Photo by TARMO HANNULA
In honor of the upcoming Juneteenth, Cat Willis (right) gives a man a hug during a paddle-out from Cowell's Beach in Santa Cruz, Sunday. On Capitol Hill on Wednesday, the House voted 415-14 to make Juneteenth the 12th federal holiday in the US; on the next day, President Joe Biden signed it into law. Juneteenth is a celebration of the emancipation of those who had been enslaved in the United States and is now celebrated annually on June 19. The celebration, which dates back to 1866, and is also known as Black Independence Day, continues on Saturday at the Louden Nelson Community Center in Santa Cruz, 301 Center St. from 1-4pm. For information, call 420-6177, or visit nelsoncenter.com.
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Sheriffs Need Public Oversight - Support AB1185
By BRENDA J. GRIFFIN, President NAACP Santa Cruz County
Sheriffs in California possess extraordinary powers, not only as law enforcement officers but also as the keepers of the jail and in many other public functions that are not presently subject to public oversight or accountability. The Sheriff in Santa Cruz County presently operates on an approximately $90 million budget per year, which constitutes about a quarter of the entire county budget.
AB1185 is a new California law that authorizes every county in California to form a commission to provide public oversight of the Sheriff’s department, the most powerful law enforcement agency in our county. Join us for a discussion on the need for such a commission in Santa Cruz County and hear from various stakeholders — from the Sheriff himself, to families and professionals that have been impacted by the Sheriff's practices and policies. We will discuss all aspects of this commission and of the Office of the Inspector General it empowers.
The town hall will be held on Wednesday, June 30, at 6:30 p.m. via Zoom. You can register for the town hall here.
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Photo by TARMO HANNULA
Adult Canada geese are their goslings cruised the Duck Pond in San Lorenzo Park recently.
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"Anytime anyone is enslaved, or in any way deprived of his liberty, if that person is a human being, as far as I am concerned he is justified to resort to whatever methods necessary to bring about his liberty again." - ."
Malcolm X, renowned human rights activist
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Santa Cruz County Covid-19 Report
By SARAH RINGLER
The Santa Cruz County Health Department regularly releases data on the current status of Covid-19 in the county. The number of cases on Thursday totaled 16,232, up 41 from last Thursday's 16,191. Deaths went up one to 207. There were no significant changes in all the categories.
Santa Cruz County has not had a new Press Release since May 28. For updates from the state, go here.
The county's Effective Reproductive Number is staying below one. See chart below. Numbers above one show the spread of the virus is increasing. Below one means the spread is decreasing. The black line represents June 16, the last date recorded. The future is optimistically predicted in the curve to the right of the black line.
To get tested without a doctor’s request, call 1-888-634-1123 or go online at https://lhi.care/covidtesting. Other testing sites that may have restricted access can be found here.
For vaccine information in Santa Cruz County, click here.
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% deaths by ethnicity/% of population:
White - 55%/58%
Latinx - 36%/34%
Black - 0/1%
Asian - 7%/4%
American Native - 0.5%/not available
% deaths by gender/% of population:
Female - 51%/50%
Male - 49%/50%
Other - 0
Under Investigation - 0
Deaths by age/202:
30-39 - 2%
40-49 - 3%
50-59 - 2%
60-69 - 13%
70-79 - 21%
80-89 - 31%
90+ - 27%
Tested positive by region/% of population:
Mid-county - 21%/12%
North county - 20%/60%
South county - 58%/29%
Under investigation - 0%
Weekly increases in positive tests:
June 12-19 - 7%
June 19-26 - 23%
June 26 to July 3 - 22%
July 3-9 - 23%
July 9-16 - 40%
July 16-23 - 20%
July 23-30 - 27%
July 30-Aug. 6 - 13%
Aug. 6-13- 12%
Aug.14-20 - 16%
Aug.20-28 - 10%
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Aug. 28-Sept. 3 - 10%
Sept. 3-10 - 6%
Sept. 10-17- 8%
Sept. 17-24 - 7%
Sept. 25- Oct.1 - 5%
Oct. 1 - 9 - 4%
Oct. 9-15 - 4%
Oct. 15-22 - 5%
Oct. 23-29 - 4%
Oct. 30-Nov. 5 - 6%
Nov. 5-12 - 10%
Nov. 12-19 - 11%
Nov. 19-26 - holiday
Nov. 19-Dec. 3 - 29% 2 weeks of data for this week only
Dec. 3-10 - 16%
Dec. 10-17 - 17%
Dec. 17-24 - 14%
Dec. 24-31 - 19%
Jan. 1-7 - 13%
Jan. 7-14 - 14%
Jan. 15-21 - 11%
Jan. 21-28 - 5%
Jan. 28-Feb. 4 - 5%
Feb. 5-11 - 2%
Feb. 11-18 - 2%
Feb. 18-25 - 1%
Feb. 25-March 5 - 1%
March 5-11 - 1%
March 11-18 - 2%
March 18-25 - .5%
March 25 - Apr. 1 - .7%
Apr. 1-8 - 0.1%
Apr. 9-15 - 1%
Apr. 16-22 - 2%
Apr. 22-30 - 2%
Apr. 30 - May 6 - .3%
May 6-13 - 2%
May 13-20 - 0%
May 24 - Data readjustment by county means percentages cannot be calculated this week.
