The Emmy award-winning ‘A Wall Runs Through It’ features new interviews with opponents of the border wall, including local activist Kate Scott and Santa Cruz County Sheriff David Hathaway.
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Bracker, County Engineers to Discuss Permitting for South32’s Road at Patagonia Event
The County Supervisor, as well as County Manager Jesus Valdez and other staff, will hold an open house meeting Sept. 27 regarding the controversial Cross Creek Connector road being constructed by South32 just north of town.
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Jackson Withdraws Rio Rico Proposal, Aug. 15 Board Hearing Canceled
Landowner Andrew Jackson has formally withdrawn his controversial applications to reclassify over 3,500 acres of land in Rio Rico.
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A Heritage Plant for Our Time: Gary Nabhan Discusses His New Book on Agaves
The celebrated ethnobotanist talks about agave’s history in our region — and its possible future role as a profitable agricultural crop on our arid lands.
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Sheriff Hathaway Visits Container Wall Protesters, Offers His Support
Work on the wall seems to have been halted, say activists who started a protest at the site on Nov. 29.
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An Aerial Tour Over the Proposed Rosemont Mine
The Center for Biological Diversity has posted a video taken during a recent aerial survey of the area, showing the proposed Rosemont Mine, a few other existing mines and more.