Santa Cruz Together is a local grassroots community formed in opposition to Measure M. SCT is funded through the donations of residents, property owners, housing providers, tenants, renters, stud...
https://bradleyallen.net/2018/10/rent-control-santa-cruz/#comment-68040
To say that im sad, is an understatement, I lived in "the Valley" for over 20years, Santa Cruz was my rfuge, along with SF, I coukd hust never afford to live there ( Never mind now, when I make 3...
https://bradleyallen.net/2017/08/last-call-caffe-pergolesi/#comment-67737
Rest in Peace local owned and operated companies corporations are here and they planned this takeover. Rest in peace peacelovers and protesters. Death is corporates way of life. Rest in peace bar...
https://bradleyallen.net/2017/08/last-call-caffe-pergolesi/#comment-67682
My favorite bakery! So sad to see it go. Thank you for the many years of my go/to comfort food,and friendly, peaceful place to relax. My grandchildren will be missing our weekly visits!! Linda
https://bradleyallen.net/2017/08/heathers-patisserie-turns-off-oven/#comment-67618
This is all so very sad! I knew it was coming when you could no longer ride a horse on the 7th Ave. beach. The earthquake sealed the deal. Corporations came in and swooped up properties and chang...
https://bradleyallen.net/2017/08/last-call-caffe-pergolesi/#comment-67610
It's not Starbucks or gentrification that shut these doors. It's simply other locally owned coffee shops with better coffee, better service, and brighter, less crusty ambience. Basically they got...
https://bradleyallen.net/2017/08/last-call-caffe-pergolesi/#comment-67609
I've lived in Santa Cruz for almost 24 years and The Perg is the best coffee house in Santa Cruz period!
https://bradleyallen.net/2017/08/last-call-caffe-pergolesi/#comment-67577
I like how you glazed over the fact that transients and drug dealers were a big problem for the property owner. Maybe read the sentinel? We're all upset but I'd rather take the word of a newspape...
https://bradleyallen.net/2017/08/last-call-caffe-pergolesi/#comment-67576
Pergs is/was a refuge for radicals of all types: anarchists, academics, musicans, poets, visual artists, punk rockers, hippies, djs, dancers, queers, and people of color. It is/was one of the las...
https://bradleyallen.net/2017/08/last-call-caffe-pergolesi/#comment-67575
I grew up in Santa Cruz, and brought the man I married home to live there...But despite our income of almost 90,000 a year, we could only afford to live in a studio. 400 Square feet can feel pret...
https://bradleyallen.net/2017/08/last-call-caffe-pergolesi/#comment-67574