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The City Council in Salinas, CA, birthplace to literary giant John Steinbeck, capped a series of contentious budget debates in mid-December with a decision to close all its public libraries next summer, becoming the largest US city to do so. FSRN reporter Vinny Lombardo has more... 3:31

This story originally broadcast on Monday December 20 edition of Free Speech Radio News.

The Homeless Persons Health Project has been compiling annual statistics on homeless deaths in the greater Santa Cruz area. Here is their executive summary of those statistics which was published on Dec. 21, 2004. The reason that the list of homeless deaths had 37 names but the report says 30 deaths is due to the fact that some homeless people were able to get into housing just prior to their deaths and were not included in the statistical study, though no doubt homelessness played a factor in their deaths. --- Becky Johnson of HUFF

Photos from the vigil at Santa Cruz City Hall on the night of Thursday, December 3, 2004.

In addition to the large rally in the Baytree Plaza on November 10, AFSCME workers, UC students and community members entered the bargining meeting that took place in Conference Room D above the Baytree Bookstore at UC Santa Cruz. The following photos show people heading towards Conference Room D and demonstrating in the Baytree Plaza. A hand-painted banner posted above two ATMs posed the question, "How Much Does the Chancellor Make an Hour?"