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1 hr ago | KNX-AM Los Angeles

Dozens Arrested in Barricade Action by UC Berkeley Students

Dozens of demonstrators who barricaded themselves inside a campus building at the University of California, Berkeley in a protest over fee hikes and budget cuts were removed late Friday, bringing the daylong occupation to an end, university officials said.

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6 hrs ago | The Valley Post

Target Still Shopping for New Spot in Santa Cruz

Target stores continues to look at expanding its presence in Santa Cruz County beyond its single Watsonville location following its decision to abandon plans to build a store in Scotts Valley.

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10 hrs ago | KCBA

Arrest Warrant Issued for Suspect in Watsonville Attack

Watsonville, Calif. An arrest warrant has been issued for a suspect in the October 29th attack of a 19 year old in Watsonville.

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Fri Nov 20, 2009

San Diego News Network

UC students occupy buildings to protest fee hike

Students barricaded themselves inside buildings on University of California campuses to protest a 32 percent increase in student fees and budget cuts that have led to slashed programs and lost jobs.

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Santa Cruz Sentinel

Santa Cruz police reach out to residents in troubled neighborhoods

Kathryn Growen was happy the police came to her Walti Street home Monday afternoon.

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KCBA

Santa Cruz Shooting Victim Arrested for Robbery

Police arrested a man suspected of robbing a pizza delivery person with a knife on Sunday.

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Santa Cruz Sentinel

Father Mark Stetz bids farewell to Holy Cross in Santa Cruz as he moves to Cambria

If Sunday sermons from the Rev. Mark Stetz at Holy Cross Catholic Church sound more regular guy than pious, that's because the priest's first calling was as a journalist who specialized in the world of rock stars and is known to catch a punk band at the Catalyst.

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Thu Nov 19, 2009

KTLA-TV Los Angeles

College students protest, 14 arrested over California tuition hike

Caught between state funding cuts and rowdy student protests, a key committee of the University of California's Board of Regents on Wednesday reluctantly approved a two-step student fee increase that would raise undergraduate education costs more than $2,500, or 32%, by next fall.

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Santa Cruz Sentinel

Bookshop Santa Cruz gives out a bag of 'Just Plain Nutz' with...

Bookshop Santa Cruz is selling these packets of nuts for $3.98, or giving them free to buyers of the new Sarah Palin book.

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KRON-TV San Francisco

Officials Identify Victim of Fatal Hit-and-Run in Santa Cruz

The Santa Cruz County coroner's office has identified the pedestrian killed while crossing a Santa Cruz street Friday evening as 60-year-old Harish Tailor.

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Wed Nov 18, 2009

KRON 4

More Protests Set for Thursday as U.C. Regents Set to Approve Fee Hikes

The entrances to U.C. Santa Cruz are back open after hundreds of students and staff members blocked the roadways leading to the campus as part of a series of protests against proposed tuition and fee hikes.

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San Jose Mercury News

Police close roads due to protesting UC Santa Cruz students

Police have blocked roads leading into the main entrance of the University of California-Santa Cruz due to a large demonstration.

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Inside Bay Area

UC regents recommend 32-percent fee hike

As raucous demonstrators protested, a University of California regents panel today approved a 32-percent fee hike, including a midyear increase that will hit students' pocketbooks in January.

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Santa Cruz Sentinel

No walk in the park for Santa Cruz County pedestrians

Santa Cruz County is dangerous for walkers, according to a new study of transportation statistics compiled nationwide.

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Tue Nov 17, 2009

Santa Cruz Sentinel

Fiancee takes the stand during Santa Cruz gang slaying hearing

The teenager who saw her fiance being stabbed to death testified Tuesday about the fatal gang-motivated fight on Soquel Avenue on Jan.

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KSBW-TV

2 Displaced By Santa Cruz House Fire

A small house fire that took place in Santa Cruz early Tuesday has left two people displaced.

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Santa Cruz Sentinel

Santa Cruz defends 'sanctuary city' status, says immigrants fight crime more than they cause it

In the wake of a stabbing death with possible gang ties last month -- and a suspect here illegally who police believe has fled to Mexico -- city leaders are fighting criticism of their "sanctuary city" policy and say that even without it, Santa Cruz could do little more to crack down on illegal immigrants than it does now.

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Santa Cruz Sentinel

Santa Cruz man who works for Homeless Services Center reported missing

A 49-year-old Santa Cruz man who performed maintenance work for the Homeless Services Center has been missing since Nov.

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Mon Nov 16, 2009

Medford Mail Tribune

3 arrested for drugs following traffic stop near Ashland

The Oregon State Police seized 10 pounds of marijuana and more than 1,000 tablets of the hallucinogenic drug "2C-B" during a traffic stop near Ashland today.

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Santa Cruz Sentinel

County on brink of landmark railroad purchase, but can we afford it?

Joseph White and his father, Larry White, walk their dogs along the Capitola trestle, part of the proposed rail line purchase.

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