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A judge OKs placement of sexually violent predator in Bonny Doon — shocked residents call it a ‘gross mistake’

Over the objections of prosecutors and neighbors Monday, a Santa Cruz judge approved the placement of Michael Cheek, diagnosed as a sexually violent predator, in a Bonny Doon home. Assistant District Attorney Alexander Byers said he plans to appeal the ruling, and Judge Syda Cogliati agreed to delay the effective date of the decision to give him a chance to do so.

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Whose line is it anyway? A closer look at redistricting proposals and their impacts on Santa Cruz County

Redrawing, or redistricting, of electoral maps is happening at several levels that affect Santa Cruz County residents: the Board of Supervisors, U.S. Congress, State Senate and State Assembly. Two groups are responsible for deciding how to draw the lines for these district maps: the California Citizens Redistricting Commission and the county’s Advisory Redistricting Commission.

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