a professional santa cruz surfer has been sentenced to 1 year in county jail. that after anthony ruffo pleaded no contest to methamphetamine sales. ruffo originally faced more than 5 years in state prison, before the state’s prison overhaul 6 months ago. for about 11 months, ruffo has been in drug treatment and has spoken to schools about the dangers of drug abuse. ruffo could be eligible for work release or electronic monitoring before his year sentence is up.
