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Introducing iridethebus.org, a transit guide for Santa Cruz
12 Mar 2005
by R. Paul Marcelin-Sampson

Did you know you can get to SFO by public transit, for just $10? This is only one example. Indeed, there are very few places you CAN'T get to by public transit. The problem is information. You'd need to contact three different transit agencies to plan a trip to the airport. The
Metro Riders Union has a better answer: an easy, online transit guide geared to people who live in Santa Cruz.
Unlike a transit agency Web site, which only covers transit routes in one city or county, we are free to cover lots of different routes in lots of different places.
We hope that the site will grow and evolve. We plan to add leisure destinations like Big Sur, the North Coast, and the Napa Valley. (Bet you didn't know you could take transit to those places!) We also want to make the site more interactive. For now, you can post short questions, comments and suggestions to the
public forum.
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Protest at Santa Cruz Taco Bell Transformed Into a Celebration!
09 Mar 2005
by George Cadman and Austin Indymedia
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Community Celebrates Memories of Walter Guzman
19 Feb 2005
by David Roknich
At a memorial today, friends and family shared memories, poetry and song, celebrating the generous spirit of Albert Walter Guzman, the patron of many community programs for supporting positive lifestyles in an era of increasing urban decay.
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Santa Cruzans for Responsible Planning Kick Off Anti-Hotel Petition Drive
16 Feb 2005
(Updated)
by scrapy
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News :: Labor & Economics
Santa Cruz City Workers Poised to Strike
01 Dec 2004
by Vinny Lombardo
About 500 Santa Cruz city workers, represented by
SEIU Local 415, are poised to strike Friday at midnight when their contract expires.
According to Leslie Scanagatta, Local 415's chief spokesperson, rising costs of health care benefits, and low wages, are key issues on the bargaining table. She points out that city employees have twice agreed to a voluntarily wage freeze, to help the city get through a financial crunch, and haven't had a raise since April, 2002.
Irwin Young, human resources director for the City, said, "we've been working dilligently to reach an agreement." If an agreement isn't reached, he says, "we can continue to bargain, or the union then decides to take action."
Talks between the parties will continue on Thursday, and Friday, but Scanagatta says at this point, she's not hopeful. "Local 415 members spent the day making picket signs, and are prepared for the worst."
Update from 12/3/04: A strike of some 500 Santa Cruz, CA city employees was sidestepped for the time being Thursday, when reps from SEIU Local 415 and city officials came to terms on a tentative agreement in their contract dispute. (
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SEIU Rank and File Revolt
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News :: Labor & Economics : Poverty & Urban Development
Dire Emergency - Call In for the Poor Immediately!
This is eating the poor for lunch, GOP style. If you have a voice and a conscience, the time to speak out is NOW!
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Rove Insider Helped ''Distribute'' Lost Cash in Iraq
Michael Ledeen, a trusted aid to Karl Rove and close associate of Larry Franklin, can provide the missing details in the Rove/CIA Niger Uranium investigation. In the spirit of
The New American Century, Ledeen reaped cash benefits as a direct result of the war in Iraq.
Many were recruited through the Heritage Foundation website, where they had posted their résumés. They were paid six-figure salaries out of Iraqi funds, and most served in 90-day rotations before returning home with their war stories. One such volunteer was Simone Ledeen, daughter of leading neoconservative Michael Ledeen. Unable to communicate in Arabic and with no relevant experience or appropriate educational training, she nevertheless became a senior advisor for northern Iraq at the Ministry of Finance in Baghdad. Another was former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer’s older brother Michael who, though utterly unqualified, was named director of private-sector development for all of Iraq.
Money for Nothing
The American Conservative
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Ahmad Chalabi Laughs While Scott Ritter Eats Crow

Early last year, Jane Mayer of
The New Yorker published a definitive article about the recent career of Ahmed Chalabi,
The Manipulator. She describes an encounter between weapons sleuth Scott Ritter where The Manipulator exhausts his dwindling credibility with Ritter: but Chalabi has somehow managed to craft his vision into a current reality, exceding even his own expectations.
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