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December 26, 2006
December 26, 2006 - January 8, 2007
Volume XVII, Issue 26
In This Issue...
People of the Year 2006
Organization of the Year
Community Enhancement Group of the Year
Volunteers of the Year
Emergency Services Agency of the Year
Capitola Give Employees, Managers Pay Hike Plus Expanded Retirement
Aptos High Choirs Invited to China
Public Hearing Will Determine if 44 Live Oak Buildings Become Historic Resources
Salud Struggles to Recover after Shocking Audit and Resignations of Executive Director and Finance Chief
Capitola Passes Ban on Styrofoam Food Packaging
Driving Safely During New Year Holiday
New Years Eve Do-It-Yourself Parade Returns to Pacific Ave
Ron Graves Wins Capitola Council Recount
911
Drunk Driver Crashes Through Storefront and Sends Passenger to the Hospital
Being Prepared â€" Training for Disaster
Crime Beat
Around Aptos
A Bittersweet New Year
Business
First Alarm’s Cutting Edge Technologies Add Value to Security Systems
Health
Dominican’s Neonatal Unit Uses Latest Technology, Advances to Help At-Risk Babies
Those Little Healthy Resolutions
Opinions
Postmarked
People
Putting a Face on the Housing Needs of Low-Income Families
Science
A Closer Look at the Milky Way Halo
The Mid-County Post > News
New Years Eve Do-It-Yourself Parade Returns to Pacific Ave
By Michael Thomas
The eclectic Last Night Santa Cruz parade will return to downtown Santa Cruz again this year, gathering near Saturn Café at sunset and marching the length of Pacific Avenue to a final “hoe-down” near the clock tower.

“I recommend people get together with their friends, do something creative and spontaneous … and have fun,” said the Free Radio Santa Cruz personality who goes by the name Rico Thunder. Thunder shuns the term “organizer” in regards to the parade, describing it as solely a “do-it-yourself” event.

However, he emerged as a default spokesperson for Last Night participants last year after Santa Cruz police were caught infiltrating planning meetings for the event. The officers lied about their names and intentions, and the incident spawned a public outcry and two investigations of police conduct.
This year, Last Night still lacks permits or a formal sanction from the City, but that’s the point, according to event literature.
“When we ask permission to live our lives, to celebrate, to come together, to express dissent, we legitimate the power of institutions over us. We give up our power to make our own choices,” a web announcement reads.

This year, performances will include the Santa Cruz Trash Orchestra, The Great Morgani, the Ukelele Club of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Pipes and Drums, Stiltwalkers and more. Of course, participants are encouraged to add their own inspiration to the mix.
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