Alexa Torres waves a Mecian flag atop the shoulders of her father Richard as they join 'A Day Without Immigrants' march through Watsonville, California. Photograph by Shmuel Thaler/Santa Cruz Sentinel
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| The Esperanza de Valle folklorico dancers entertain the Fiestas Patrias crowd lining Main Street in downtown Watsonville, California. Photo by Shmuel Thaler/Santa Cruz Sentinel
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| Mercedes and Gabriel Gonzalez walk through the Seventh-Day Adventist Conference Ground's tent city after arriving from the Central Valley. Photo by Shmuel Thaler / Santa Cruz Sentinel
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| The jury in the Richard and Luis Magana murder trial side steps a large puddle as they tour the Union Street scene in Watsonville, California where Alfred Leyva Garcia was killed.
Photograph by Shmuel Thaler/Sentinel
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| Morgan Hasebe-Hester, Gabe McGann and Sierra Ferreira display first day of kindergarten jitters at Valencia Elementary School in Aptos, California. Photo by Shmuel Thaler/Santa Cruz Sentinel
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| Workers on a lift squeeze a historic metal cross through a hole in Resurrection Church's roof during construction of a new sanctuary. Photo by Shmuel Thaler/Santa Cruz Sentinel
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Casey Perez, and Courtney Chapman, proceed during Pacific Avenue during the Portugese Holy Ghost parade in downtown, Santa Cruz, California. Photo by Shmuel Thaler/Santa Cruz Sentinel
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| Former Scotts Valley, California police officer of the year Torrey Loomis cries openly in court, begging his family and former colleagues for forgiveness, after pleading guilty to filing false police reports. Superoior Court Judge Arthur Danner III watches from the bench. Photo by Shmuel Thaler / Santa Cruz Sentinel
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| Dora McIntyre, 86, and Elizabeth Stine, 95, display their patriotism on paper fans as they welcome Iraq war Marine Corps veteran Juan Diego Alvarez before he speaks at Oak Tree Villa Retirement Community. Photo by Shmuel Thaler / Santa Cruz Sentinel
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| Caetano Lepore-Gordinno puts on his game face as he joins Clara Perotti and Alona Crago on stage with their ballet teacher Alexis Bartlow as the perform in Motion Pacific's Spring Showcase.
Photograph by Shmuel Thaler/Santa Cruz Sentinel
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| County of Santa Cruz employees chant a call and response with a SEIU union organizer calling for a fair contract as they are joined by city of Santa Cruz and Metropolitan Transit District workers in a rally attended by hundreds in front of Santa Cruz City Hall in Santa Cruz, California.
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| A long-time worker of Salz Tannery heads home after hearing the 140-year-old plant is closing. Photo by Shmuel Thaler / Santa Cruz Sentinel
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