A New Way to Protect Farmland In Santa Cruz County 
The Land Trust of Santa Cruz County has come up with a new way to protect expensive Pajaro Valley farmland. The local non-profit has teamed up with The Conservation Fund, a national organization dedicated to providing environmental and economic solutions, to purchase farmland and then resell it with a conservation easement that forever protects the land as farmland....
Posted: Mon Jul 1, 2019 6:43PM
Parks and Rec Set to Sabotage Glover "Open the Bathrooms" Proposal Santa Cruz Council Chambers at 809 Center St....
Event Date: Mon Jul 1, 2019 4:00PM
Posted: Mon Jul 1, 2019 10:17AM
California to Evaluate Curbing Oil, Gas Extraction State Budget Funds Study on Decreasing Fossil Fuel Supply, Demand...
Posted: Mon Jul 1, 2019 12:07AM
Hawai'i Board of Education Bans Herbicides on School Grounds in Response to Community Concerns 
Honolulu, HI, June 28, 2019 — This week, the Hawai'i State Board of Education (BOE) released a memo announcing that it will be banning the use of herbicides on public school campuses effective immediately. The announcement is the result of a public meeting held on Monday between BOE officials, community members, and Dewayne "Lee" Johnson—the first plaintiff to win a cancer suit brought against Monsanto/Bayer....
Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2019 11:59PM
Cowell’s Beach Sees Continued Reduction in Bacteria Counts Despite Listing by Heal The Bay 
SANTA CRUZ, CA— Cowell’s Beach once again finds itself on Heal the Bay’s ‘Beach Bummer’ list, but experts in the Cowell’s Working Group have noted a long-term reduction in overall exceedances of state water quality standards and concentrations of bacteria....
Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2019 11:27PM
Community Health Care Town Hall 
275 Main St, Watsonville...
Event Date: Sun Jul 14, 2019 2:00PM
Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2019 10:31PM
Lights for Liberty: Santa Cruz 
Superior Court of California, County of Santa Cruz
701 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz,...
Event Date: Fri Jul 12, 2019 7:00PM
Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2019 7:28PM
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
Resist and Reject the Recall! 
Strongly and Clearly Reject Mayoral Bullying...
Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2019 4:06PM
Grassroots Democracy at the Crossroads 
Recall Would Not Serve Our Community...
Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2019 10:14AM
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
Peace with Iran 
Town Clock Downtown SC
Water St. & Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz...
Event Date: Sat Jun 29, 2019 4:00PM
Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2019 1:27AM
We are Still Here: Ohlone Elder Honors Her Ancestors 
Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History
705 Front St, Santa Cruz...
Event Date: Sun Aug 11, 2019 3:00PM
Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2019 1:22AM
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
The New War Against the Homeless 
Political recalls and the campaign to dehumanize those who live without housing....
Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2019 9:18AM
Report on The Poor People's Moral Action Congress and the founding of the Committee to Re-establish the National Union of the Homeless 
Resource Center for Nonviolence
612 Ocean St, Santa Cruz...
Event Date: Wed Jun 26, 2019 5:00PM
Posted: Mon Jun 24, 2019 7:08PM
Is New City Manager Tina Friend Bringing an Anti-Homeless Agenda to Scotts Valley? 
Without public input, freshly hired City Manager Tina Friend has drafted the City of Scotts Valley's political position on Assembly Bill 516, a state bill which would amend the California vehicle code to extend the amount of time before local authorities may legally tow a vehicle parked in public, and would also prevent the sale of vehicles after they are impounded to cover towing expenses. The bill is seen as a much needed protection for low income residents in the state; having a vehicle to...
Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2019 5:39PM
Amidst Puerto Rico Financial Crisis, Island Religious Leaders Call for Global Debt Relief San Juan, Puerto Rico - Last week, Archbishop Roberto González—the leader of the Archdiocese of San Juan, the Secretary General of the Puerto Rico Bible Society—Reverend Heriberto Martínez and the island's Catholic Charities head, Reverend Enrique Camacho released a statement urging solidarity with countries wrestling with debt crisis and economic challenges....
Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2019 3:20PM
ICE raids targeting migrant families slated to start Sunday in major U.S. cities 
ICE will raid family homes across the country on Sunday, June 23rd. If you witness a raid in progress or other ICE movements, document what you see. Call a legal support hotline immediately....
Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2019 2:17PM
“Never Again” Means Act Now 
As the national conversation escalates around what to appropriately call the detention centers at the southern border, the humanitarian crisis continues.
Here are tangible actions the local Santa Cruz community can take to protest America's immigration policies and support relief efforts at the border....
Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2019 12:28PM