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Tipping the Scales

In forfeiture cases, balance has nothing to do with justice.

It was a year ago that Marina resident Leenett Lumpkin took her restless two-year-old to Marshall's in Sand City. Distracted by the child, Lumpkin left her purse in a Marshall's shopping cart. This issue of ...

Issues / 1993 / Aug 05

Fumble at the Finish

Karas led Davi in the primaries, but may have failed to follow through in the supervisorial run-offs.

Supervisor Sam Karas came out of the June 8 primary elections looking good. With 8,748 votes to challenger Jeff Davi's 5,153 and a victory in 105 out of 120 precincts. Karas' run-off campaign looked like ...

Navy Blues

Santa Cruz surfer Aaron Ahearn is in deep trouble with the military over what he says are environmental politics.

Overlooking a bluff in Santa Cruz is an icon more dear to locals than their famous roller coaster. Permanently searching for the perfect wave, his long board towering over him, stands a bronze surfer. This ...

Pot Shot

For AIDS and cancer patients, marijuana can make a life-or-death difference.

When Kenny Jenks, a hemophiliac, and his wife, Barbra, developed full-blown AIDS, all that kept their appetites up and the nausea down was a couple hits of marijuana a day. Neither had ever been a ...