Bruce Bratton hosts University Grapevine, linking local and campus issues, every Tuesday 7:30-8:30 p.m. on KZSC 88.1 fm.
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THE ANTHONY BLOCK 1890-1895. This architectural marvel actually stood at the North End of Pacific Avenue where the Town Clock now runs. If you went left you'd be going up Mission Street. What's extra cool is that this building contained and (maybe you can enlarge it) our first genuine Nickelodeon theatre. You can see "Continuous Performances" and "Afternoons and Evenings" on the front of the theatre. I have no idea when or why upper pacific avenue was cut through this building.
THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS. Last week I said that County Treasurer Tax Collector Fred Keeley was in favor of widening Highway 1 and that the League of Women Voters loaded their usually fair panels/ workshops meeting by having three people on the same side. League President Ann Wise emailed to say they were chosen by title and job not on were they stood on issues. I attended the League Meeting to hear for myself. Mostly because Fred called me to say I was wrong about his position on widening. After a discussion with him and some friends I found out Fred never said vote to widen Highway 1 he told various groups to vote for the tax to widen the highway because the tax was inevitable anyway. So nope he didn't come out and say vote for widening, just the tax. More importantly at the meeting Fred did say some other things that need clarification. He said the Regional Transportation Committee didn't do their job. He said that we should buy the Union Pacific rail line because it's a pittance to spend on all those miles of coastline. Fred stated that Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) would be good investments even if they each only took 20% of the car commuters off the roads. Jan Beautz in her new capacity as Lame Duchess since she's not going to be our 1st District supervisor anymore had some classic Beautz statements regarding Improving County Transportation. "People talk about vision...vision has its place." "Don't buy the railroad, people won't use it"." The technology isn't here for PRT but maybe a monorail down the middle of Highway 1 would work" But she did make a good point though she said that mass transportation anywhere in the world doesn't make money, it always has to be supported by taxes. In closing Fred Keeley said that spending money on widening highway one wasn't the most appropriate way to spend transportation money, and there you have it.
ELERICKS INPUT. Paul Elerick and I both went to the League of Women Voters meeting last week. At the end of the meeting in a private quartet setting called by Keeley and consisting of Paul, myself and Micah Posner of People Power if we would tell our "publics" of his newly defined positions we agreed we would do that, and we are. Not only that but after that quartet meeting Fred pulled out money and became a dues- paying card -carrying member of Micah's People Power. So the evening was not a waste. Now read Paul's take on the League meeting here.
BILL MONNING NEWS. Bill gave an excellent talk at the People's Democratic Club last week about why he will be the best candidate to replace John Laird in the Assembly. Along with some very notable endorsements by Dolores Huerta, Tom Hayden, Luis Valdez, Nane Alejandro, Fred Keeley, Scott Kennedy, Debbie Bulger, Jane Weed and Celia Scott, Bill told me Anna Caballero former Mayor of Salinas and now the 28th Assembly District rep has endorsed him. Go to his website www.billmonning.org and check out all of his positions and see how many of your neighbors support Bill Monning. In other news...John Garamendi and Jack Nicholson endorsed Hillary Clinton. There's going to be a Bill Monning Open House Sunday March 2 at 501 Mission Street from 1-3 p.m.
NEW LEAF BECOMES MAPLE LEAF. Rex Stewart, who's been a partner in the New Leaf markets for 20 years told me the reason they that they sold their business to that Canadian Corporation was that they also needed money to pay off Chris Quinn, one of their three partners who's leaving the company. More than that they needed money to re-model the Pacific Avenue store and of course lots more money to build their brand new City Council- approved new store on the Westside. So we lose another locally owned business. More of our money leaves the county. I think worse than that, and I agree with Wes Modes that we've seen the sad future of what happens when locally owned banks, locally owned hardware stores, and many other former locally owned business sell out. The new owners then sell again, and again and we are left with chain stores and the chain store mentalities that run them. Sears Orchard Supply Hardware and Lumberman's Hardware on River and on 41st are perfect examples. Remember Santa Cruz County Bank? All these new owners promise the same thing no changes, same employees, same hometown features...sure, you bet, and Scott Roseman and Rex should be forced to somehow pay or be responsible for any/ all changes in the operation for the next five years.
TREE SITTERS & CLUE & THE COMMUNITY. C.L.U.E. sent out an email telling its members why the organization supports the Tree Sitters and why the entire community who cares about UCSC's growth needs to support them too. Click here to read their reasoning, and send something.
Brown Act Lawsuit Filed Against PV School District. They've been asked hundreds of times by many people. The County Grand Jury noted their failures in a scathing report last June. But they still refuse to learn their lesson. So, last week, local attorney and Democratic Party leader Luis Alejo sued the Pajaro Valley Unified School District in Santa Cruz Superior Court for violating the open-meeting requirements of the Brown Act in response to the district's most recent denial of public access to public documents. Filing for Alejo was local First Amendment Attorney Judy Alexander. It was the school district's failure to provide copies to the public of the district's Response to the Grand Jury prior to the Board of Trustees voting on the Response that triggered the lawsuit. Alejo has repeatedly called upon the board to "be transparent," but board leaders maintain they have no intention of altering the way they do business. The district claimed in their Response to the Grand Jury that they have "...at all times complied with the Brown Act." I guess we'll see about that.
High School Dropout Numbers Soar in the Pajaro Valley. It isn't exactly the type of high ranking you would want for a school, but a new report on high school dropouts ranks Watsonville High School 45th out of 2,462 California high schools for having the highest number of dropouts while Aptos High School ranked 127th. The new study, "Which California Schools Have the Most Dropouts?," by the California Dropout Research Project at UC Santa Barbara used data collected by the California Department of Education. Other research groups, such as the Civil Rights Project at Harvard University, have been critical in the past of the state's data claiming it miscounts and underestimates the numbers of the students actually dropping out. Yet, even with the flawed data used by the state, this study points out a serious problem at these schools. Hopefully, local education leaders will focus on addressing the issue rather than coming up with excuses about the numbers not being as bad as they look. The report can be viewed here
Latin Music at Moe's Alley. Moe's Alley Blues Club in Santa Cruz is emerging hot spot for great Latin music with an increasing number of Latino regulars from Watsonville, UC Santa Cruz, and other parts of the county. Last weekend, the B-Side Players of San Diego livened up the place with their politically conscious lyrics combined with hot Afro-Latin sounds; a fusion of ska, Afro-beat, funk, reggae, cumbia, and salsa. Moe's has also attracted young and older Latinos alike with other popular groups such as Grupo Fantasma of Austin, Mexico's Son de Madera, Cuba's Pellejo Seco, San Jose's Orquesta Saboricua, East L.A's Quetzal and other upcoming Latino musicians. Props go out to Moe's Alley for reaching out and attracting a wider audience and flavors of world music". [end of south county report]
PATTON'S PROGRAM. Gary Patton leads off the week's broadcasts telling us of landfills (eco parks) and problems such as "buffer zones", methane gas, property values, and setbacks. He tells of weather changes, Jerry Brown and the Monterey Peninsula and why local land use issues effect all of us. Then he barely mentions The Marina Station Development, which I'd never heard of. He closes by saying we should check out the UCSC Tree Sitters and The Friends of Flora and Fauna website http://friendsflorafauna.org and support these courageous students and the faculty that UCSC has barely begun to harass.
