SALINAS CITY COUNCILMAN JOSE CASTANEDA IS BEING INVESTIGATED FOR ALLEGEDLY HARASSING AT LEAST ONE ALISAL SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES. BOTH SALINAS MAYOR JOE GUNTER AND ALISAL UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD PRESIDENT MARICELA CRUZ, HAVE RECEIVED REPORTS THAT CASTANEDA IS VIDEOTAPING EMPLOYEES AS HE FOLLOWS THEM AROUND SALINAS AND ENTERING SCHOOL PROPERTY TO CONFRONT THEM. BOTH CRUZ AND MAYOR GUNTER HAVE INSTRUCTED LEGAL COUNSEL TO REVIEW THE POSSIBILITY OF TAKING LEGAL ACTION AGAINST CASTANEDA IF THE INVESTIGATIONS FIND WRONG-DOING. JOSE CASTANEDA WAS REMOVED FROM HIS POSITION ON THE ALISAL UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD IN JANUARY OF LAST YEAR BY A MONTEREY COUNTY JUDGE WHEN IT WAS DETERMINED THAT HIS SIMULTANEOUS ELECTION TO THE SALINAS CITY COUNCIL VIOLATED CONFLICT OF INTEREST LAWS.
