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<![CDATA[O'Neill Cold Water Classic: Local surfers, Steamer Lane waves build momentum]]>
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<![CDATA[SANTA CRUZ &#173;&#173;&#173;-- The local hope lives. In 4- to 6-foot waves, Santa Cruz surfer Kieran Horn won his heat in the Round of 96 of the O'Neill Cold Water Classic on Friday.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@santacruzsentinel.com (ROMAIN FONSEGRIVES)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:53:02 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Pro surfer says shark broke his board near Davenport]]>
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<![CDATA[DAVENPORT -- Pro surfer Eric Geiselman of Florida had his surfboard broken in half by what he thinks was a great white shark Thursday evening while he was surfing off Laguna Road.]]>
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<![CDATA[awilson@santacruzsentinel.com (Alia Wilson - sentinel staff writer)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:50:51 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[115 Santa Cruz County taxpayers will get refunds if IRS gets proper addresses]]>
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<![CDATA[SANTA CRUZ -- The Internal Revenue Service is looking for 115 Santa Cruz County taxpayers who are due to receive a total of $121,613 in refunds.]]>
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<![CDATA[jgumz@santacruzsentinel.com (JONDI GUMZ)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:49:52 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Woman dies in Watsonville house fire]]>
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<![CDATA[WATSONVILLE -- A woman died in an early morning fire Friday as flames engulfed her bedroom before help could reach her.]]>
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<![CDATA[djones@santacruzsentinel.com (DONNA JONES)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:18:38 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Watsonville Councilman Emilio Martinez pushes to allow voters to pick mayor]]>
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<![CDATA[WATSONVILLE -- For the third time in five years, a campaign is on to change the way mayors are picked in Watsonville.]]>
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<![CDATA[djones@santacruzsentinel.com (DONNA JONES)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:18:35 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Gary Griggs, Our Ocean Backyard, Nov. 7, 2009: Submarine Canyons: Sediment highways to the deep sea]]>
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<![CDATA[Along most of California's coastline, littoral drift is carrying the beach sand southward. I asked in an earlier story, where is all of this sand going, and why aren't the beaches growing wider and wider as you move down coast?]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:18:33 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Appeals court rules in favor of city of Santa Cruz in Robert Norse Nazi salute case]]>
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<![CDATA[SANTA CRUZ -- City leaders can legally throw disruptive audience members out of public meetings and arrest them if they don't go, an appeals court ruled this week, settling a lawsuit filed seven years ago after gadfly Robert Norse gave the mayor a straight-armed Nazi salute, refused to leave when asked and was taken away in handcuffs.]]>
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<![CDATA[gbookwalter@santacruzsentinel.com (GENEVIEVE BOOKWALTER)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:18:32 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[First green church in county to break ground in Live Oak today]]>
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<![CDATA[LIVE OAK -- Construction of the first certified green church in the county is kicking off as the United Methodist Church of Santa Cruz breaks ground for the project today.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@santacruzsentinel.com (Alia Wilson)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:18:31 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Watsonville Councilman Emilio Martinez pushes to allow voters to pick mayor]]>
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<![CDATA[WATSONVILLE -- For the third time in five years, a campaign is on to change the way mayors are picked in Watsonville.]]>
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<![CDATA[djones@santacruzsentinel.com (DONNA JONES)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:09:04 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Big Sur wilderness may get money, protections]]>
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<![CDATA[Fans of Big Sur are praising legislation introduced by Rep. Sam Farr on Friday that would provide more money and protections to the vast Central Coast wilderness.]]>
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<![CDATA[kalexander@santacruzsentinel.com (Kurtis Alexander)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:08:58 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Suspect in rash of armed robberies arrested in Watsonville]]>
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<![CDATA[WATSONVILLE -- Police have a suspect in a series of armed holdups across the county, but have not released his name.]]>
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<![CDATA[jsquires@santacruzsentinel.com (Jennifer Squires)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:08:56 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Labor group appeals to halt Holiday Inn project in Watsonville]]>
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<![CDATA[WATSONVILLE -- A proposal to build a Holiday Inn along Highway 1 faces a new hurdle. A group sponsored by the Unite HERE!]]>
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<![CDATA[djones@santacruzsentinel.com (DONNA JONES)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:08:54 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Cops and Courts: Nov. 7, 2009]]>
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<![CDATA[WATSONVILLE Man robbed, shot while walking home A 22-year-old man walking home from a friend's house Thursday evening was robbed and shot, police reported.]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:08:53 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Coast Lines: Nov. 7, 2009]]>
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<![CDATA[Scotts Valley Food drive to benefit Valley Churches today Volunteers will hold a food drive at the Scotts Valley Safeway today and Nov.]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:08:52 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Jennifer Parrish, Go Green, Nov. 7, 2009: Plastics, by the numbers, they're everywhere]]>
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<![CDATA[Sales receipts, canned food, even toilet paper. These are just three of the surprising sources of exposure to a plastic known as bisphenol-A, or BPA for short.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@santacruzsentinel.com (Jennifer Parrish)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:07:37 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Best Bets: Nov. 7, 2009]]>
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<![CDATA[Dropkick Murphys This Celtic rock band from Massachusetts recorded their first album in 1998, and have gone on to release five more, including 2007's The Meanest of Times.]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:07:35 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Peter Boutell, Lending a Hand: Condominiums represent an added risk to lenders]]>
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<![CDATA[From a layman's perspective there are three primary forms of homeownership: the traditional single-family residence, the planned unit development -- often referred to as a townhome -- and the condo.]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:06:58 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Pro surfer says shark broke his board in the water near Davenport]]>
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<![CDATA[DAVENPORT - Pro surfer Eric Geiselman of Florida had his surfboard broken in half by what he thinks was a great white shark Thursday evening while he was surfing off Laguna Road.]]>
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<![CDATA[awilson@santacruzsentinel.com (Alia Wilson -- Sentinel staff write)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:42:40 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Appeals court rules in favor of city of Santa Cruz in Robert Norse Nazi salute case]]>
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<![CDATA[SANTA CRUZ - City leaders can legally throw disruptive audience members out of public meetings and arrest them if they don't go, an appeals court ruled this week, settling a lawsuit filed seven years ago after gadfly Robert Norse gave the mayor a straight-armed Nazi salute, refused to leave when asked and was taken away in handcuffs.]]>
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<![CDATA[gbookwalter@santacruzsentinel.com (GENEVIEVE BOOKWALTER -- Sentinel staff write)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:33:29 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Dungeness crab season opens today for sport fishermen]]>
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<![CDATA[SANTA CRUZ - Dungeness crab season opens today for sport fishermen, and their commercial fishing counterparts will be looking at the early catches for an indication of what the upcoming commercial season has in store.]]>
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<![CDATA[newsroom@santacruzsentinel.com (Liz Kersjes)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:07:01 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Does the IRS have a check for you? Search our database to get your share of $121,613 in Santa Cruz County]]>
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<![CDATA[Search to see if you are among the 115 Santa Cruz County residents who have checks waiting from the IRS worth $121,613.]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:42:04 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Editor's blog: Santa Cruz safety - you ask the questions]]>
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<![CDATA[At  noon Tuesday, local residents will have an opportunity to ask Santa Cruz City Council members, along with the Santa Cruz Police Department, about new safety measures being put into place  - and about the recent incidents of violence that have made headlines.]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:20:07 -0700]]>
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