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I cover crime, courts and the Live Oak School District for the Santa Cruz Sentinel. I'm originally from New York state's capital, Albany, but was most recently living in Chicago. I'm excited to be in Santa Cruz, adjusting to life on the left coast. It's a whole lot different than what I'm used to.Subscribe by e-mail
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Monthly Archives: July 2012
back on the left coast and it’s bittersweet
It wasn’t until I got to New York that I fully realized just how homesick I’d gotten. I knew I was missing home a lot, but the enormity of it truly hit me once I got there. I love many … Continue reading
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Video: Activists confront DA over occupation prosecution
The District Attorney’s decision to file charges in connection with the takeover of a vacant bank building last year has not been popular among the activist community. Earlier this week, defendants Robert Kahn and Becky Johnson confronted Santa Cruz District … Continue reading
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update on the foie gras ban
A federal judge today ruled that the state’s foie gras ban, which went into effect July 1, will remain in place while a lawsuit questioning its constitutionality continues. Foie gras producers had sought a temporary restraining order on the ban … Continue reading
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home, let me go home, home, home
I’m goin’ home…. In just a few days I’ll take off on a plane from SFO to head back to my hometown of Albany, N.Y. for the first time in nearly a year. While I’ve had a number of visitors … Continue reading
The Blind Project at CDCR’s California Medical Facility
I went to a California state prison for the first time the other day. I’d been to jails but this was my first time actually at a prison. I also attended my first parole hearing. Parole hearings are pretty interesting…. … Continue reading
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Upstate NY company suing over foie gras ban
A company based in upstate New York — Hudson Valley Foie Gras – is among the parties that have filed a lawsuit against the state of California seeking to overturn the foie gras ban. HVFG is based not far from … Continue reading
A different kind of parade
Boomer of the Tales from the Coast blog has this great write up with photos of the Holy Ghost Festival held a few days ago. Apparently it’s a Portuguese tradition and it included a parade down Pacific. I’m super bummed … Continue reading
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My first Santa Cruz Fourth of July: space men, barbecue and fireworks
In the week leading up to July Fourth, I’ve been cautioned dozens of times about the supposed sanity that is Santa Cruz on Independence Day. I heard about the police presence, the fireworks all over the beach, the closing off … Continue reading
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