Protesters are still waiting to talk to Lockheed (CA)

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By ROSY WEISER
Sentinel Correspondent

BONNY DOON — In the early hours of a recent morning, a typically quiet dead-end road deep in the Santa Cruz Mountains was the center of action.

It was here, at the Lockheed Martin Corporation’s Bonny Doon facility, that arriving employees were greeted by a lively crowd of activists, holding protest signs and handing out doughnuts wrapped in ribbons imprinted with the words "let’s talk."

Their goal has been to hasten a planned meeting between corporate staff and area residents who are concerned about environmental practices at the site, a 3,800-acre swath of hills, forestland and waterways owned by the nation’s largest defense contractor.

The talks, along with a tour of the closed facility, were promised months ago by company spokesmen. <snip>

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