ARANA GULCH , SAVE IT. Jean Brocklebank emails in to say, "Those of you who care about Arana Gulch and have supported our almost 14 year struggle to preserve the place can be a part of the continuing effort by sending a check to help with the lawsuit appeal. Go to http://members.cruzio.com/~arana/ and get the mailing address for your tax-deductible contributions"! It's a worthwhile cause, protecting such rare open space against bicycle riders who are mostly hobby-sporty-riders and want a paved bikeway more for comfort than any real commuting purpose.
LANDAU'S PROGRES. Saul writes about Fidel in the latest issue of Progreso Weekly. His article is titled Fidel The Father of Modern Cuba. In it Saul says,"Fidel was the father of modern Cuba. Think of the thousands of Cuban names etched in honor-rolls throughout the world in science, medicine, sports, art, film, literature and music. Cuban doctors saved lives in Pakistan, Vietnam, throughout Africa the Middle East and Latin America". Click here to read the entire article and the latest issue of Progreso Weekly
EAGANS DEEP COVER. You'll never guess what Mr. Eagan has updated for us in his weekly Deep Cover cartoon scroll downwards.
WATERS WEIGHS IN. This week Christina probes the Oscar entrails, a tasty poulet rouge at Avanti and gushes over A16 in the City, all at www.christinawaters.com
JEMS AND JAVA AND JOVIALITY. Visit the Java and Jems Jubilee – a fundraiser for the Pastors for Peace Caravan to Cuba – a not-your-usual-yardsale with Jems (gently-used items) and Java (a coffee tasting experience.) That'll be 8am -3pm Saturday, March 1 at the Live Oak Grange, 1900 17th Ave.in Santa Cruz. Browse the "jems" wrested from the homes of their loving owners - arty decorative items, collectibles, furniture, oddities and niceties. Some great books. Even a craft corner for quilting material, yarns, tiles, etc. Not only those, but enjoy a coffee-tasting of Latin American "java" from local fair-trade coffee vendors and take your favorite home for a breakfast treat. For information: 465 8272
VANTAGE POINT. Like last week's film Jumper this film starts out very exciting and blows it completely. With William Hurt playing both our president and his double we have to watch maybe five versions of exactly the same attempted assassination. No not different versions... the same version showing different people involved. It could have been told with out the five rewinds, and you still wouldn't like it.
IMPORTANT MORAL AND POLITICAL QUESTION.. What other country could have, or would have made so many films based on assassinating their president? This is getting embarrassing and shameful. To plagiarize a line "there are more things wrong in the United States, people, than are dreamt of in our philosophies"
OSCARS. Marion Cotillard is a one trick pony; we'll never see her in much, if any other film doing what she accomplished in La Vie en Rose. To give her the best actress Oscar and ignore real talent proves just how unpredictable the Academy can be. You could predict and I did, that No Country For Old Men would win best picture because it made a lot of money and was American. I was surprised that both the Independent Spirit Awards and the Oscar show had Jewish and Hitler jokes...what's changed?
HOW TO USE THE MEDIA WORKSHOP 2. The first How to Use The Media workshop that I led in January sold out rapidly so we're doing another one, this time sponsored by The Cultural Council of Santa Cruz County in collaboration with the Museum of Art & History. Once again we'll have an Electronic Media Panel with Terry Green (KUSP), Kathy Bisbee (Community Television of Santa Cruz County), Westi Haughey (Cruzio), and Amanda Paulson (Santa Cruz IndyMedia). We'll discuss press releases, PSA's, calendar listings and every other known way to reach people. Then we'll have a Print Media Panel with Wallace Baine (Santa Cruz Sentinel) Dave Carkhuff editor (Watsonville Register Pajaronian), Noel Smith editor (Aptos Times, Capitola Soquel Times) and Traci Huikill (Santa Cruz Metro). You'll hear about deadlines, media lists, and just how to get maximum media coverage. You'll make super contacts, get all your questions answered and have a good time. It'll be at The Museum of Art & History (MAH) Saturday, March 29 9:30am-3:30 pm. It costs $20, and to reserve a place call Nabil Ghachem at 831(475-96000) ext 16 or Joyce Magallanes same phone extension 10.
THE CALDER QUARTET Go here to read up on the Calder String Quartet. Scott MacClelland sent an email saying the quartet is playing in Lou Harrison's straw bale house in Joshua Tree. Scott went there a long time ago.
www.calderquartet.com the website says, " On March 28th, we have a really unique concert at the Harrison House Retreat in Joshua Tree, California. The Harrison House is a straw bale "composer's cave" that was hand-built by the late composer Lou Harrison and houses intimate music events and artist residencies.
UNIVERSITY GRAPEVINE. I host University grapevine every Thursday from 4-5pm. Listen this Thursday when I interview Mary Warshaw and Judy Stabile curators of "Eight Over Eighty in '08"the newest exhibition at the Pajaro Valley Art Gallery, 37 Sudden Street, Watsonville showing from February 27-April 20. In the second half I'll talk with Morton Marcus author of his new autobiography "Striking Through The Masks".
QUOTES. "I'm for peace- I've yet to see a man wake up in the morning and say, 'I've just had a good war.'" -Mae West. "Innumerable confusions and a feeling of despair invariably emerge in periods of great technological and cultural transition." -Marshall McLuhan. "It is better to be out than in. It is better to be on the lam than on the cover of Time magazine." -Nelson Algren. "How can you be in two places at once when you're really no place at all?" Firesign Theatre
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[technical glitch meant no Eagan last week, so this week we run TWO of them!]
