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NEWS AND MEDIA
News and Magazine Articles
Small claims disputes routed into mediation at local courts
Watsonville Register-Pajaronian, June 28, 2008
http://www.register-pajaronian.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&story_id=4858&page=72
Court mediation services expanded in Watsonville
Santa Cruz Sentinel, June 28, 2008
http://www.scsextra.com/story.php?sid=77781&storySection=Local&fromSearch=true&searchTerms=
More mediation services added to Santa Cruz County court docket
Santa Cruz Sentinel, October 9, 2007
http://www.scsextra.com/story.php?sid=34901
Mediation helps heal emotional wounds of Brook Knoll vandalism
Santa Cruz Sentinel, October 23, 2006
http://www.scsextra.com/story.php?sid=42816
Conflict Resolution Center helps businesses resolve workplace strife
Santa Cruz Sentinel, October 23, 2005
http://www.scsextra.com/story.php?sid=30821
Watsonville Neighbors Work Together to Resolve Conflicts
California Healthy Cities and Communities Center for Civic Partnerships "Connections",
Fall 2005
www.civicpartnerships.org/docs/publications/connections/Fall%202005.pdf
Radio Interview
Santa Cruz County Courts Encourage Mediation Instead of Small Claims Litigation
KUSP FM Talk of the Bay, October 23, 2007
www.kusp.org/shows/totb.html
Press Releases
Superior Court of Santa Cruz County, in Partnership with Conflict Resolution Center, Expands Mediation Services to Promote Better Community Dispute Resolution and Reduce Small Claims Caseload — Read the complete article >>
October 2, 2007
Disputing Neighbors Find Satisfying Solutions Through Community Mediation Program — Read the complete article >>
March 7, 2006
Conflict Resolution Center of Santa Cruz County Offers Worskhops and On-Site Training for Effective Conflict Management — Read the complete article >>
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RESOURCES
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY LEGAL RESOURCES
DA’s Office Tenant-Landlord Information — 454-2128
http://sccounty01.co.santa-cruz.ca.us/DAinternet/tenant.asp
Small Claims Court Advisory Clinic — 582-5235
www.santacruzcourt.org/Forms/SCAC.pdf
Santa Cruz Law Library — 420-2205
www.lawlibrary.org
Lawyer Referral Service — 425-4755
www.santacruzbar.org
California Courts Self-Help Center
www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/
Senior Citizens’ Legal Services
- Santa Cruz Office — 426-8824
- Watsonville Office — 728-4711
Women’s Crisis Support / Defensa de Mujeres
www.wcs-ddm.org
- Santa Cruz Office — 425-4030
- Watsonville Office — 722-4532
Watsonville Law Center — 722-2845
www.watsonvillelawcenter.org
California Rural Legal Assistance — 724-2253
www.crla.org
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES
Familia Center — 423-5747
www.familiacenter.org
Family Services Agency — 423-9444
www.fsa-cc.org
La Manzana Community Resource Center — 724-2997
www.communitybridges.org/lamanzana.html — 426-7322
Divorced Fathers’ Network — 335-5855
www.divorcedfathers.com/
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY RESOURCE DIRECTORY
Santa Cruz Public Libraries Community Information Database
www.santacruzpl.org/cid/public/
MEDIATION SERVICES FOR WATSONVILLE RESIDENTS
City of Watsonville Neighborhood Mediation Program — 763-5678
www.ci.watsonville.ca.us/departments/newns/mediation.html
COMMUNITY MEDIATION BEYOND SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
California Coalition for Community Mediation
www.camediation.org
National Association for Community Mediation
www.nafcm.org
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