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Freedom SleepOut #77: Sanctuary for the Local Homeless? At the edges of City Hall downtown along Center Street mostly between Locust and Church
The protest begins Tuesday afternoon and goes until mid-morning Wednesday....
Event Date: Tue, Dec 27, 2016 4:00pm PST
Posted: Mon, Dec 26, 2016 11:10pm PST
Santa Cruz Sanctuary Assembly Members of the community came together to build the sanctuary movement in Santa Cruz....
Posted: Wed, Dec 21, 2016 2:39pm PST
18th Annual Homeless Memorial Dec. 20, 2016 
This was a very touching memorial
There was reporting of homeless deaths, songs, testimonials, and Hospice of Santa Cruz provided Grief counseling....
Posted: Tue, Dec 20, 2016 5:28pm PST
Santa Cruz County has second most agricultural pesticide illnesses in the state Department of Pesticide Regulation report shows Santa Cruz County ranked #2 for agricultural pesticide-related illnesses in 2014...
Posted: Mon, Dec 19, 2016 10:31am PST
Juggling BANNED in Santa Cruz? Pacific Ave. Juggler Ticketed and Detained 12/17/2016 (video/mp4 121.4MB) Video documentation of claims by a member of the SCPD that juggling is illegal as he tickets and detains a performer on Pacific Ave. in Santa Cruz on Saturday December 17, 2016....
Posted: Sun, Dec 18, 2016 11:08am PST
A family's struggle pushes police for accountability, new approaches 
Cops need to preserve life, take extra precautions when confronting teens...
Posted: Sat, Dec 17, 2016 4:08pm PST
Stand with Standing Rock Fundraiser 
The fundraiser for Standing Rock was quite a success! #noDAPL...
Posted: Sat, Dec 17, 2016 1:02pm PST
Don McCaslin 90th. Birthday party held last night (12-15-2016) 
Happy Birthday Don and thank you for many years of great music!
Don has played his vibes and piano, in and around Santa Cruz, at many venues throughout the years!...
Posted: Fri, Dec 16, 2016 2:13pm PST
Freedom Sleepers Continue to Face Harsh Weather 
Rain showers persisted throughout the evening of the 75th Freedom Sleepers community sleepout, which was organized at Santa Cruz City Hall on December 13-14. In response to the weather, individuals slept at a variety of different locations around city hall to maintain their protest against local laws that criminalize homelessness. At the previous sleepout, held on the evening of December 6-7, the sleep protesters faced the coldest and harshest weather of the season thus far, with temperatures...
Posted: Thu, Dec 15, 2016 9:04pm PST
End-of-the-Year Antics at City Council While Freedom SleepOut #75 Braves the Rain On the wet pavement in front of City Hall after chatting with City Council members across the street in their warm meet-and-feast foyer at the Civic Auditorium welcoming the new City Council members. Bring tents, blankets, and weather-resistant survival gear if you have it. Rain is predicted....
Event Date: Tue, Dec 13, 2016 4:00pm PST
Posted: Mon, Dec 12, 2016 11:34pm PST
Body Cameras for Santa Cruz Police on City Council Agenda 
On Tuesday Santa Cruz police will introduce to the City Council a proposed "draft implementation timeline" regarding body worn cameras for SCPD officers. City staff is requesting the city council provide direction on their deployment. SCPD will also submit to the city council a comparative analysis of the police department's current practices and how they align with President Obama's 21st Century Policing recommendations. These issues are on the afternoon agenda of the December 13 city counci...
Posted: Fri, Dec 9, 2016 9:55pm PST
Forest Service Agrees to Halt Oil, Gas Leasing in Los Padres National Forest SANTA BARBARA, Calif., December 6, 2016 — The U.S. Forest Service is halting new oil and gas leasing throughout the Los Padres National Forest, which prompted a federal court today to stay ongoing litigation against the agency by conservation groups. The leasing suspension will allow the Forest Service to consider the risks of fracking and drilling in the southern and central California forest to air and water quality and endangered animals like the California condor....
Posted: Tue, Dec 6, 2016 1:32pm PST
Vigil Honoring Sean Arlt and Luke Smith Dec. 3, 2016 
The event was held at the town clock in Santa Cruz Ca. We will be holding the event every Sat. at 1:30 PM>...
Posted: Sat, Dec 3, 2016 11:38pm PST
Santa Cruz Holiday Parade December 3, 2016 
The event is held every year in Santa Cruz Ca....
Posted: Sat, Dec 3, 2016 10:26pm PST
Support Fund for Sean Arlt's Son Established 
A support fund has been established for the 4-year-old son of Sean Arlt, who was shot and killed by officers with the Santa Cruz Police Department on October 16. Donations to the support fund can be made at: https://www.gofundme.com/sean-arlts-son-support-fund...
Posted: Fri, Dec 2, 2016 5:18pm PST
Pipeline Protesters Shut Down Bank of America 
Dakota Access Pipeline protesters close the Santa Cruz branch of Bank of America at River and Water Streets....
Posted: Thu, Dec 1, 2016 10:59am PST
New Report on an Old Story: Can Santa Cruz Learn from Yale Law School? On reading the summary of the Yale Law School report documenting the Criminalization of the Homeless in Connecticut, I reacted with some thoughts about Santa Cruz. Both my thoughts and the news report summarizing the report I post below. Also included are links to the Executive Summary and the full report....
Posted: Mon, Nov 28, 2016 1:41pm PST
HUFFing and Puffing: A Warm Wind from Berkeley I recently forwarded an article that contrasted principles and policies elsewhere with those of Santa Cruz authorities--which I caustically denounced in an accompanying "Notes from Norse". I believe these Notes are a useful update to some of the brutal practices ongoing in Santa Cruz and so pass them on for readers....
Posted: Sun, Nov 27, 2016 8:56am PST
After Rain, Santa Cruz Police Eject Homeless Individuals Sleeping at City Hall and Make One Arrest 
Santa Cruz police initiated a raid at City Hall on November 23 at 3:30 am, shortly after it stopped raining that evening, to clear from the area approximately two dozen individuals who had been sleeping and sheltering themselves from the weather under the eaves of the buildings in the complex. Officers issued citations to individuals, and made one arrest. City Hall property is closed to the public between the hours of 10 pm and 6 am. Many of those sleeping at City Hall were participating in t...
Posted: Sat, Nov 26, 2016 4:26pm PST
Kingdom of the Unjust - Medea Benjamin Speech - Nov. 12 2016 - Santa Cruz, California (audio/mpeg 45.4MB) Speech by Codepink co-founder Medea Benjamin on her new book "Kingdom of the Unjust: Behind the U.S.-Saudi Connection" with opening comments on the recent presidential "elections."...
Posted: Fri, Nov 25, 2016 4:33pm PST
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