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Block 27 ~ Stockton Rural Cemetery: Our Emancipation Journey Toward Freedom 
Together, local, statewide, national and international stakeholders will come together to identify, document and preserve the salient contributions of those interred within Block 27-Stockton Rural Cemetery....
Posted: Mon, Nov 23, 2015 2:50pm PST
Climate Action comes to town (part one) 
"Love will win out over fear, and our movement will win over injustice." says 350.org, and Santa Cruz Climate Action fully agrees....
Posted: Mon, Nov 23, 2015 1:24am PST
Freedom SleepOut #20: City Council Chatters While Folks Freeze In front of City Hall and in the sidewalks around City Hall at 809 Center St. Freedom Sleepers will be on hand from midafternoon Tuesday to mid-morning Wednesday to deter or document new SCPD harassment tactics used to discourage homeless people from protesting the City's Sleeping Ban--and to establish the usual (sort of) Safe (from Citation) Sleep Zone....
Event Date: Tue, Nov 24, 2015 3:00pm PST
Posted: Mon, Nov 23, 2015 12:02am PST
Letter to Santa Cruz City Council in Support of RV Safe Parking Zones Time for Council to Do the Right Thing...
Posted: Sun, Nov 22, 2015 11:39pm PST
March from Beach Flats Community Garden to Santa Cruz City Hall (video/mp4 42.4MB) It has been very inspiring to see so many people putting so much energy and work into keeping the Beach Flats Community Garden alive in its entirety. We want to recognize and give a big thanks to all the gardeners, the Beach Flats community, and organizers who are moving forward with great spirit and continue to bring people together to support el jardín....
Posted: Thu, Nov 19, 2015 3:35pm PST
Draft EIR for Highway 1 Widening Proposals Released 
Despite objections from environmental groups, there is a new push to widen Highway 1 in Santa Cruz County. The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission (RTC), in cooperation with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), has prepared a draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Assessment for the new Highway 1 widening proposals. The project is divided into two components: a long-term analysis of widening Highway 1 b...
Posted: Thu, Nov 19, 2015 1:20pm PST
Faith Leaders Urge Governor Jerry Brown to End Fracking in California 
David Braun, with Faith Against Fracking, quipped, “If Jerry Brown thinks that being a climate leader means helping the oil industry get away with carbon intensive practices like fracking, then he clearly needs an intervention; today, we’re praying for him.”
Photo of Faith Leaders singing "We Shall Not Be Moved" at the State Capitol by Dan Bacher....
Posted: Wed, Nov 18, 2015 5:07pm PST
SC Freedom Sleepers Send Letter to Berkeley City Council Opposing Anti-Homeless Measure 
Today the Freedom Sleepers, a group of unhoused and housed activists in Santa Cruz protesting local laws that criminalize sleep by holding community sleepouts at Santa Cruz City Hall, have sent a letter to City of Berkeley Mayor Bates, and Councilmembers L Maio, D Moore, J Arreguin, S Wengraf, L Capitelli and L Droste, opposing an anti-homeless measure on the November 17 Berkeley City Council agenda....
Posted: Tue, Nov 17, 2015 6:44pm PST
Day Worker Center of Santa Cruz Seeks Funds to Build a Tool Lending Library 
The Day Worker Center of Santa Cruz County is asking for your help to raise funds for a Tool Lending Library. We've got the tools, but need your help!...
Posted: Tue, Nov 17, 2015 1:21pm PST
UC Santa Cruz Students Participate in Million Student March 
On November 12 students at UC Santa Cruz joined students at college campuses across the country for a "Million Student March," a day of local actions organized nationally around three principle demands: tuition-free public college, cancellation of all student debt, and a $15 minimum wage for all campus workers. Million Student March actions were organized at over 100 schools, and the movement has been endorsed by political figures such as Noam Chomsky and Jill Stein, as well as by organizatio...
Posted: Mon, Nov 16, 2015 7:23pm PST
Urgent Memo: Widening Highway One Still Won’t Work The Campaign for Sensible Transportation has sent out a memo to voters, urging them to oppose the widening of Highway One in Santa Cruz County....
