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...first, I was a bit shell-shocked, stuck in my crotchety Boston mode. When I went for my daily run, I would keep my head down and eyes on the sidewalk, taking care not to make eye contact with anyone--and especially not those lewd construction workers, for God's sake...

Author: By Elizabeth A. Gudrais, | Title: Between Two Coasts, A Hospitable Heartland | 7/2/1999 | See Source »

Another place to spend your money on the streets of Cambridge is at the abundance of sidewalk cafes which emerge from winter hibernation as the mercury rises...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Livin' is Easy | 7/2/1999 | See Source »

...creeping invisibility--an anonymity." The weak sense of community makes the area all the harder to police. And there is ethnic fragmentation as long-established Hispanics see new Mexican immigrants moving in next door, calling south of the border for the relatives and parking the truck on the sidewalk...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Death On The Beat | 6/28/1999 | See Source »

...officers in the streets know the gang members and gather physical evidence for lengthy court hearings," says Los Angeles prosecutor Martin Vranicar. If the evidence is enough to convince a judge, an injunction is issued to prohibit specific behavior--such as carrying cell phones or pagers or blocking sidewalk passage--in defined geographical areas. "It works instantly," says San Jose city attorney Joan Gallo, who successfully defended the tactic before the California Supreme Court. "A few days after the injunctions, children are playing on streets where they never were before...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ending the Roundups | 6/21/1999 | See Source »

...injured. Anextra edition of The Crimson that morning captureda moment of the tumult inside the hall: "A shortbrown-haired girl was hurled against the room'swooden divider and a trooper shouted, 'If youdon't stay there I'll break your fuckin' head.'"By the time the police left, the sidewalk outsideUniversity Hall was spattered with blood...

Author: By Alan E. Wirzbicki, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Facts: Takeover Split Tense Campus | 6/8/1999 | See Source »

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