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Reader Survey Winners

People and Places Best Architectural Treasure Gold: Town Clock Silver: Holy Cross Church Bronze: Museum of Art and History Best Example of Government Waste Gold: River Street Lights Silver: Santa Cruz City Council Bronze: Speed Bumps Best Free Entertainment Gold: Pacific Avenue in Downtown Santa Cruz Silver: Santa Cruz Main Beach Bronze: First Night Best Irritating Local Personality Gold: Bruce Bratton Silver: Robert Norse Bronze: Scott Kennedy Best Local Politician Gold: Celia Scott Silver: Mike Rotkin Bronze: Sam Farr Best Local Scandal Gold: Scott Kennedy vs. Celia Scott Silver: John Dine Shooting Bronze: No Drinking on Beach Best Local Sex Symbol Gold: The Surfer Statue Silver: Jim Wood Bronze: Paul Lee Best Local Web Site Gold: Cruzio (www.cruzio.com) Silver: Front St. Pub (www.cruzio.com/%7Enadpete/scbrewco/scbrewco.htm) Bronze: Sasquatch (http://www.sasquatch.com) Best Nickname for Santa Cruz Gold: Surf City Silver: The Cruz Bronze: Paradise Lost Best Place for an Illicit Rendezvous Gold: Blue Lagoon Silver: West Cliff Drive Bronze: Evergreen Cemetery Best Place for Quiet Contemplation Gold: Beach Silver: West Cliff Drive Bronze: Pogonip Best Place to Go on a First Date Gold: Beach Silver: West Cliff Drive Bronze: Shadowbrook Best Place to Impress a Visitor Gold: West Cliff Drive Silver: UCSC Campus Bronze: Shadowbrook Best Place to Play Hooky Gold: Beach Silver: Boardwalk Bronze: Santa Cruz Cinema 9 Best Place to Take Kids Gold: Boardwalk Silver: Beach Bronze: Wilder Ranch Best Politician to Throw Out of Office Gold: Scott Kennedy Silver: All of Them Bronze: Pete Wilson Best Silly Local Ordinance Gold: No Drinking on the Beach Silver: No Skateboarding Bronze: No Smoking in Bars Best Teacher Gold: Bob Gallagher Silver: Kris Kennedy Bronze: John Dizikes of UCSC Best Use of Local Tax Dollars Gold: Libraries Silver: Roadwork Bronze: Schools [ Santa Cruz | MetroActive Central | Archives ]