When Santa Cruz Warrior Taylor Griffin missed a clutch free throw with a minute-and-a-half to play against the Los Angeles D-Fenders on Friday night, Santa Cruz County Treasurer Fred Keeley looked over at his godson. The 14-year-old avid basketball fan was feeling discouraged.
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Zach Friend Adjusts to County Seat
New county supervisor Zach Friend has some experience that sometimes comes in handy in his new job. He used to be a rock star. “You learn to market,” says Friend, the former guitarist for Santa Cruz band Blueprint. In 2005, Friend and the band won Metro Santa Cruz’s Gold Awards for best musician, best album and best band.
Fred Keeley on Snoop Dogg
In honor of the maniac in black Mr. Snoop Eastwood’s gig at the Catalyst Thursday, we asked county treasurer and Snoop Dogg superfan Fred Keeley for his favorite songs.
County Treasurer Reacts to Interest Rate-Rigging
A massive bank-rigging scandal that sent shockwaves around the world is making for a little change in business n the Monterey Bay. Santa Cruz County Treasurer Fred Keeley announced today that he is severing the county government’s financial ties to Barclays, the British Bank that last week was featured front and center in a scathing report by Britain’s Treasury Select Committee regarding the massive interest rate fiasco.
McPherson Wins Keeley Endorsement
District 5 County Supervisor candidate and former Secretary of State Bruce McPherson raised eyebrows from Boulder Creek to Zayante (and beyond; it was statewide news) when he dropped his affiliation with the Republican Party shortly after a tough primary against Democratic Party–backed Eric Hammer.
