Draft Housing Element Herds Residents into Dense Communities

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By Colleen Shaw   
Tuesday, 02 March 2004 17:00

Summary: Santa Cruz County officials claim that the Housing Element is necessary to solve a housing shortage problem, but once it is approved and goes into effect, residents will not have many of the common amenities now available. By this analysis, the only housing choice available to most families will be dense multi-family units with limited parking.

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Putting a Happy Face on Socialism

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By Monterey Bay Resident   
Tuesday, 02 March 2004 16:00

While Santa Cruz County is radical enough to call SD/A21 by name, neighboring Monterey County has a differently packaged program to promote the United Nations' Sustainable Development Agenda 21 - an interactive, web-based, Community Planning Model.

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"New SAT" Presents Troubling Scenario

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By Charles Lewis   
Tuesday, 02 March 2004 16:00

Students taking the new SAT will be required to report personal opinions on sensitive subjects - opinions that they may understandably wish to keep private, Charles Lewis argues. Will personal and political views be used to judge who can attend college?

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Regional Governance is Here

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By Henry Lamb   
Tuesday, 02 March 2004 16:00

Few people realize that regional commissions even exist, or the growing influence they have over the lives of ordinary people, by providing the mechanism through which appointed individuals, rather than elected officials, develop public policy. 

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Packard Foundation: Creating a Fiefdom on the California Central Coast

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By Robert Eckert   
Tuesday, 02 March 2004 10:00

The United States has experienced an explosion in federal, state, and local regulations in recent years and it is not the result of elected officials responding to the expressed desires of their electors. Robert Eckert shows how the Packard Foundation and a host of other corporate global-government providers are busy working to regulate every aspect of our lives and the lives of our children.

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