"This is not just a physical movement. It's an emotional, it's a philosophical one. It's a movement of the heart," said community member Sheryl Norteye. "And I think so many people are here for the right reasons."
After approximately 10 hours of public comment at the Santa Cruz City Council meeting regarding the passage of a resolution calling for a cease-fire in the war between Isreal and Hamas, a substitute motion with an alternative resolution was made by Councilmember Scott Newsome around 3 a.m. Wednesday morning.
The Santa Cruz City Council will return to the City Hall council chambers Tuesday after the holiday break with a packed schedule of action items that includes a resolution calling for a permanet and immediate cease-fire in the war between Israel and Hamas.
Months after identifying the likely paint-dumping vandal of a downtown street mural, Santa Cruz police are closing in on an arrest, a department representative said this week.
A line of about 150 community members wrapped around the campus of Santa Cruz City Hall Tuesday afternoon to urge the City Council to pass a resolution calling for a permanent cease-fire in the latest war between Israel and Hamas. More than 110 people spoke during the meeting's oral communications period for about four hours.