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Reader's Survey Winners

People & Places Best Architectural Treasure Gold--Town Clock Silver--Cooper House Bronze--Octagon Museum Best Cop Gold--Chief Steve Belcher, SC PD Silver--Chief Steve Walpole, SVPD Bronze--Officer Tristan Miley, Santa Cruz Community Services Best Example of Government Waste Gold--Campaign Against Marijuana Planting Silver--Police Departments Bronze--Homeless Shelters Best Free Entertainment Gold--The Ocean Silver--Downtown Santa Cruz Bronze--The SC City Council Best Local Politician Gold--Mike Rotkin Silver--Mardi Wormhoudt Bronze--Peggy Lopez Best Local Scandal Gold--Soquel Prostitution Ring Silver--Pete Katzlberger's Pot Bust Bronze--Gordon Poole's Fall Best Local Sex Symbol Gold--Mr. Twister Silver--Christina Waters Bronze--The Town Clock Best Local Web Site Gold--IUMA Silver--Cruzio Bronze--Arts Online Best Place for Quiet Contemplation Gold--Any Local Beach Silver--Henry Cowell Redwoods Bronze--UCSC Campus Best Place to Go on a First Date Gold--Boardwalk Silver--West Cliff Drive Bronze--Nickelodeon Best Place to Impress a Visitor Gold--West Cliff Drive Silver--Natural Bridges Bronze--UCSC Campus Best Politician to Throw Out of Office Gold--Walt Symons Silver--Art Danner Bronze--Bruce McPherson Best Silly Local Ordinance Gold--SC's No Feeding Other People's Parking Meters Silver--SC County's Teen Curfew Bronze--SC's No Sidewalk Sitting Best Teacher Gold--Adam Sandel, Cabrillo Silver--Diane Craddock, Georgiana Bruce Kirby High Bronze--Judy Krovetz, Harbor High Best Use of Local Tax Dollars Gold--Museums and Libraries Silver--Greenbelt Bronze--West Cliff Drive [ Metro Santa Cruz | MetroActive Central | Archives ]