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Desal opponents plan November
ballot measure: Petition for city charter change calls for voter
OK of water project
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 1/27/12 -
Santa Cruz City Council OKs
more desal spending, bullfrog ban
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 1/25/12 -
Santa Cruz City Council to
tackle climate plan; environmental groups to make
transportation, water recommendations
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 1/19/12 -
Desalination officials hear
concerns of residents
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 12/09/11 -
LAFCO approves smaller UCSC
growth plan
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 12/8/11 -
UCSC chancellor says
town-gown good will on line: Blumenthal warns LAFCO not to
overstep power on campus growth
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 12/6/11 -
Santa Cruz County LAFCO
Tomorrow
Gary Patton, Land Use Report, KUSP 12/6/11 -
Santa Cruz forum on water
neutrality Monday: Conservation offsets will be critical to UCSC
water case
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 12/3/11 -
Desal debate deepens as
Santa Cruz City Council weighs water planning that counts on
facility
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 11/23/11 -
Water And The Council
Gary Patton, Land Use Report, KUSP Tuesday, November 22, 2011 -
Desalination task force to
consider contracts
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 11/16/11 -
The Desal Divide: The debate
continues
Good Times, 11/16/11 -
LAFCO staff recommends UCSC
water expansion
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 11/16/11 -
Update on Integrated Water
Plan City: council meeting dedicated to informational study
session
Hill Press, 11/8/11 -
Water watchdogs, UCSC square
off in appellate court
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 11/9/11 -
Opponents and Supporters Debate Desalination
Plan
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 11/2/11 -
Desal advocates, opponents
square off
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 11/2/11 -
Santa Cruz City Council to
review key water policy
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 10/30/11 -
Water in the Works
Good Times, 10/11/11 -
Hearing set for vote on water
expansion plan at UC Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 10/6/11 -
Turning Water Into Wages
Santa Cruz Patch, 9/21/11 -
Santa Cruz Guide: Local
Politics
Santa Cruz Weekly, 9/21/11 -
Water officials make desal
pitch to leaders at private meeting
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 9/20/11 -
Sharp Emotions Salt
Desalination Plant Meeting
Santa Cruz Patch, 9/19/11 -
Desal opponents upset over
private meeting
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 9/13/11 -
State finds second ethics
violation for city of Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 8/23/11 -
Multiple Groups Address Santa
Cruz Water Challenges
Santa Cruz Patch, 8/22/11 -
Could Seawater Solve the
Freshwater Crisis?
National Geographic News, 8/5/11 -
Heather Cooley on reasons for
and against desalination
EarthSky.org, 8/4/11 - Santa Cruz Council Orders
Water Swap Study
Santa Cruz Weekly, 8/3/11 - Rep. Napolitano Introduces
Desalination Bill
States News Service, July 27, 2011 - County water manager:
Transfers can't replace desal
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 7/27/2011 - Santa Cruz City Council OKs studying water swap as desalination debate continues
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 7/27/2011 - Desal opponents urge new
citizen panel: Officials say public campaign is sufficient
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 6/22/11 - Santa Cruz County supervisor chair Mark Stone elected to leadership post on Coastal Commission
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 6/16/11 - Water Talks: An academic approach to the water conservation conversation
Good Times, 6/14/11 - Coastal Commission makeover could signal change in outlook on local projects
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 6/01/11 - One Week From Today
Land Use Report, Gary Patton, KUSP, 5/5/11 - Santa Cruz City Council seeks bids on design of $1.4M sign project
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 4/27/11 - The Desalination Debate
Land Use Report, Gary Patton, KUSP, 4/22/11 - Critical time for water
City on a Hill Press, 4/21/11 - Desal Deliberations
Good Times, 4/19/11 - City Council Moves Forward with Controversial Desalination Plant
City on a Hill Press, 4/14/11 - Drops from the Bucket
Good Times, 4/13/11 - Is Desalination Our Destiny?
Land Use Report, Gary Patton, KUSP, 4/13/11 - Water Activists Ready for Desal Debate
Santa Cruz Weekly, 4/12/11 - Desalination debate slated
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 4/10/11 - Council Greenlights Fish Protection Plan
Santa Cruz Weekly, 4/8/11 - Santa Cruz approves continued talks to protect fish: Desal opponents urge greater conservation
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 4/06/11 - Santa Cruz City Council Moves Closer to Desalination Plant
Santa Cruz Patch, 4/6/11 - Is There Enough Water for People to Drink and to Protect Endangered Fish?
Santa Cruz Patch, 4/5/11 - Water supply report
predicts trouble in dry years; Commission considers new
assessment as water officials lay out habitat protection plan
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 4/03/11 - Conservation plan could cost city nearly fifth of supply; Feds urge desal to protect fish
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 3/31/11 - Desalination Survey In
Santa Cruz Weekly, 03/23/11 - Group hosts desal plant
debate
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 03/15/11 - Desal on list of approved SC
water projects: Plant construction costs now estimated at $99M,
up 40 percent
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 03/08/11 - The Cost of Desalination
Santa Cruz.com, 03/08/11 - Conservationists Push Back
Against Desalination in California The state is running out of
water. Is desalination a panacea or potential boondoggle?
DC Bureau.org, 03/03/11 - Santa Cruz City Council OKs
desal consultant work, delays vote on surfing schools
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 02/23/11 - Water to Share
Good Times, 02/23/11 - Council to weigh more spending on desal planning: Opponents urge end for consultant on controversial project
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 02/22/11 - More Money For Desal?
Gary Patton, KUSP, 02/21/11 - Desalination And The
Alternatives
Land Use Report, Gary Patton, KUSP, 02/11/11 - New Landscaping Demonstrates
Ways to Save Water and Help Environment
Mid-County Post, 02/09/11 - Santa Cruz city officials say
more rain needed to prevent summer water use restrictions
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 2/8/11 - Desalination project scoping report available today
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 02/04/11 - New County Water Policy Gets
Nods—Except by Soquel Creek Leaders District desires boost in
new hookup help; Santa Cruz predicts policy won't hold up
desalination plant.
Capitola-Soquel Patch, 02/03/11 - LAFCO approves new water
policy: Cities sought to dilute rules for expansion plan
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 02/03/11 - LAFCO Meets Today On Water
Policy
Land Use Report, Gary Patton, KUSP Wednesday, 02/02/11 - A Bit More On Water
Land Use Report, Gary Patton, KUSP Tuesday, 02/01/11 - More On LAFCO Water Policies
Land Use Report, Gary Patton, KUSP Monday, 01/31/11 - LAFCO to weigh new water
supply policy: Rules have implications for UCSC expansion plans
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SSanta Cruz Sentinel, 01/29/11 - Santa Cruz County LAFCO Meeting Next Week
Gary Patton, Land Use Report, KUSP Friday, 01/28/11 - Soquel Creek Carcinogen Could Prompt District to Make Major Changes
Capitola-Soquel Patch, 9:37am, 01/24/11 - LAFCO Water Policies 2011
KUSP Land Use Report, 01/14/11 - Fish, Groundwater Are Concerns for New Soquel
Well
Capitola Patch, 1/11/11 - Future development in Santa Cruz County
likely to face greater scrutiny
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 01/06/11 - Reservoir Level Belies Water
Needs
SantaCruz.com 1/05/11 - Loch Lomond Close to Spilling: Water Director
Says Overflow Doesn't Mean Supply Problem is Solved
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 01/05/11 - Water panel approves graywater: City rules currently prohibit conservation measure
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 1/04/11