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CANADAS CONTRIBUTIONS TO ORGANIC FOODS. One concerned reader sent this in, "I am concerned about the state of the Natural Foods Industry, the state of Local Businesses, and all that. Our locally owned grocery stores will feel a bit like David and Goliath, and soon we will have two Goliath's, when Whole Foods opens. I know that New Leaf had been looking to be bought out, a few years back, by Wild Oats. But the buy-out of Wild Oats by Whole Foods, ended that idea, as Whole Foods is only interested in very large stores.
I have taken a look at Planet Organic on the internet, and it looks like a good company. It is worrisome, though, how difficult it is for a local business to operate these days, with constant pressure to expand and enlarge, necessitating capital. To me, when we lose local ownership, we lose local culture. The Promenade in Santa Monica is a good example of that! Anyways, here is some of the scoop on the company!
Parent Company: http://planetorganichealthcorp.com
Companies owned by Planet Organic:
www.planetorganic.ca ( 8 stores in Canada)
www.mrsgreens.com (10 stores in the US)
www.sangsters.com ( 50 vitamin store division, in Canada)
www.healthys.ca (7 locations in the Greater Toronto Area).
www.trophic.net ( Vitamin Manufacturer)
Trophic is Canada's leading manufacturer of vitamin, mineral, and herbal supplements and is Canada's largest natural food and personal care products supermarket chain.
Planet Organic Health Corp. (TSX-V: POH), is a natural products industry company, comprising manufacturing, distribution and retail. Recently recognized as one of the Top 50 Companies on the TSX Venture Exchange, where it is listed as a Tier One company, Planet also operates 47 natural health outlets under the Sangster's Health Centre banner. Another POHC company, Trophic Canada also owns Healthy's, a vitamin store chain in the Greater Toronto Area. The Company has a total of 65 stores throughout the country, and 10 in the US". End of email….makes you remember Odwalla doesn't it. Except Odwalla moved out and sold out instead of moving in.
WHAT IF WAL MART? So now we have Planet Organic Health Corporation of Canada sneaking in their new store when we all thought it would just be another New Leaf market to replace their shop on Mission. Of course our pro business City Council gave it a unanimous vote of approval. Now, WHAT IF…and just suppose our recently and equally approved brand new Safeway building on Mission suddenly announces oops!!! we forgot to tell you…we just sold that location to Wal Mart. Would anybody care? Would our City Council do anything? Next week I'll tell you about my conversation with Rex Stewart co owner of New Leaf and his reasons and reactions to selling the business and maintaining identity.
NEW BLOG ABOUT TRANSPORTATION. The very sensible people who run the
Campaign for Sensible Transportation have an excellent website www.sensibletransportation.org. It is full of all the latest developments in transportation issues in our County. They now have added a blog site which means that you can voice your opinions and read everybody else's it's at http://sensibletransportation.org/blog . All the news breaking changes in highway 1 widening and everything pertaining to solutions to our traffic problems, it's all there 24/7.
KUSP TRYING TO BUY OUT KAZU!!! Doesn't it surprise you that KUSP's board has enough money to buy KAZU?? It always seemed to me that KUSP has trouble keeping their earphones working let alone BUY another radio station. CSUMB has made some odd decisions in the past when other offers were made by KUSP such as CSUMB even trying to run a radio station so be prepared for nearly any outcome on this change of venue.
PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC CLUB. Wolfgang Rosenberg sends this message re the PDC meeting this Thursday at 7 P.m. " We'll get an insightful "postmortem" analysis of the February 5 and the two upcoming 2008 elections from County Clerk Gail Pellerin.
This will be at the Louden (he means LONDON) Nelson Community Center in downtown Santa Cruz. Before she starts, we'll have a brief visit from 27th Assembly
District Democratic Party candidate Bill Monning who has just formally announced his campaign in Monterey and Santa Cruz. Bill, who has many friends and supporters here, is getting campaign help from former Santa Cruz mayor and councilman Bruce Van Allen. Click here to read the entire PDC newsletter.
SOUTH COUNTY REPORT: FINAL GRAND JURY REPORT
RELEASED, TRASH TALK AND A COMMUNITY READING HIT!
The final Grand Jury Report on Pajaro Valley School District Released: PVUSD administrators and their lap dog school board took another hit this week as Pat Rex, the County's new Grand Jury foreperson, issued a dogged defense of the previous panel's work when the '06-'07 report leveled unprecedented charges against the school district for a host of questionable practices. Included was the dropping of one curriculum provider in favor of the previous employer of newly hired Superintendent Mary Anne Mays. It was Mays, the report alleged, who encouraged the change steering over a million dollarswith no board oversightto a program she helped create. Rex, who also served on last year's panel, was critical of the district's choice to hire consultants and lawyers to create its required response. A key Grand Jury finding cited the board's lackadaisical, if not unlawful neglect, of the Brown Act's open meeting statutes. The response claimed, "The district has at all times complied with the Brown Act." But their failure to provide copies of that 63-page response to members of the public prior to the board approving it was in itself a violation of the Brown Act and belies their consultant-concocted spin. Stay tuned...
To view the FINAL report by the Grand Jury on the PVUSD here.
