Santa Cruz, CA is a beach, former seaport community, located about 50 miles south of San Francisco, at the northern end of Monterey Bay. It is home to UC- Santa Cruz (who tries to out "liberal" UC- Berkeley), that tends to influence their City Council.

The City Council Resolutions have therefore attempted to ban Perfume, protect the Medfly, and protect Ugly. They also range far beyond the City boundaries, to oppose State and Federal Policies, effect International Trade, and Intergalactic Practices.
The national media uses these "wacky" resolutions to make light of Santa Cruz.

A staff writer for the Santa Cruz Sentinel, today looked back on that decade of controversial and sometimes irreverent resolutions.

Included in the List was the "Goodbye Columbus Resolution", 8 years ago, when the
Santa Cruz Italian American community, usually indifferent, rose up in righteous indignation. But here is how it was reported:...

Goodbye Columbus: In September 1994, the council deemed that Columbus Day would be celebrated as "Indigenous Peoples’ Day" in Santa Cruz. In the words of an activist who pressed for the name change, the day marked the cruelty and "near genocide" that Native Americans faced after the arrival of Columbus. At the time, Councilman Mike Rotkin said, "There’s no way we can undo history. But these small symbolic gestures at least signal our concern.

"Columbus Day has special significance for Italian Americans, who were so incensed about the Santa Cruz resolution that they threatened to boycott the city. In response, the council insisted the new holiday was not an attempt to do away with Columbus Day, and that both days could co-exist peacefully.....

The entire Article is at:
Nukes, Rumsfeld, Medflies Global thinking not new to S.C. council By DAN WHITE SENTINEL STAFF WRITER June 13, 2004
http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/extra/century/42/

But perhaps more interesting is a look at the Italian impact on Santa Cruz, and the impact of the Anti-Alien Act of 1942 on Italian Americans.
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The History of Santa Cruz:

It started in 1840 with Timber Harvesting and Santa Cruz becoming the prime supplier for San Francisco's builders, until the turn of the Century, when the supply was exhausted.

The Lime Industry started in 1850, but played out with the development of Cement, also at the turn of the Century. Italians and Portuguese made up a majority of the skilled and unskilled labor.

In 1875, Italian started Commercial Fishing (with Sport Fishing later offered) that later saw 100 boats a day unloading their catch, until the infamous Executive Order #9066 in 1942, from which Commercial Fishing in Santa Cruz never recovered from, and which now relies on Tourism and a University for it's economic health.

More Specifically: In 1875, a group of Italians, along with some Californios already living in Santa Cruz began a fresh fish business at the terminus of the railroad in Santa Cruz. In 1879, 139,000 pounds of fish were shipped from that port. Italian families, most from Genoa and the towns nearby, became associated with the fishing industry and many of their descendants are still residents of Santa Cruz. These include familiar local names like Stagnaro, Carniglia, Canepa and Faraola.

Cottardo Stagnaro arrived from Italy in 1874, and along with his sons and grandchildren, established the C. Stagnaro Fishing Corporation. In 1902, John and Sunday Faraola whose father emigrated to California in the 1860s, established a commercial fishing company on the old railroad wharf. They built a fleet of fishing vessels that was one of the largest on the Central California coast.

At the height of the industry, 75 to 100 boats a day unloaded tons of salmon, sea bass, rock cod and sole. Sport fishing has been a top attraction since the turn of the century and the Faraola family ran a charter service on the wharf in addition to their commercial fishing business.

World War II proved a disastrous time for the Santa Cruz fishing fleet. As a result of Executive Order #9066 issued in February 1942 ("Una Storia Segreta"), Italian families, many of whom had established neighborhoods at the lower end of Bay Street near the waterfront, were made to leave their homes and move inland.

Even those who had sons who were born in the United States and were serving in the armed forces, were not permitted to enter restricted areas that included the entire coastline. The boats were abandoned or confiscated for use in the war effort. After the war, many of the fishing families became involved in other business pursuits.

Although Santa Cruz no longer has an active commercial fishing fleet based in the city, the sport fishing business is still active and the names of pioneering Italian families can be seen on the concessions and restaurants lining the present day municipal wharf.

Economic Development of the City of Santa Cruz 1850-1950: Industrial Development: Lumber; Lime; Fishing
http://www.santacruzpl.org/history/work/edindlum.shtml