Below is the text of Craig's post; the full post is available at http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/forums/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=15439



Pergolesi was probably about the last place to close in town, after the power went out. They closed about noon, best I can recall. When the storm was still at it's height.

I made it to the awning of the flower shop on the next block, and resolved to stay there until things cleared up.

I hadn't eaten, and I remember wondering how long it would be before the power was on and I could eat.

I was just finishing a bowl when a someone shouted something from a passing car. They said, "Is that medical" and showed me a badge. I said yes.

They stopped got out, and informed me I was on private property.

They told me it was illegal to smoke in public and to do it in private.

I told them it wasn't.

They ran an ID check on me. I got out my paperwork, but they didn't want to see that.

The whole point was to run me out in the rain.

So I hope you will help me salute these heroes of the storm:

And let's also salute Ryan Koonerty and the City Council and the Downtown Association, who have lead Santa Cruz to surpasse the Old South in downright cruelty and meanness.

The officers pictured in Craig's description (on the Sentinel forums) are Sgt. Loran Baker in photo 1, Officer Mike Hedley in photo 2, and Baker in the foreground, Hedley in the background in photo 3, I believe.

I hope to get a longer description of this incident from Craig Canada for a future radio show. Baker and Hedley, of course, are free to reply.