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The group stopped at three intersections in the area and heard about the history and goals of Neighbors of Lower Ocean, which was founded in 1994. At the intersection of Canfield and Barson streets, Erik Larsen, who helped found the group, described the widespread prostitution and drug and gang activity that once plagued the area. He said dealers would lower drugs on a string from the upper levels of the buildings to drug runners who sold them.
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Paul Martin, a member of the organization who has lived in the area since 1967, said before the community members got involved “it would be like walking down somewhere in east Salinas. That’s the comparison. Ocean Street was getting worse, month by month, year by year. There would be more dealers, more prostitutes…. Now, you don’t see any gang members, any
prostitutes get called in (by residents), police patrol more and there’s neighbor involvement.”

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She faces an additional count because she is believed to have vandalized those cars while out on bail, according to Garcia.  Ni has been linked to other cases throughout Santa Clara County, and was arrested by Milpitas police on Sept. 16 for allegedly vandalizing a luxury car in a mall parking lot.
Ni had run-ins with police in prostitution-related cases in 2005 and 2009, according to court records.  In July 2005, Ni was arrested at a hotel on a prostitution charge after meeting an undercover officer through Craigslist advertisements.
Police also reported arresting Ni in December 2009, when she solicited sex from an undercover officer at the Windham Hotel in San Jose.  Ni had advertised on Craigslist under a description of “Asian Outcall Massage,” according to records, and pled no contest to the prostitution charge.
Court records show three more convictions prior to 2005, two for prostitution and one unspecified.

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Of course, he could have anything. I tore off a breadstick and placed it in his disgustingly dirty hand (must not have known to wash his hands either), then I proceeded to curl into a ball because kissing his toes would have been far too forward.
“Thanks, dude,” he said, as he helped himself to some ranch sauce. “My name’s Andrew.”
Andrew was like nobody I had ever met. He was all about messing with people. He’d make jokes about how your mom was a prostitute or tell you that because you’re Asian, you only eat rice. Andrew was either really immature or a genius. I guess no one ever told him where the line was, but no one messed with him. Maybe we were all too scared. In a way, Andrew was our king, and if you piss off the king, you might get beheaded.

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P.M. Bay Area Buzz: Two held in East Bay teen prostitution scheme; Woman accused of vandalizing luxury cars
By George KellyContra Costa Times
Posted: 09/28/2010 04:25:00 PM PDT
Updated: 09/28/2010 04:28:52 PM PDT
Here are the hot stories in the Bay Area for Tuesday, September 28, 2010:
Two men held in teen prostitution scheme in Concord
Police officers searching during the weekend for a wanted parolee uncovered what Concord authorities said was a scheme involving the prostitution of a teenage runaway.
Mario Cano, 33, of Concord, was wanted for violating parole, and officers tracked him to a home in the 1600 block of Donaldson Court about midnight Saturday.
They found and arrested Cano, whom court records show has an extensive criminal history of mostly drug offenses that also includes burglary and theft. He had been paroled following an August conviction for drug possession.

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Anti-crime group Neighbors of Lower Ocean host tour of their streets
Posted: 09/27/2010 05:55:29 PM PDT
Updated: 09/27/2010 05:55:56 PM PDT
SANTA CRUZ — Crime and gang violence have been taking a toll on the city this past year.
On Wednesday, residents of Lower Ocean Street will participate in a walkabout led by two men who will share stories of how they organized their neighborhood to confront similar problems between 1995 and 1998 and discuss how the methods they used can help make Santa Cruz a safer place to live.
In the ’90s Lower Ocean Street had one of the highest crime rates in Santa Cruz, said Robert Poen, who co-founded the group Neighbors of Lower Ocean along with Erik Larsen in 1995. They formed the group to put a stop to gang violence, prostitution and drug dealing.

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Four vehicle thefts were reported during August compared to the 11 vehicle thefts that had been reported in July. Two arrests were made for prostitution during August. The first arrest was made on August 4th next to the Tralee townhomes, and the second was on August 27th next to the Hyatt Place on Hacienda Drive. Three breaking and entering crimes were reported in East Dublin along the Dublin Boulevard corridor during August.

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BRENTWOOD — A masseuse was arrested Wednesday after an undercover operation produced evidence of prostitution at a local massage parlor, police said.
Xiao Yu, 48, of Oakland, was arrested on suspicion of prostitution after an undercover officer paid for a massage at Balfour Day Spa Massage, where Yu worked, and was solicited to pay for sexual acts, said Sgt. Mark Misquez.
Misquez said the undercover sting was conducted after police received multiple complaints of suspicious activity occurring at the business, located at 3101 Balfour Road. He added that police are still investigating other parties associated with the parlor for evidence of possible involvement in the suspected prostitution scheme.
“We take these seriously,” Misquez said.

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But is it still possible for a handful of talented, non-Hollywood folks to conceive, organize and present a fully realized work of collaborative entertainment in a local venue with little or no money, just for the sake of making art?
Ladies and gentlemen, may we present to you “The Street.”
No one outside the cast and crew of this new stage spectacle knows whether it will be the most spectacular show west of Broadway, or something out of “Waiting for Guffman” or, more likely, something in between. But “The Street,” which debuts Saturday at the Pacific Cultural Center in Santa Cruz, will at least have originality on its side.
This staged musical was conceived, choreographed and directed by Santa Cruz performer Shara Free, produced by local theater director Alan Fox and features original music from the Santa Cruz band Audiafauna.
It’s a musical set against an undefined urban backdrop that evokes 19th century brothels and criminal dens among prostitutes and street performers.

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… Women can say, ‘You’re my best friend,’” explains Swain, author of a chapter in the book “Gender in Intimate Relationships” and now head counselor at Las Lomas High School in Walnut Creek. “With men, things are much more implicit” — a quick fist pump, a back slap, a nod.
When sociologist Karen Walker interviewed women in the workplace for a study about gender and friendship, she found many expressed guilt for not always being caring at the office. “Because these women weren’t able to share their intimate thoughts and feelings in a business setting, some responded that they weren’t very good friends,” Walker says.
Compared to men, women’s friendships are quicker to light and launch; cover an emotional landscape more varied than a Neverland of sports and strippers; and find in the expression of their own vulnerability an intimacy and strength.

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Natalie Jeremijenko: I was a math kid. Formally, I did my studies in the sciences, but I was very conscious that I was being deprived of culture. While studying neuroscience I was running a rock-music festival and was able to use that as a platform to explore what it takes to produce art for 20,000 inebriated 20-somethings. I created a successful outdoor youth festival—the Liverd festival—against all good advice. It was a great way to explore and investigate social sculptures. Having that as my kind of studio, outside of a museum or precious white-cube gallery, that was a kind of education.
MIL: You’ve referred to your work as ‘xDesign’—what does the ‘x’ stand for?
NJ: xDesign is short for experimental design. Like in extreme sports or ‘ex-’ husband or boyfriend, the ‘x’ is a charged term, but it’s also a variable. Design is dominated by this prostitution model—they do it for the money: it’s service design, design for hire. I’m just not interested in that kind of design, and so it …

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