For better or worse, very little of what's been posted here has come from Santa Cruz...

The thing that ignited this firestorm originated in the UK. And we've heard from close to the source from Oregon, and a lot from Duck who attempted to bring some balance.   

We here in Santa Cruz are stunned, to say the least, and not pleasantly so, to put it mildly. One of our own neighbors is gone by his own hand, and we'd like to know why. Credible folks have come forth with a credible explanation, and like it or not, it is "news". Whether more details will come forth, I do not know. I understand that there were at least a couple of suicide notes. I don't know if the contents will ever be made public. I do know that Bob leaves a lot of pain and anguish in his wake. My heart goes out to his family, past and present.