TRASH TALK. The vote on EcoPark dump in the Pajaro Valley postponed until March 18. The County Board of Supervisors have postponed the vote on placing the so-called EcoPark dump in the Pajaro Valley until its March 18 meeting after the County Public Works Department recommended holding off. The prospects for the new county waste management center look bleak after the cities of Watsonville and Capitola stated their lack of support in concept and in terms of financial contributions. In addition, the cities of Santa Cruz and Capitola only offered limited support. With major budget deficits projected for local municipalities, the EcoPark may be put on an indefinite hold. The dump also faces other major hurdles through opposition of local residents due to the Public Works Department's failure to consider alternatives and due to all the proposed sites being located in South County, including a few sites just yards away of the newest high school. To view the latest report on the EcoPark and maps of the proposed sites, click here
COMMUNITY READING A HUGE SUCCESS IN WATSONVILLE! To end on a positive note, the community read along event, "On the Same Page," featuring renowned author Francisco Jimenez was a huge success last Friday at the Henry Mello Center for the Performing Arts. It was a jam packed event filled with English and Spanish speaking students, parents, educators and community members. Jimenez, a professor at Santa Clara University, has published acclaimed books, "The Circuit," and "Breaking Through." The inspirational books, based on the author's familial history, chronicle the challenges and triumphs of migrant workers in California. The free event aims to promote literacy and educational excellence, and was started by local philanthropist George Ow, Jr. and several community volunteers. The event also provides thousands of free books to local students in the Pajaro Valley. Last year's inaugural event featured nationally acclaimed author Victor Villaseñor who wrote bestsellers, such as "Rain of Gold," "Burro Genius" and "Thirteen Senses." Looks like this event will continue to be a big hit with locals in Watsonville!" Just to remind you…the South County Report is produced by South County friends of BrattonOnline.com
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS DOING WHAT? A friend sent this email, " The League of Women Voters has scheduled a forum on Transportation for Wednesday, February 20th. 7 to 9 PM at Vet's Hall. They have three panelists signed up to cover the subject of "transportation", Jan Beautz, George Dondero and Fred Keeley. This can't be the League of Women Voters doing this!!! All three of these three people are 100% supporters of widening Highway 1!!! The League never used to do sneaky things like this. Who put them up to it? Who is providing coffee Granite Construction or Ellen Pirie? Is the Santa Cruz Sentinel bringing cookies. Does every attendant get a free sandbag? Shame on the League!!
UCSC'S LONG MARINE LAB FUTURE? Pat Matejcek asks the big question is this what will happen to Terrace Point / UCSC's Long Marine Lab?? Read this late breaking press release from UC San Diego and think about it.
UC SAN DIEGO TO OFFER NATION'S FIRST CONCURRENT OCEANOGRAPHY PH.D. AND MBA DEGREE.
The Ph.D. to come from renowned Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and the MBA
from the Rady School of Management. The University of California, San Diego, today announced the launch of a concurrent Ph.D./MBA program, to begin in 2008. This is the first concurrent degree program in the country to combine a Ph.D. in oceanography and an MBA. This collaboration between the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the Rady School of Management will enable students to pursue a Ph.D. at Scripps and an MBA at Rady in a coordinated, concurrent program. The concurrent Ph.D./MBA program was developed for students interested in careers where the combination of scientific expertise and management knowledge is particularly important.
About the Rady School of Management. The Rady School of Management at UC San Diego educates global leaders for innovation-driven organizations. A professional school within one of the top-ranked institutions in the U.S. for higher education and research, the Rady School offers a Full-Time MBA program, a FlexMBA program for working professionals, undergraduate and executive education courses. Our lineage includes 16 Nobel Laureates (former and current faculty) and eight MacArthur Foundation award recipients. The Rady School at UC San Diego transforms innovators into business leaders. "UC San Diego is committed to investing resources across disciplines to create a new educational model," said UC San Diego Chancellor Marye Anne Fox. "Offering the nation's first concurrent oceanography Ph.D. and MBA degree is an example of two graduate schools collaborating to provide a one-of-a-kind opportunity for students." To read the entire press release - and there's a lot more - click here
UCSC TREE SITTERS LATEST PRESS RELEASE. JENNIFER CHARLES is not only a most impressive person she's the official Tree Sitters media representative. Here's their latest press release. The Title is TREE SIT MEDIA REPRESENTATIVE RESPONDS TO UNIVERSITY'S ATTEMPT TO STIFLE FREE SPEECH click here
ELERICK'S INPUT. Paul's revelation of who's super as in super delegates is guaranteed to make you work fulltime trying to fathom any/all possible connections amongst the names. Read them all here and don't say you weren't warned.
LANDAU'S PROGRES. Saul has a beer or two and rambles on about the post super bowl letdown here
PATTON'S PROGRAM. Gary delves into various Board of Supervisor meetings around our bay. He talks about Home Rule and local control and land use issues. UCSC's new water expert Brent Haddad gets Patton's praise. Gary closes by discussing Salinas and ALCO and how to pronounce Celtic (with a K).
EAGANS DEEP COVER. You want an enigma? Tim's Deep Cover this week gives you a deep enigma scroll downwards.
WATERS WEIGHS IN. Christina notes some local foodies in the news, shares a family
heirloom recipe and picks the Oscars - all at http://christinawaters.com (p.s. Obama gets a week off.. Christina promises "No politics")
HOSTETTERS HOT STUFF. Just a reminder that you can and should always click on that Lutherie ad over on the right to see the often unannounced but very worthwhile musical events happening around here and in our SF Bay area.
CHICKEN VILLA SAGA. Paul Elerick has more to say about that Chicken Villa Car Hop set of photos. "Hmmmm. The car next to the Dodge convertible is a Buick, 1949-50. Actually, this COULD be the back side of Beach Hill taken from the corner of Front and Laurel. It's definitely before the "El View Lodge" was built, the motel with the sign visible all over Santa Cruz. Carolyn Swift then adds ," Okay--I think this is the place that is just up from the Wharf on Beach Hill. If that is the McCray Hotel (Sunshine Villa today), then it's the right place. I read a story once that the liquor store that was near the old Santa Cruz depot had once been a diner with car hops. I'm sure Judy will give you all the details on the locale. So, this would still be Front Street, right? And perhaps the other end of Laurel? Hmmmm...."Marie Rohrer added, "Yes, it's where Wheel Works is now just further toward the ocean than the store now sits AND it's before the bridge was built!!".
BERNARD & DORIS. There aren't many reasons to buy Comcast's HBO channels since the Sopranos ceased but there was one HBO Movie worth watching last Sunday. Susan Sarandon and Ralph Fiennes camping and chewing it up in Bernard & Doris as in Doris Duke and her gay butler confidant Bernard Lafferty. Doris Duke daughter of the American Tobacco Company and Duke Power Industry (as in Moss Landing) was the ultimate blond & swinging millionairess or probably billionairess. To watch Ralph Fiennes play swishy is very good fun. It'll probably be on HBO for a few weeks, watch for it. They've never been better (Susan and Ralph)
FOOLS GOLD. There are no two more glittery Hollywood stars than Kate Hudson and Mathew McConaughey and they are absolutely not a reason to see Fools Gold. It isn't funny, it isn't original, not exciting, not even sexy and for some reason Donald Sutherland tries a British accent and everyone involved should be ashamed of themselves. Keep your Gold, do not invest in this flop.
