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January 24 – 30, 2024

Highlights this week: Bratton…more throwback Greensite…will be back next week… Steinbruner…reminder: protest the Soquel Creek Water District rate hike . Hayes…the forest after the fires… Patton…Instant Stratification… Matlock…voting and cold weather… Eagan…Subconscious Comics and Deep Cover. Webmistress…pick of the week. … Continue reading

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January 17 – 23, 2024

Highlights this week: Bratton…update and a throwback… Greensite…on The Wharf: Thanking the Mayor and City Council… Steinbruner…protest the Soquel Creek Water District rate hike before it’s too late. Hayes…Contrasting Biodiversity Hot Spots. Patton…No colossus… Matlock…on galloping mediocrity… Eagan…Subconscious Comics and … Continue reading

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January 10 – 16, 2024

Highlights this week: Bratton…re-run this week Greensite…back next week… Steinbruner…also back next week. Hayes…still in Ecuador. Patton…“Self-Government” And Measure M. Matlock…has said it before… Eagan…Subconscious Comics and Deep Cover. Webmistress…pick of the week. Quotes….”January” THE ORIGINAL SANTA CRUZ PUBLIC LIBRARY’S … Continue reading

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January 3 – 9, 2024

Highlights this week: Bratton…Capitola and floods, Measure M voting and supporting. Greensite…on the Last Stop for the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf. Steinbruner…Aptos Village Park and Swenson. Hayes…still in Ecuador. Patton…COP out? Matlock…nighty night to the beknighteds. Eagan…Subconscious Comics and Deep … Continue reading

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December 20, 2023 – January 3, 2024

Highlights this week: Bratton…Netflix raising prices, film critiques. Greensite… on the Sixth Cycle Housing Element. Steinbruner…landline phones to vanish, state budget, measure k (1/2 cent tax), CalPERS debt, RTC and Aptos, largest fine in history. Hayes…bicycle humor from Ecuador. Patton…The … Continue reading

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December 13 – 19, 2023

Highlights this week: Bratton…building heights in Santa Cruz, free classical concert. Greensite…will be back next week. Steinbruner…will also be back next week. Hayes…gone to the “outback of the Amazon” (Ecuador) will be back in January. Patton…Home rule (and attempts to … Continue reading

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December 6 – 12, 2023

Highlights this week: Bratton…Our rivers flood plan, Roland Rebele, license plate readers, room for grandson, movie critiques. Greensite…will be back next week. Steinbruner…a taller hotel downtown, more taller buildings, drinking recycled water legally, Swenson and Aptos Village. Hayes…not passing through. … Continue reading

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November 29 – December 5, 2023

Highlights this week: Bratton…our highway system, local craft fair, Santa Cruz Chorale, movie critiques. Greensite…on Wharf Decision Postponed. Steinbruner…prescribed burn, land trust tax, Big Basin water co., Chanticleer pedestrian overcrossing, Rail and trail project. Hayes… Animals of our Hearts. Patton…Looking … Continue reading

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November 22 – 28, 2023

\ Highlights this week: Bratton… Chris Strachwitz’s and Arhoolie’s new book, Santa Cruz Chorale concert, Espressivo Orchestra concert, movie critiques. Greensite…last chance for the wharf. Steinbruner…Assemblywoman Dawn Addis, County Supes and housing, 14 year old paid commissioners, Railtrail, Damian’s ladder. … Continue reading

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November 15 – 21, 2023

Highlights this week: Bratton…district vs. at large voting districts, Munching with Mozart concert. Greensite…why the city needs to drop the ill-conceived plan for a lowered walkway on the weather side of the Wharf. Steinbruner…Soquel Water rates hiked, Aptos WW1 monument. … Continue reading

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