May 27 - June 3 - 0%
June 3-10 - 0%
June 11-17 - .25%
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Labor History Calendar for June 18-24:
June 18, 1872: Striking miners face off against thousands of police at Orgreave, England coking plant.
June 18, 1990: Redwood Summer holds a blockade of lumber exports in Sonoma, CA.
June 18, 2012: General Strike backs Asturian miners fighting pit closing in Spain.
Juneteenth,1953: ILWU begins four day General Strike in Hawaii against convictions of 7 unionists under the Smith Act.
Juneteenth, 2016: Police murder at least eight stiking teachers and students in Oaxaca.
June 20, 1893: American Railway Union headed by Eugene Debs founded.
June 21, 1877: 10 Molly Maguires hanged. See below.
June 21, 1919: Police attack crowd killing two, in bid to break a General Strike in Winnipeg, Canada.
June 21, 1945: General Strike in Nigeria.
June 21, 1964: Chaney, Goodman and Schwerner murdered in Mississippi.
June 22, 1920: Gendarmes in Italy open fire following rally to support striking rail workers - 5 killed.
June 23, 1947: Anti-worker Taft-Hartley Act passed by Congress.
June 24, 1994: Decatur, Il. police pepper-gas workers at A. E. Staley plant gate.
June 24, 1917: IWW Domestic Workers Union supplied sandwiches to draft resisters in Duluth, Minn. jail.
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Molly Maguires
By SARAH RINGLER
Molly Maguires were an Irish secret society in the 1800s who were active in Ireland, Liverpool and the East United States. This
print is from a 1874 Harper's Weekly showing them meeting to discuss coal mine strikes.
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Photos by TARMO HANNULA
Street Fashion: Be a Bear
By SARAH RINGLER
Leaving Capitola and crossing the Stockton Street Bridge, this individual is stylishly dressed in a bulky fur jacket, reminscent of the yak fur jackets from the 70's.
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Photo by TARMO HANNULA
Avgolemomo - Greek Lemon Soup
By SARAH RINGLER
Avgo, or Greek for eggs, and lemono, Greek for lemon, combine to make avgolemono, a smooth velvety chicken rice soup. Eggs and rice thicken the soup and lemon juice adds flavor and citrusy accent. It is easy to make and takes about thirty minutes to throw it together. This particular recipe is from Victoria Granof and the Epicurious website, always a great source of recipes.
Like any soup, it's the stock that provides for the basic flavor. A watery stock makes for a watery soup. Left over chicken makes a fine supply of frozen stock. There's stock recipe below that is simple but takes time. Make sure you keep the pot at a very low simmer or you'll boil it away.
You can use orzo pasta or rice. I prefer rice probably because that is how I first had it decades ago, made by my first sister-in-law, Roma Sprung. Lemons are everywhere. You can use any variety you choose, but I used Eurekas that are slightly more sour than Meyers. Our neighbors allow us to take extra lemons off their tree.
Chicken or turkey stock
Cooked turkey or chicken carcass
cold water
4-5 sheets of kombu seaweed or salt
3-4 stalks of celery, cut into 3 parts
2-3 carrots, peeled and cut into 4 parts
Salt
Roasted turkey or chicken bones make the best stock. You can roast the bones in the oven for a half hour or so at 300 degrees to add flavor. Break the carcass into pieces and put into a large stockpot. Wash the celery, peel the carrots and chop into big chunks. Add to the stockpot. Add cold water to the stockpot to cover the bones.
Bring the stock to a simmer over low heat for 6-8 hours or longer. It will take awhile for the stock to simmer. By the end, it will have reduced in volume by around 20%. Try and keep the liquid just at a tiny simmer with a few bubbles emerging at a time. Take a sip every now and then to check for flavor. Carefully add salt to taste.
Remove from heat and cool. Strain liquid through a strainer. Pour the stock into varying sizes of containers. Label and freeze when containers are cool.
Pick through the bones and meat. Discard the bones and save the meat for potpie, stew, mole, tacos, turkey loaf, etc.
Egg and lemon soup
4 cups turkey or chicken broth
1/4 cup uncooked rice, or orzo pasta
Salt and pepper to taste
3 eggs
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon chopped parsley for garnish - optional
In a large saucepan, bring the broth to a low boil. Add orzo, rice, or pastina and cook until tender but still al dente, about 7 minutes for pasta and 20 minutes for rice. Taste and season with the salt and pepper, and reduce heat to low; simmer. Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs and lemon juice until smooth. Ladle about 1 cup of the hot broth into the egg-and-lemon mixture, then whisk to combine. Add the mixture back to the simmering saucepan. Stir just until the soup becomes opaque and thickens as the eggs cook, 1 to 2 minutes. Do not boil. Add more salt and pepper, if desired, and serve sprinkled with chopped fresh parsley.
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