JUMPER. The first 8 maybe 10 minutes fool you into thinking hey this isn't as bad as the critics say it is. It's got a great gimmick…projecting yourself anywhere you want to be…anytime! It's like our old daydreams of being invisible but then the plot goes very bad and they bring in "Snakes On A Plane" Samuel L. Jackson and the plot is so confusing you simply don't care anymore. Stay home, or go see "There Will Be Blood"
DEFINITELY MAYBE. Abigail Breslin from Little Miss Sunshine isn't quite a Margaret O'Brien, or Tatum O'Neil or of course Shirley Temple but she's the only reason to see this Woody Allen- New York inner City rip off "smart set" serio-comedy. The male lead Ryan Reynolds has weird eyes and his face looks lifted and so he doesn't seem to be able to register any emotions. You do not need this movie.
4 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS AND 2 DAYS. This film opens at the Nick Friday February 29 and like that specific date films like this don't even happen every four years. Set in Romania in 1987 it's about an abortion. Absolutely brilliant acting, directing, everything about this film is exciting and told in such a new way, a non Hollywood way it needs to be seen to be believed. Like There Will be Blood, The Sopranos, and No Country for Old Men it has a non Hollywood true to life ending…which means no simple ending. See it and you'll love it. Why it wasn't entered in the Oscar race is a big question, probably some kind of cinema politics, we'll never know about. It would win if it had been entered.
SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES. Mostly this is just another Hobbit, Terabitha, fairly scary kid's movie. "Don't open that old, old book" is the new "don't go down the cellar stairs" scenario. That said, some of the special effects are really good, especially on the big screen. Whatever.
CHARLIE BARTLETT.A rich precocious teenager tries to fit in by selling mom's prescription drugs. Unfortunately Hope Davis plays the mom and she looks so much like Hillary Clinton I couldn't stop thinking how much better Obama would be in that role :)
CRITICS AT THE NICK. This is OSCAR weekend. Our merry band of critics Morton Marcus, Lisa Jensen, Wallace Baine and I will be at The Nick at 11am Saturday to tell you why and which films should win the Oscars and also predict which films will win. It's good fun and it's free.
INDY SPIRIT AWARDS. That same Saturday (Feb 23) starting around 11:30am with red carpet interviews you can watch The 23rd Annual Independent Spirit Awards. All the same top stars will be there on the beach in Santa Monica, only they're usually drinking heavily and acting nearly normal it's on IFC channel.
MALONE ART. Sheila Malone is exhibiting her current paintings titled The Lotus Journey up at Jia Tella's Cambodian Cuisine, 5600 Scotts Valley Drive. That's sort of behind that plaza near the Granite Creek exit off 17. They'll be there until April 31st. Call 438-5005 to see when the restaurant is open.
UNIVERSITY GRAPEVINE. Every Thursday from 4-5 pm I host University Grapevine on KZSC 88.1 fm This week Valerie Leveroni Corral of WAMM will be my first guest and we'll talk about as many of the issues centering around medical marijuana as we can cover. Kathy Bisbee of Community Television or CTVSCC will then tell us of the survey and some future plans in store for our local station.
QUOTES. "He who is still laughing hasn't yet heard the bad news." -Bertolt Brecht. "Bamboos are straight and pine trees are gnarled." Zen saying. "We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars." -Oscar Wilde. And here's one you may have overlooked or forgotten it got to me, read it twice…"Row, row, row your boat, gently down the stream. Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, Life is but a dream." traditional
a second time., it's very much worth seeing again.
Should you go? Well yes if you like fairly clever LA teenager grows up type films.
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INTRODUCING SOUTH COUNTY REPORT. I've wanted to have news and opinion or more honestly Opinion and News we can trust from South County ever since starting BrattonOnline. Here's the very first report...the reporter shall remain nameless (at their request)...I hope this will be a weekly report or near weekly.
SOUTH COUNTY REPORT: EFFORT TO PUT NEW DUMP IN THE PAJARO VALLEY CONTINUES. The issue of placing a new county waste management center or so called "EcoPark" in South County continues. The Integrated Waste Management Task Force will be voting on approving a report and will be making a recommendation for the County Board of Supervisors at its February 7 meeting about possible sites. Last September, the County Public Works Department presented several possible sites to the Board of Supervisors, all of which were located in the Pajaro Valley. The County Board voted to postpone the issue until more information was gathered.
Opposition quickly mounted as Pajaro Valley residents claimed that the "EcoPark" was just a public relations spin to place the new dump in South County. They claimed the sites are currently being used for agriculture or would put the dump just yards away from Pajaro Valley High School. Residents also claim that the EcoPark raises concerns about environmental justice and fairness since South County has already served the county's landfill needs for several decades at the Buena Vista Landfill. The EcoPark is also expected to bring problems such as noise, traffic. litter, vermin and other nuisance issues. Some question why the county staff has failed to present alternatives, such as multiple smaller sites in other parts of the county as recommended by local residents.
While the cities of Santa Cruz and Scotts Valley have expressed only limited interest in participating, the cities of Capitola and Watsonville are not supporting or financially contributing to the new dump. The issue will return for the Board of Supervisors for a final vote on the sites. The Public Works Department claims numerous benefits from the site, but why aren't other parts of the county clamoring to have the EcoPark placed in their backyards?
To review the agenda of the Integrated Waste Management Task Force, see : http://www.dpw.co.santa-cruz.ca.us/Facilitiessittingproject/facilitiessitingproject.htm.
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GENUINE MEDIA REFORM. Pat Matejcek sent in a link to the real Media Reform. This is NOT one of those fake 911 cover up jobs that Peter Phillips of Project Censored and other 911 conspiracy nuts fooled so many of us last month at the UCSC hotel. Go to this site and see what serious and professional media people are doing to create a free and honest national/international media. This National Conference for Media Reform will meet in Minneapolis and as it says on their opening page," If you don't know what an amazing event this is, consider this: The first conference brought 1,700 people to Madison, Wisconsin. Then 2,500 came to St. Louis. Last year, 3,500 gathered in Memphis. And June's event in Minneapolis is going to be even bigger and more exciting. Bill Moyers, Dan Rather, Amy Goodman, Van Jones, Katrina vanden Heuvel, Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Senator Byron Dorgan, FCC Commissioners Michael Copps and Jonathan Adelstein and many more leaders and luminaries will join thousands of people from across the country for an inspiring and unforgettable weekend". It happens June 6-8 and once again I'm sorry I ever suggested anyone attend that TruthEmergency con job with Daniel Kubiak, Peter Phillips, Mickey Huff, and others of that ilk.
