California Activists Call for Foreclosure Moratorium

Posted by Renee West on 14 December 2011, 9:25 am

Two California divisions of the Occupy Wall Street movement – Occupy LA and Occupy Santa Cruz – are beginning to focus their efforts on halting foreclosures. Mario Brito, leader of Occupy LA, announced a plan this week to pressure both banks and government officials to impose a foreclosure moratorium, according to the Associated Press. Brito’s …

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Will the AERIE project be approved this time?

Posted by Renee West on 28 February 2011, 4:52 pm

The AERIE project — denied Coastal Commission approval last spring — has been revised and reduced and will go back before the agency in March. The Coastal Commission’s agenda lists the project on the March 9 agenda for a meeting in Santa Cruz. No staff report has been posted. In a recent interview, owner Rick …

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