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For decades there was heated arguing over who was the legitimate Surf City, Santa Cruz of Northern California or Huntington Beach of Southern California. In April of 2010 it was proclaimed by Mike Rotkin that Santa Cruz was indeed the legitimate Surf City which was ascertained by factual evidence that Three Hawaiian Princes surfed the San Lorenzo Rivermouth and were guests of the Swan Family of Santa Cruz.
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Commenting in the book on stamping tools Tom says: “The tool needs to look and feel sturdy,” says Tom Ralston of Tom Ralston Concrete, Santa Cruz, Calif. And the only way you can determine that is by touching and feeling the tool. He pays special attention to the handles and how they are molded into the tool itself. “The handles need to be thick and made from sturdy nylon,” he says.
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A MUST SEE!! Beautiful showing of how to sculpt hillsides thought unusable and transformed by Tom Ralston Concrete seen in the San Jose Mercury in October 15, 2011.
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Tom Ralston Concrete contractors were contracted to develop nature based seating at Pleasure Point. Santa Cruz Sentinel features the project on the front page of the April 14, 2012 issue of the paper.
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Inside homes, the gray industrial sidewalk component becomes a colorful, functional work of art. By Joan Morris
Concrete, that construction world staple that fills driveways and discolors the cityscape with its industrial grayness, is showing up in an unusual place these days—inside our homes.
But it’s not the cold, bland concrete your may envision. In the hands of artisans—and with the use of dyes, acid, minerals, molds, forms, textures, finishes, polishes and sealers—concrete has moved seamlessly into kitchen countertops, bathroom vanities, showers, fireplaces, even interior floors. It’s also a surprising green choice because old concrete can be recycled into new.