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Home Is Where the Data Is: The County and the “evidence” used to stifle community discussion on the Syringe Service Program

November 12, 2017 by TBSC Leave a Comment

Written by a Public Health Researcher at the request of the Needles Solutions Team Supervisor “check your cynicism” Leopold feels that the public should not question the syringe service program […]

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County’s Sharps Take Back Ordinance – Latest Update and Important Resources

October 6, 2017 by TBSC Leave a Comment

Take Back Santa Cruz’s Needle Solution Team recently reached out to Tim Goncharoff with the County of Santa Cruz to find out the latest on the Pharmaceuticals and Sharps Disposal/Take Back […]

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No Supervisor John Leopold, The Community Doesn’t Need To “Check The Cynicism”

August 7, 2017 by TBSC Leave a Comment

No Supervisor John Leopold, The Community Doesn’t Need To “Check The Cynicism” –YOU Need To Listen To The Community! At the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors meeting on June […]

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Needles in Public Spaces – April May June 2017 – 14,620 needles found in 55 months

July 22, 2017 by TBSC Leave a Comment

To:  Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors and the Santa Cruz City Council Please find the Take Back Santa Cruz Needles Solutions Team Needles in Public Spaces (NIPS) report attached.  […]

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Grand Jury Finds Lack of Transparency – Syringe Exchange Program

June 28, 2017 by TBSC Leave a Comment

For years, Take Back Santa Cruz’s Needles Solutions Team and the public have demanded greater transparency from the County’s Syringe Services Program (“SSP”), which distributes syringes to drug users.  After […]

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County Syringe Services 2017 Biennial Report: Improvements Made, Still Work to Be Done

June 2, 2017 by TBSC Leave a Comment

As required by California State Health and Safety Codes, Santa Cruz County has made available to the public the 2017 SSP Biennial Report which will be presented to the Board of […]

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**Updated** Syringe Services Biennial Report – continued lack of respect & transparency to community

May 13, 2017 by TBSC Leave a Comment

UPDATE Message received from Supervisor Coonerty: The SSP report is not on this week’s agenda. It was mistakenly put on the agenda by the clerk and was removed yesterday. It […]

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Needles in Public Spaces Report – March 2017

May 6, 2017 by TBSC Leave a Comment

To:  Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors and the Santa Cruz City Council Please find the Take Back Santa Cruz Needles Solutions Team Needles in Public Spaces (NIPS) report attached.  […]

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Needles in Public Spaces Report – February 2017

March 31, 2017 by TBSC Leave a Comment

To:  Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors and the Santa Cruz City Council Please find the Take Back Santa Cruz Needles Solutions Team Needles in Public Spaces (NIPS) report attached.  […]

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Needles in Public Spaces Report – January 2017

February 20, 2017 by TBSC 1 Comment

To:  Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors and the Santa Cruz City Council Please find the Take Back Santa Cruz Needles Solutions Team Needles in Public Spaces (NIPS) report attached.  […]

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