Don Lane (Santa Cruz)

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Don Lane (born January 12, 1956) is an American community organizer, university instructor, former elected official, and former nonprofit organization administrator in Santa Cruz, California. Lane spent many years working and managing the Saturn Cafe after graduating from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 1978. While operating the Saturn Cafe, Lane served the community in multiple capacities in the City of Santa Cruz and community groups; leading to his serving as Santa Cruz Mayor in 1992 and again in 2012 and 2015.^[1]