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A short survey of signatories to the Glover recall petition Survey of property holdings of proponents to recall Councilmember Drew Glover...
Posted: Tue, Jul 30, 2019 1:03pm PDT
Open letter on TMT to the UC Santa Cruz Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics 
We write to you today as colleagues at the University of California, Santa Cruz to express concern about recent events on the Mauna Kea summit with regards to the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT). We urge the astronomy community to recognize the broader historical context of this conflict, and to denounce the criminalization of the kia’i (protectors) on Mauna Kea. We urge the TMT collaboration and the government of Hawai’i to desist from further arresting or charging protector...
Posted: Thu, Jul 25, 2019 8:44am PDT
Registered Nurses Applaud Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust’s Decision to Buy Watsonville Community Hospital 
July 19, 2019 - Registered nurses, doctors, community activists, and residents applaud Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust’s decision to exercise its right of first refusal to buy Watsonville Community Hospital (WCH) from Quorum, announced the California Nurses Association today....
Posted: Fri, Jul 19, 2019 12:11pm PDT
'Santa Cruz United' Volunteer May Have Violated the Law, Video Shows 
A video posted today on social media shows Attorney Jane Becker, a volunteer with Santa Cruz United, tabling downtown on July 15 and refusing to allow a member of the public to read one of the petitions the group is circulating to recall Santa Cruz City Councilmembers Drew Glover and Chris Krohn. Additionally, the video shows Becker jumping up from her table and attempting to take the petition away from the individual seeking information, who later explained that Becker physically grabbed the...
Posted: Wed, Jul 17, 2019 7:51pm PDT
Appeal Upheld in Challenge to Oil Drilling in California's Carrizo Plain National Monument 
BAKERSFIELD, Calif.― The California Bureau of Land Management has agreed with conservation groups that plans for a new oil well and pipeline in Carrizo Plain National Monument failed to comply with federal environmental laws. The July 12 decision, announced today, said the local BLM office must consider potential harm to California condors, other imperiled wildlife and the climate....
Posted: Tue, Jul 16, 2019 7:00pm PDT
Santa Cruz Residents Protest the Recall at Petition Signing Locations 
Santa Cruz residents are resisting what they are calling an "anti-democratic" effort to recall Progressive City Counclimembers Drew Glover and Chris Krohn by protesting at signature gathering sites. On July 15, a signature gathering location operated on Pacific Avenue by Take Back Santa Cruz member Jane Becker was protested....
Posted: Tue, Jul 16, 2019 5:41pm PDT
New Northern California Police Accountability Project Seeking Support 
We need a centralized archive for information on law enforcement violence and corruption across Northern California, but no such resource currently exists. With your help, we can have a working version within a matter of months. Share this and donate to make it happen!...
Posted: Mon, Jul 15, 2019 12:26pm PDT
Come Support The Unhoused Community of Salinas at the TRO Hearing Superior Court Of California, County Of Monterey
Dept 13
1200 Aguajito Rd, Monterey...
Event Date: Thu, Aug 1, 2019 1:30pm PDT
Posted: Sun, Jul 14, 2019 5:32pm PDT
Direct Action to Liberate the Locked Louden Nelson Bathrooms 
Louden Nelson Community Center at Laurel and Center Streets in Santa Cruz...
Event Date: Mon, Jul 15, 2019 2:00pm PDT
Posted: Sat, Jul 13, 2019 7:10pm PDT
Urgent Community Town Hall to Address Concerns about Patient Care with Impending Sale of Watsonville Community Hospital 
Registered nurses, doctors, community activists, and residents are holding a town hall Sunday, July 14 to share concerns about patient care and strategize on action as Watsonville Community Hospital is up for sale, announced the California Nurses Association today....
Posted: Fri, Jul 12, 2019 12:15pm PDT
Resist the Recall With Real Progressive Initiatives 
Flyer distributed at former mayor Mathews new bait-and-switch 'Bury the Library in the Parking Garage" Rally Today...
Posted: Thu, Jul 11, 2019 8:15pm PDT
Boycott Businesses that Support the Santa Cruz Recall 
'Undemocratic', 'Xenophobic' and 'Racist' are a few of the terms that have have been used to describe the recall effort launched in Santa Cruz against Progressive City Councilmembers Chris Krohn and Drew Glover. A group calling themselves 'Santa Cruz United' has initiated a petition drive to get the recall on the ballot. The membership of Santa Cruz United draws primarily from two preexisting groups: public safety group Take Back Santa Cruz, and Santa Cruz Together, the anti-rent control grou...
Posted: Thu, Jul 11, 2019 12:43pm PDT
Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s OK of California Logging That Will Destroy Big Trees, Condor Roosting Sites 
LOS ANGELES, July 10, 2019 ― Conservation groups sued the Trump administration today to halt a logging project in a roadless area of Los Padres National Forest that would destroy prime habitat for endangered California condors. Because of the project’s remote location, it also would fail to protect communities from wildfires as federal officials have claimed....
Posted: Wed, Jul 10, 2019 12:12pm PDT
Time to Get Off the Pot: Louden Nelson--Reopen Your Bathrooms to All the Public 
323 Church St. in front of the Parks and Recreation Department...
Event Date: Mon, Jul 8, 2019 3:00pm PDT
Posted: Sat, Jul 6, 2019 10:31am PDT
Santa Cruz County Homeless Union President Launches RV Park-In Protest Recent renewal of harassment of RV dwellers along Woodrow has prompted Alicia Kuhl of the SC Homeless Union Park-In to protest the threatening vigilante behavior. More details below....
Posted: Tue, Jul 2, 2019 1:53pm PDT
UC Santa Cruz Lobby Corps Addresses Recall Effort 
The UC Santa Cruz Lobby Corps has issued a letter opposing the recall effort being made by Santa Cruz United against Santa Cruz City Councilmembers Drew Glover and Chris Krohn. The letter states that, "students are at serious risk of losing some of our strongest advocates in local government" if the recall is successful. The letter accuses Santa Cruz United of spreading false information about the candidates, including, "falsely accusing Glover of perjury in federal court."...
Posted: Sun, Jun 30, 2019 7:20pm PDT
Resist and Reject the Recall! 
Strongly and Clearly Reject Mayoral Bullying...
Posted: Sat, Jun 29, 2019 4:06pm PDT
Grassroots Democracy at the Crossroads 
Recall Would Not Serve Our Community...
Posted: Fri, Jun 28, 2019 10:14am PDT
Ban on Hunting With Lead Ammo to Go Into Effect in California 
SACRAMENTO, Calif., June 27, 2019 — On Monday California will become the first state to ban all lead ammunition for hunting — the culmination of years of efforts to phase out toxic lead ammunition in the environment....
Posted: Fri, Jun 28, 2019 1:40am PDT
State Endangered Species Protection Sought for Mountain Lions in Southern California, Central Coast 
Some Populations Face Extinction Threat From Freeways, Sprawl, Rat Poison...
Posted: Tue, Jun 25, 2019 11:54am PDT
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