, let me make it clear: MILPA, and I, as Executive Director, of MILPA, do not promote violence, illicit or gang activity. We believe that we can heal our community of trauma inflicted by all types of violence, including systemic violence that is rooted in racist ideology. Our mission as an organization is to promote healing, restoration, safety, and well-being in our community. [Video: MILPA Collective Executive Director, Juan Gomez, issues a press statement on Octo...
Posted: Thu, Oct 24, 2019 10:34pm PDT
Gillian Greensite, the co-founder of the Commission for the Prevention of Violence Against Women (CPVAW), and its first Chair, spoke to the Santa Cruz city Council on October 8 about how the Commission has strayed outside of its original charge, of "sexual harassment, rape, and domestic violence," when it moved to endorse a censure of Councilmembers Chris Krohn and Drew Glover. Greensite added, "I have no doubt that the complaints that the women brought forward [against Glover and Krohn] were...
Posted: Wed, Oct 9, 2019 4:56pm PDT