CAR HOP PHOTO REACTION. Damnation!! That photo of the Chicken Villa Car Hops last week (scroll down) sure got reactions. Historian Stan Stevens emailed, "According to R. L. Polk's Santa Cruz City Directory for 1950, the names associated with Chicken Villa at 220 Front St. were L C and Monica Smith. Logan C. and Monica Smith lived at 221 Laurel St.". Len Klempnauer former Sentinel staffer reports, "Unless some of those carhops in your Chicken Villa drive-in restaurant photo last week were about 12 years old at the time, all of them must be at least 70 now. They appear to be 16 to 22 to me, which would make them 74 to 80 now. Incidentally, I checked the 1954 Polk's Directory, and Chicken Villa is not listed. So it must have gone out of business before '54.Paul Elerick takes a different direction, ignores the car hops and asks," As pretty as those carhops are, so is that convertible behind them. Seeing only a peek of it, I'd say it's a 1949 or 1950 DeSoto based on the wheel covers and chrome trim on the front fender. Also do taka a peek at the "mustache grille". Has anybody else offered a clue what it is?". Nope, no one has tried to identify the convertible or the car hops, does anyone know the identity of these cute senior citizens? The Chicken Villa was at the corner of Laurel and Front Street where that car tire and hub cap store is now.
HEALTH EFFECTS FROM MOTH SPRAYING JUST MASS HYSTERIA? Tom Karwin says he too is concerned about the LBAM spraying but asks if it's all mass hysteria then he asks why I said Julia Reynolds deserves a Pulitzer. Read his letter here
VETS AND CODE PINK FIGHTING BERKELEY CITY COUNCIL. It's too late for this specific action but we should all know what's happening in Berkeley and with the veterans who oppose our wars. There's a 24 Vigil outside Berkeley City Hall Monday, February 11th at 7pm until Tuesday February 12th at 7pm Maudelle Shirek City Hall, Berkeley 2134 Martin Luther King Jr. Way (at Allston Way near Downtown Berkeley BART)
Courage to Resist is motivated by a "people power" strategy that we believe can weaken the pillars that maintain war and occupation in Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere. By supporting GI resistance, counter-recruitment, and draft resistance, we hope to diminish the number of troops available for unjust war and occupation.
Here in the Bay Area, CodePink has been staging near-daily protests of the U.S. Marine Officer Recruiting Station on Shattuck Avenue (at University Avenue). On January 29th, the Berkeley City Council voted 6 to 3 that the recruiting center "is not welcome in the city, and if recruiters choose to stay, they do so as uninvited and unwelcome intruders." The council also voted 8 to 1 to give Code Pink a free sound permit and a designated parking space in front of the recruiting station for protesting on Wednesdays from noon to 4 p.m. for the next six months.
Faced with a likely change in Berkeley policy based off threats from national pro-war group, activists are holding a vigil from Monday, February 11th at 7pm until Tuesday February 12th at 7pm, when the Berkeley City Council meets. Come out and join Courage to Resist, members of Veterans for Peace Chapter 69, and many others to stand up the right-wing, pro-war, pro-occupation mobilization.
A message from CodePink:
"Our efforts to close the Berkeley Marine Recruiting Station have galvanized national attention. The pro-war forces, represented by the group Move America Forward, are mobilizing to descend on Berkeley on Tuesday, February 12, starting at 5am! They plan to spend the day attempting to intimidate our peace-loving City and City Council. We need to protect our city from outside pro-war forces. We need to support our elected officials who represent our peace-loving stand.This struggle is not about the Marines: It's about the occupation of Iraq. It's about recruiting our youth to be those occupying forces in Iraq. It's about the 1.2 million dead Iraqis, the 3,950 dead U.S. soldiers, the trillions of dollars of our taxpayer money. It's about respecting the right of the people of Berkeley to say no to war! COURAGE TO RESIST 484 Lake Park Ave #41, Oakland CA 94610 http://www.couragetoresist.org OR http://www.myspace.com/couragetoresist510-488-3559
PATTON'S PROGRAM. Gary tells us about historic resources and Live Oak and the Pleasure Point Roadhouse and apologizes for his lack of lead time before meetings. But then he gives us weeks before a meeting in March. He talks about The Ventana Chapter of the Sierra Club and some doings they are having. Prunedale is fighting keeping rural and also some serious toxic issues that have Prunedalians or Prunedalites or Prunedalivians concerned.
ELERICKS INPUT. Paul gives us another view of the Regional Transporatation Commission decision to pull the widening tax from this next ballot. He joins thousands of others in wondering why The Sentinel continues its terribly biased so called reporting of widening highway 1 issues. Paul then wonders why Indian tribes are so silent except when it comes to gambling casinos? Then he talks about how we need more Democrats voting and what's the problem here???
LANDAU'S PROGRES. Saul Landau is running for president and tells us exactly why he's the supreme underdog. He calls Bush a pompous moron and gives us reasons to go Landau for Pres and ends up saying we should vote for Mike Gravel. That's Saul and Progreso Weekly
EAGAN'S EFFECTS AND DEEP COVER. Peek below and check out Tim's concept of Bad Ideas For the New Millenium
WATERS WEIGHS IN. Ms.Waters gives some details about how to buy Gabriella's Restaurant now that Paul Cocking wants to sell it and do something entirely different. She checks in with John Locke's wine classes at Soif, the new Black China Bakery Cafe, a few choice espressos, and other tasty tips. And yes, she's still raging against the "vacant suit" Obama - at http://christinawaters.com
BRITISH ACADEMY OF FILM AND TELEVISION ARTS AWARDS ON BBC.
By luck I caught the British Academy of Film and Television Awards on BBC channel Sunday night after not being able to watch the Grammys any longer. I had seen no announcement or any publicity on the BAFTAS this year and had forgotten them. It was refreshing to watch such sights as director Sir Richard Attenborough give a lifetime achievement award to his old friend Anthony Hopkins. And see an audience made up of people who take acting very seriously. What was odd was to see and hear the reaction of the audience when Sylvester Stallone gave the best British Film Award to This Is England. Atonement got best film award. They loved Stallone!!! This is England is a great film and is available at Cedar Street Video.
