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| Protesters vent frustrations with La Bahia proposal | ||
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Santa Cruz Sentinel August 22, 2008 Genevieve Bookwalter Santa Cruz Sentinel As summer winds down, the battle over whether to build a new, 125-room hotel across the street from Main Beach is heating up. About 100 protesters -- from union members to neighbors to community members -- marched in front of La Bahia on Beach Street Thursday evening, while four tethered giant white balloons waved in the wind above the sand across the street, illustrating how tall the new hotel would be. While the protest -- complete with union chants, horns and picket signs -- might have perplexed sunburned tourists, its main purpose was to raise awareness among city residents that council members could decide next month whether to allow a new luxury hotel on the property. |
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| How High is Too High? | ||
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Metro Santa Cruz August 21, 2008 Nuz Metro Santa Cruz Speaking of La Bahia, critics of the project have scheduled a rally to shore up opposition to Barry Swenson's grand plan. The event will kick off Thursday, Aug. 21, at 5:30pm at the beach in front of La Bahia and will feature irked union workers, peeved neighbors and slighted city commissioners. The rally is being hosted by the Build A Better La Bahia Coalition, a local protest group whose slogan is "build a great hotel, not just a great big one." |
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| New Face on the Board | ||
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Monterey County Weekly June 12, 2008 Jessica Lyons Monterey County Weekly "...Jane Parker came right back to our office,” says Local 483’s Mark Weller, whose union represents hotel and restaurant employees. “And even before that, she joined us on the Travelodge picket line.” Weller says dozens of Local 483 members made phone calls for Parker’s campaign. |
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| La Bahia Fight | ||
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Bratton Online May 13, 2008 Bratton Online ... Unlike the split over the doomed Dream Inn expansion, on the La Bahia project labor, neighbors, and environmentalists have come together to push for a hotel that can benefit the entire community. The Build a Better La Bahia coalition has just that goal. The work now is to build enough power that Swenson and Canfield can't ignore. |
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| Union honors its members of the year | ||
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The Californian (Salinas) May 14, 2008 The Californian Jing Wright of Seaside and John Aliotti of Monterey have been chosen by UNITEHERE! Local 483 as its members of the year. |
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