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Pro basketball in Santa Cruz -- why not?

Santa Cruz Observer

By TOM HONIG The Sentinel has published an excellent q-and-a about a proposal to move a Warriors-affiliated D-League basketball team to Santa Cruz. The q-and-a was provided by the Golden State Warriors. It'll be fascinating to watch next week when the ... »

Panetta lecture series and a sense of relief

Santa Cruz Observer

By TOM HONIG The Panetta Institute Lecture Series starts up on Monday night in Monterey, with Middle East experts Dennis Ross and Fran Townsend. It's with a sense of relief that the lecture series begins. As the chattering classes continue sticking to ... »

The subject is water -- not just desalt

Santa Cruz Observer

By TOM HONIG You have to feel some sympathy for anyone trying to follow the debate over a proposed desalination plant in Santa Cruz. It's like trying to watch a sports event in which one team is playing hockey and the other is playing basketball. City ... »

Occupational education and the economy

Santa Cruz Observer

Second in a series By TOM HONIG Last week the Chamber of Commerce presented data about the local retail economy. The night before, the County Office of Education presented its first Regional Occupational Program Advisory Night -- an opportunity for bus... »

On retail, leakage, business and education

Santa Cruz Observer

First in a series By TOM HONIG At a Chamber of Commerce meeting this week, an old statistic came rising out of the data pile -- still as shocking as the day it was reported several months ago: some 85 percent of potential retail dollars are being spent... »

On not writing

Santa Cruz Observer

By TOM HONIG A singer I met several years ago told me that she had grown tired of her voice and even her interpretation of music that she sang. She decided to take a couple years off and just listen to the sounds of others. Only the shampoo bottle in... »

Old Santa Cruz and New Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz Observer

By TOM HONIG Pundits from Shel Silverstein to Thomas Carlyle have inveighed about the passage of time. Silverstein: "They're tearing down buildings that I watched them build..." Carlyle: "The illimitable, silent, never-resting thing called Time, rollin... »

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