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Results of the independent investigation into Santa Cruz police spying on New Year's Eve parade planners were made public March 21. Bob Aaronson, the independent police auditor, concluded in his report that SCPD officers may not have violated any local laws or policies by infiltrating the group, but the undercover operation more than likely violated the civil rights of parade organizers. The report also said that while the organizers contemplated an act of civil disobedience, the minor infrac...

A broad coalition of artists and activists in Santa Cruz are pushing the local city council to take decisive action to put limits on police power and protect people's civil liberties. We expected to have a draft policy to deliver to the Council based on San Francisco and Washington D.C.'s successful policies protecting first amendment activities. However, this meeting on short notice attempts to bypass that effort....

"All across the country, I ask activists and others, 'Do you believe our Culture will undergo a voluntary transformation to a sane and sustainable way of living?' Out of hundreds of people I've asked, not a single one has answered even remotely in the affirmative." -Derrick Jensen...

Salinas, California (March 25, 2006) – A thousand Latino immigrants joined Gold Star Families for Peace member Fernando Suarez del Solar, and Iraq War resister Pablo Paredes this afternoon for the 5 mile Salinas leg of their 241 mile trek. Like the thousands that marched earlier this morning in Watsonville, many were moved to take to the streets to also oppose the draconian anti-immigrant bill HR4437. The historic California Peace March is scheduled to finish in San Francisco on Monday....

On March 25th, Watsonville Police Department officers, including M. Ridgway, monitored and harassed the participants in the March For Peace and Immigrant Rights. At least one individual was singled out and surrendered his identification to officer Ridgway on demand. Officer Ridgway then passed the identification on to an officer driving an SUV and using the camera in the SUV to film the demonstration. The person who surrendered his identification was later issued a citation and is supposed to...

On March 25th, thousands of people marched through the streets of Watsonville as part of the 241 march for peace from Tijuana to the Mission District in San Francisco. While calling for an end to war in Iraq, most people were focused on calling attention to HR 4437; one of many anti-immigrant bills making its way through Congress....

The Downtown Commission dropped its mask and voted 5-1 to support a complete ban on the use of all city parking lots and garages unless you're parking a car or bike. If you're doing so, you will not be allowed to be in the lot (or in your vehicle) for more than 15 minutes but must exist on pain of $100+ citation....

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When I heard Dolores was going to be there I knew I had to be there. She came out and spoke the truth about the Immigrants who live in this Country. She came out to support the hunger strike....

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