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Reader Survey Winners

People and Places Best Architectural Treasure Gold: Octagon Museum Silver: Holy Cross Church Bronze: Town Clock Best Example of Government Waste Gold: Campaign Against Marijuana Planting Silver: County Planning Department Bronze: Homeless in State Parks Best Free Entertainment Gold: Pacific Avenue in Santa Cruz Silver: Santa Cruz Main Beach Bronze: Surfing Best Irritating Local Personality Gold: Robert Norse Silver: Bruce Bratton Bronze: Mr. Twister Best Local Politician Gold: Mike Rotkin Silver: Bruce McPherson Bronze: Mardi Wormhoudt Best Local Scandal Gold: Scott Galloway, the Transit District and FEMA Silver: Gabriella Cafe labor woes Bronze: Hippie Corner Best Sex Symbol Gold: Jason Douglas Silver: Kelly Luker Bronze: The Surfer Monument Best Local Web Site Gold: Cruzio Silver: IUMA Bronze: Metro Santa Cruz Best Nickname for Santa Cruz Gold: Hippie Heaven Silver: Surf City Bronze: The Cruz Best Place for an Illicit Rendezvous Gold: Blue Lagoon Silver: Sunset Beach Bronze: West Cliff Drive Best Place for Quiet Contemplation Gold: Beach Silver: West Cliff Drive Bronze: UCSC Arboretum Best Place to Go on a First Date Gold: West Cliff Drive Silver: Shadowbrook Bronze: Nickelodeon Best Place to Impress a Visitor Gold: West Cliff Drive Silver: Boardwalk Bronze: UCSC Campus Best Place to Play Hooky Gold: Beach Silver: Boardwalk Bronze: Pacific Avenue Best Place to Take the Kids Gold: Boardwalk Silver: Beach Bronze: Wilder Ranch Best Politician to Throw Out of Office Gold: Mike Rotkin Silver: Celia Scott Bronze: Scott Kennedy Best Silly Ordinance Gold: No Smoking Silver: No Skateboarding Bronze: No Sitting on Sidewalk Best Teacher Gold: Joanne Green, second-grade teacher at Vine Hill Elementary School, Scotts Valley Silver: Bob Gallagher, social studies teacher at Santa Cruz High School Bronze: Dianne Sherwood, third-grade teacher at Green Acres Elementary School, Santa Cruz Best Use of Local Tax Dollars Gold: Museums and Libraries Silver: Greenbelt Bronze: West Cliff Drive [ Metro Santa Cruz | MetroActive Central | Archives ]