Here's one link to a pre awards show video
Here's another report on the BAFTA AWARDS with a complete list at the bottom
Daniel Day Lewis got best actor, Javier Bardem got best supporting actor, Tilda Swinton received best supporting actress in Michael Clayton, and Marion Cotillard was best actress for La Vie En Rose.
YOUTH WITHOUT YOUTH. Francis Ford Coppola wanted to make this film for years...and ...he hadn't made a film for 10 years. This unfathomable, abstruse, time travel, nutso film is too screwy to ever make sense. Great film makers like Fellini and Bergman make film that audiences gradually grow to understand and love. That won't happen to Youth Without Youth. Don't go.
DO GO SEE BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE. Michael Clayton, Atonement, Juno, No Country For Old Men, The Diving Bell & Butterfly, Persepolis, There Will Be Blood, they are all much more fun on the big screens.
RACHEL CORRIE. Randa Solick wrote this press release "A 23 year old human rights activist from Olympia, Washington, Rachel Corrie was run over and killed by an Israeli military bulldozer while defending a Palestinian home from demolition in 2003. She left behind a series of diaries and emails which were crafted into a widely acclaimed and sometimes criticized play.
Continuing our yearly fund-raising event honoring courageous peaceful women, the Santa Cruz branch of Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, the world's oldest international women's organization, is privileged to bring talented young actress Kelly Nixon from Arcata to star in "My Name is Rachel Corrie".
There will be just three performances: March 8 at 1 pm and 8 pm, and March 9 at 1 pm, at the Live Oak Grange, 1900 17th Avenue, Santa Cruz. The UNA will host their International Soup Kitchen after each matinee. For play tickets and information, contact Jennifer - 476 6882 or jp@got.net. Play tickets on a sliding scale $15 - $20, no one turned away for lack of funds.
RIGOLETTO, JUST A HUNCH. Being pc the San Jose Opera Company's production of Rigoletto has the singer/actor playing him without a hunch. I have no idea what they'd do with The Hunchback of Notre Dame but there is also much lacking in cast #2 that we saw at last Sunday's matinee. The usual ensemble connection of the cast didn't feel right. Some voices were not up to the task, but of course there are few operas that have as many hits as this first of Verdi's big successes. Try going to hear cast #1, they are probably better.
UNIVERSITY GRAPEVINE. Every Thursday from 4-5 pm I host University Grapevine on KZSC 88.1 fm. This week I'll be talking with Mary Kay Gamel and Mike Ryan about UCSC's Theatre Arts Department production of Helen of Egypt that plays 2/29-3/2 and 3/6-3/9 on The Mainstage at UCSC. The second half I'll interview Rivera Cook of Cook n' Company and we'll discuss her production of Stone Soup the world premiere, that plays 2/22-3/16 at Actors Theatre.
QUOTES. "Anxiety is the gap between the now and the later." -Fritz Perls "I've developed a new philosophy...I dread only one day at a time." -Charlie Brown. "Nothing goes right if your underwear's tight." -Hanes Underwear ad. "The whole world is about three drinks behind." -Humphrey Bogart. "But Jesus, you can't start worrying about what's going to happen. You get spastic enough worrying about what's happening now." -Lauren Bacall.
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VOTING DAY. Not knowing for sure when this will be online I'm not getting much into the political thing BUT....all things considered in thinking back over all the hype, showbiz, BS, mudslinging, accusations, and just plain lying between all the candidates in the presidential primaries, I liked it!! We got to see the way these folks would handle the pressure in office. It's great to read in David Bauder's AP piece in Monday's Sentinel that Fox network's viewing stayed flat while CNN and MSNBC viewing's jumped 39 and 33 %!! People are watching and hopefully caring about this year's elections. AND it appears that young people are getting involved....who would have guessed! Honestly I didn't watch much of it all but I did see and was mightily impressed with both Maria Shriver and Michelle Obama's abilities in their speech making when they spoke at UCLA on Sunday.
TRUTH EMERGENCY CONFERENCE FOLLOW-UP. After receiving an email so full of false accusations and facts regarding my last column zinging their circus from 911 organizer Mickey Huff, I'm following up on what was hyped and sold as a media reform conference sponsored by Project Censored and one of the thousand TruthOut type websites that was held at the UCSC Hotel a couple of weeks ago. What I haven't ranted enough about is the enormous number of vampires who are trying to make a living out of our national 911 tragedy. The huge numbers of books, DVDs, bumper stickers, 911websites that ask for money that are hawked at these ongoing conferences are appalling. At least "true vampires" don't ask for money. In some emails back and forth to some of the organizers of that false fronted feeding such as Mickey Huff, Peter Phillips, David Kubiak, and Gabriel Day I've been trying to find out just where and when any viable ideas were presented that dealt with the topic of establishing a new and honest national/international media. That's what it was sold as and these mucking faddists are still spending valuable time and energy on 911 when other similar types haven't finished with who killed JFK, or even why the John Wilkes Booth case isn't closed. Wait until they realize that Barry Manilow and Britney Spears weren't seen around the Twin Towers on 911, isn't that suspicious?
MOTH SPRAYING. Be sure to read today's letter to the editor from Elizabeth Quinn. She details actions we can take to stop the spraying and many other details on what's happening about our next spray job.
