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Uncontrolled Substance
Tens of thousands of marijuana-related convictions have rested on the results of a widely used test that is infamous among scientists for its unreliability. What that means for thousands of drug convictions is anybody's guess.

Santa Cruz Officials Pin Hopes to Pogonip Path
Can a multi-use trail solve an out-of-control drug problem in a greenbelt that's already costing the city almost $400,000 per year?

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Music Calendar
It's Back to the '80s this week in Santa Cruz when satirist Kinky Friedman, A Flock of Seagulls, John Doe and Joan Armatrading converge on Surf City.

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Main Street's Star Attraction
Three young culinary entrepreneurs orchestrate organic opulence on the former site of Theo's.

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Labor of Love
Shakespeare Santa Cruz's production of 'Love's Labor's Lost' charms audiences, but doesn't bowl them over.

Letters to the Editor
August 4 - 11, 2010