Posted: Mon, Nov 16, 2015 3:16pm PST
Labor Justice Groups Release Report on Low Wage Workers in Santa Cruz County 
A new report titled "Working for Dignity: The Santa Cruz County Low-Wage Worker Study" (see PDF) addresses the conditions low-wage workers face locally. The report is the result of a collaboration between the UCSC Center for Labor Studies (CLS), California Rural Legal Assistance (CRLA), and the Chicano Latino Research Center (CLRC). "As this report shows, the conditions of low-wage work pose a daunting challenge to both workers and our wider community. We found a broad range of serious workpl...
Posted: Mon, Nov 16, 2015 1:43pm PST
Fight Cold Hearts and Cold Weather: Freedom SleepOut #19 Another all-nighter in front of City Hall on the sidewalks, the bricks, the grass, and in vehicles parked nearby from dusk Tuesday to morning Wednesday at 809 Center St....
Event Date: Tue, Nov 17, 2015 5:00pm PST
Posted: Mon, Nov 16, 2015 2:54am PST
Trial Date Set for Alex Darocy for February 22 
Today Santa Cruz Judge Paul Burdick denied a motion filed by my attorney to dismiss the charges against me on first amendment grounds. A trial date has now been set in Santa Cruz Superior Court for February 22, with a trial readiness hearing scheduled for February 17. Burdick stated there would be another chance for the motion to be heard by the court before trial, but that he would not dismiss the charges. Earlier this year I was charged with two counts, 2800(a), failing or refusing to compl...
Posted: Fri, Nov 13, 2015 12:25pm PST
Algae Blooms Causing Toxic Crabs, Marine Mammal Mortalities More Likely as Oceans Warm OAKLAND, Calif., November 13, 2015 — The ongoing toxic algae bloom along the West Coast — which has shut down crab fisheries in California — is likely poisoning marine mammals from Mexico to Alaska. This is a serious ecological and economic threat, which could get even worse and more frequent in a warmer future as greenhouse gases continue to accumulate in the environment....
Posted: Fri, Nov 13, 2015 10:55am PST
Dolores Huerta Celebration at Beach Flats Garden 
Beach Flats Community Garden
Raymond & 3rd Street
Santa Cruz, California...
Event Date: Fri, Nov 13, 2015 10:00am PST
Posted: Thu, Nov 12, 2015 8:17am PST
120 Healthcare Workers at Dignity Health in Santa Cruz Join SEIU-UHW [Nov. 10, 2015] SANTA CRUZ, Calif. – One-hundred twenty healthcare workers recently voted to strengthen patient care at Dignity Health clinics in Santa Cruz by joining SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West....
Posted: Wed, Nov 11, 2015 7:18pm PST
Caution Tape Around Beach Flats Community Garden 
A photograph published on Wednesday, November 13 to the Instagram of the Beach Flats Community Garden shows a ladybug on yellow caution tape inside the garden....
Posted: Wed, Nov 11, 2015 2:54pm PST
Indybay Journalist Faces Prosecution for Documenting UCSC Highway Blockade 
Independent journalist Alex Darocy, long-time Indybay contributor and editorial collective member, is currently facing criminal charges for shooting photographs of a student protest on Highway 1 in Santa Cruz earlier this year. In a Motion to Dismiss set to be heard in Santa Cruz County Superior Court on November 13, Alex and his attorney George J. Gigarjian argue that the prosecution is attempting to criminalize and chill conduct that is protected under the First Amendment. It’s certainly ...
Posted: Tue, Nov 10, 2015 4:10pm PST
Fighting the Power: Freedom SleepOut 18 Coincides with Key Council Meeting 809 Center St.--In and outside City Hall and ultimately--if peaceful protesters are driven there--to the edges of the sidewalk under high-intensity klieg lights with First Alarm Security Guards patrolling. The protest officially begins at dusk, and goes through the night, but some activists will be at City Council to support Beach Flats Garden and tenant activists....
Event Date: Tue, Nov 10, 2015 3:00pm PST
Posted: Mon, Nov 9, 2015 8:56am PST
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