HOW TO USE THE MEDIA WORKSHOP. The WILPF sponsored How to Use The Media workshop last Saturday at LONDON NELSON Community Center was fantastic even if I do say so myself - I hosted it. The evaluation sheets said so too. There were 55 folks attending and listening to genuine and sincere hard copy advice from Stacey Vreeken (Santa Cruz Sentinel), Chris Magyar (Good Times), Traci Huikill (Metro Santa Cruz) and "e" wise concepts and ideas from Kathy Bisbee (Community Television Santa Cruz), Amanda Paulson (IndyMedia), Sandino Gomez (Freak Radio) and Skip Spitzer (SCPEL Santa Cruz Progressive Email). We couldn't handle any more than 55 so we are having another workshop sometime in late March. 21 people have already signed up for that one and we haven't even firmed up the date or location so don't be too Santa Cruzy and wait until it too will be filled. Call 465 8272 or email nabbey@cruzio.com
SANDY LYDONS HISTORY CLASS. I've been plugging Sandy Lydon's Santa Cruz County History class for decades and since this is the last time he'll ever teach it I asked him if it's filled up yet he said (on Monday) " Negative - class is still open, though filling steadily....Some cool stuff scheduled already -- going to have Linda Yamane (Rumsien-Ohlone) spend an evening with me in a discussion of current regional Indian stuff, Michael Clark (Don Clark's son) will be coming into the first class to have the first "coming out" of the new edition of his father's Santa Cruz County Place Names book, Carolyn Swift is coming in to do a summary of current research/info on the early feminists (Georgiana Bruce Kirby, etc.), Barry Brown the current California Powder Works historian in Paradise Park will come in to give us the new stuff on Paradise Park and we're going to have one of our field trips out there to see all the new historical markers that he's put up, and etc. etc. As noted earlier, I'm pulling out all the stops and getting the practitioners who are currently working in local/regional history to come in and give us updates. Registration at Cabrillo (CABRILHO) isn't easy for those who aren't computer comfortable -- but we have a designated person in the Registrar's office who will lead folks through the process. Class is going to be around 200 -- and we're at 155 registered...a little over 3 weeks before lift-off -- I expect that it will be filled by February 29. Sandy Lydon, The History Dude
Upcoming Rare Opportunity! Out of Retirement! One Last Time! The History of the Monterey Bay Region (& Santa Cruz County ) Begins February 29, 2008, Cabrillo (Cabrilho) College, Aptos campus
For further information and how to register, go to www.sandylydon.com
Sandy also added there's no auditing or visiting and yes he's teaching part 2 on the current history later.
PATTON'S PROGRAM. Gary writes about The Diablo Ranch and the CEQA workshop in San Luis Obispo County. He discusses Lawsuits and Democracy and how his job in Sacramento just changed. On Thursday the Regional Transportation Commission decides on adding the transportation tax to our November ballot.
ELERICK'S INPUT. Paul Elerick made high local election turnout % predictions on Sunday, check them out. Also, check out his take and attack on drug prescription ads on our television...not allowed many places in the world except here and New Zealand!!
EAGAN'S EPISTLE. His Under Cover cartoon should be called "stuff our dreams are made of"...it's brilliant and touching. Scroll down.
LANDAU'S PROGRES. Click here to read what Saul says about Obama and Afghanistan... this page also has a link to Ted Kennedy's great speech endorsing OBAMA.
PAUL HOSTETTER'S HOT STUFF. As per usual, Paul's deadlines and mine are a few days off but click here, or on his ad on the right ( "Lutherie") to get more detail on the SC Baroque Festival, The East Indian Classical concert and events that you'll probably not read about anywhere else in this County.
WATERS' WEIGH IN. Christina is in rare form this week as she says Obama is a vacant cipher, she also states he resembles George Bush and even brings up Chappaquiddick!!! and wonders why anyone is fooled by him. She praises "No Country for Old Men," and loads up on world-class pasta at Limoncello - this week at www.christinawaters.com
OVER HER DEAD BODY. I apologize for saying two weeks ago that 27 Dresses was the worst movie of this year. Over Her Dead Body is maybe even worse than that one. The completely detestable Eva Longoria and some other fools are in it and just don't think about it.
THE EYE. Jessica Alba playing a classically trained and famous blind violinist? I don't think so and you wouldn't either. Please don't see this rip off of a pretty good 2003 Hong Kong film directed by Oxide and Danny Pang, it has the same title but not much else. You think Oxide will catch on as a first name? As in some future Hollywood party "Oxide Oprah, Oprah Oral, Obama Orlando, Olympia Orson, Odetta Otto" I threw in Obama and left out Uma just for fun!
TASTE OF CHERRY. Another invaluable DVD to add to your list of "must see", but only if you like the heavy Bergman, Wagner, dark Shakespeare unfathomable type viewing and thinking. It's a Criterion Collection DVD which already means something special. It won the Palme d'Or at Cannes in 1997. Directed by Abbas Kiarostami it's about life and death in the hills of Tehran, it's not about war only life and death. Probably it was never released here on the big screen.
SANTA CRUZ BAROQUE FESTIVAL. Elizabeth Le Guin who plays the violoncello and Linda Burman Hall will perform works by Boccherini in their concert this Saturday Night February 9 at 7:30 in UCSC's Music Recital Hall. Go to www.scBaroque.org for details. Elizabeth wrote a book titled "Boccherini's Body: An Essay in Carnal Musicology"....we can only guess what that means. For tickets call 457-9693 or info@scbaroque.org
CLASSICAL INDIAN MUSIC CONCERT. There's a special Indian Classical Music Series at UCSC featuring Kartik Seshadri, sitar Friday February 8. The press release reads, "The UCSC Music Department welcomes this world-renowned sitar virtuoso and foremost disciple of pandit Ravi Shankar. The L.A. Times calls Seshadri's playing "breathtaking" and London's Songlines Magazine says he "stands out among sitarists for his clarity and intricate rhythmic sensibility." 7:30 PM Friday February 8. Music Center Recital Hall, UC Santa Cruz $10 general, $8 seniors, $6 students RESERVED SEATING (because it always sells out) Tickets available at the UCSC Ticket Office (459-2159), the Santa Cruz Civic box office (420-5260), and online at santacruztickets.com.
UNIVERSITY GRAPEVINE. I host University Grapevine every Thursday 4-5p.m. on KZSC 88.1 fm This week I'll be talking with Susan Myer and Daria Troxell about the Pisces Moon Production of Dead Man Walking that opens Friday night Feb 9th and runs through Feb. 24 at Cabrilho College. Then I'll talk with author Judy Steen about her research on " Unbuttoning Women's History, Short and Tall Tales from a Century of Life in Santa Cruz County, 1850s-1950s." which she and Carolyn Swift will present at MAH on Saturday. Tune in for details.
QUOTES. These are all from Scott MacClelland. "Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner." -James Bovard. "Foreign aid might be defined as a transfer of money from poor people in rich countries to rich people in poor countries." -Douglas Casey, Classmate of Bill Clinton at Georgetown University. "Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys." -P.J. O'Rourke "Government is the great fiction, through which everybody endeavors to live at the expense of everybody else." -Frederic Bastiat. "Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it." -Ronald Reagan (1986).
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