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S C INMATE SWALLOWS KEY S.S.

A SANTA CRUZ COUNTY JAIL INMATE WAS FOUND TO HAVE INGESTED A 1-AND-A-HALF-INCH LONG HANDCUFF KEY. THE KEY WAS DISCOVERED WHEN A SWEEP OF THE HIGH-SECURITY WING OF THE JAIL WAS CONDUCTED THIS WEEK. ANGEL JUAREZ SET OFF THE METAL DETECTOR, AND SO THEY X-RAYED HIM, AND SAW THE KEY. THE 29 YEAR-OLD INMATE IS AWAITING TRIAL ON FELONY CHARGES OF CONSPIRACY, ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON, ROBBERY, AND KIDNAPPING AND CAR-JACKING. ALL THOSE IN CONNECTION WITH A DECEMBER 18TH 2003 INCIDENT THAT TOOK PLACE ON HOLOHAN ROAD IN WATSONVILLE. 2 RAZOR BLADES WERE ALSO FOUND IN JUAREZ?S CELL.

RALLY SALINAS! S.S.

THE RALLY SALINAS! CAMPAIGN HAS RAISED NEARLY 370 THOUSAND DOLLARS?..THAT?S ABOUT 74 PERCENT OF THEIR 500 THOUSAND DOLLAR GOAL. THE MONEY WOULD BE SUED TO KEEP THE 3 SALINAS LIBRARIES OPEN ON A MINIMAL SCHEDULE THROUGH THEN END OF THE YEAR. IF THEY CAN RAISE THE HALF MILLION DOLLARS BY JUNE 30TH , IT WOULD KEEP BOTH THE JOHN STEINBECK AND EL GABILAN BRANCHES OPEN 8 HOURS A WEEK, AND THE CESAR CHAVEZ BRANCH OPEN 10 HOURS A WEEK.

MICROBREWERY IN C V S.S.

A PERMIT IS BEING SOUGHT BY A CARMEL VALLEY COUPLE. THAT?S BECAUSE DEAN AND KAROLYN HATFIELD WANT TO OPERATE A MICROBREWERY ON THEIR 44 ACRE CARMEL VALLEY ROAD PROPERTY. THEY WOULD BREW BETWEEN 20 (AND 200) GALLONS OF BEER FOR THEIR ?COTTAGE INDUSTRY? BEER BREWERY THAT WOULD OPERATE OUT OF PART OF THEIR BARN.

ASBESTOS CLEAN UP S.S.

WHILE HARTNELL COLLEGE IN SALINAS IS CLOSED FOR SPRING BREAK THIS WEEK, WORKERS ARE CLEARING ASBESTOS FROM ONE OF THE BUILDINGS. REPORTEDLY THERE WERE 8 ?HOT SPOTS? IN THE CLASSROOM AND ADMINISTRATION BUILDING. THIS ASBESTOS REMOVAL PROJECT IS PART OF AN ONGOING STATEWIDE PROJECT TO REMOVE THE HAZARDOUS MATERIAL FROM SCHOOL BUILDINGS.

SB COUNTY COUNSEL FIRED S.S.

SAN BENITO COUNTY?S TOP ATTORNEY HAS BEEN FIRED FROM HER POSITION, BUT WILL CONTINUE (AT LEAST FOR A TIME) WITH THE DEPARTMENT. THAT DECISION WAS MADE BY COUNTY SUPERVISORS IN A CLOSED SESSION THIS WEEK. COUNTY COUNSEL KAREN FORCUM?S LAST DAY AS THE TOP ATTORNEY IN THE COUNTY WILL BE APRIL 8TH, BUT SHE WILL CONTINUE FOR AN UNDEFINED AMOUNT OF TIME AS A DEPUTY COUNTY COUNSEL MEMBER.

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