Camp Phoenix Residents Evicted for Trespassing
Within a week of its opening, Santa Cruz police evicted over 50 individuals from Camp Phoenix for trespassing. Officers arrived around 6:30 a.m. on Nov. 15 and told Camp Phoenix residents to vacate the premises. Police cordoned off camp entrances, preventing residents from reentering and...
Janus Workers Strike for Living Wage
Amid the music, drumming and chanting, strikers gripped signs outside of Janus on 7th Street in Santa Cruz. Over 20 Janus employees and National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) members took to the street on Sept. 26 in Janus’s first ever official strike. Union members...
Santa Cruz Faces Voting Rights Lawsuit
Santa Barbara-based Fargey Law firm served the City of Santa Cruz with a notice of violation (NOV) of the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA) on July 8 in an effort to implement district elections. A NOV informs an individual or body of a possible legal...