A SHOOTING IN CASTROVILLE DAMAGED PROPERTY, BUT NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. APPROXIMATELY 18 SHOTS WERE FIRED AT A HOUSE ON CALIFORNIA STREET IN CASTROVILLE. DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE RESIDENCE AND A VEHICLE PARKED IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE. MONTEREY COUNTY SHERIFF?S DEPARTMENT REPORT THAT THE INCIDENT IS GANG-RELATED.

FRIDAY AFTERNOON SAW A SYMBOLIC GROUNDBREAKING IN SANTA CRUZ FOR A NEW COUNTY BUS FACILITY. THE SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT IS PLANNING TO BUILD THEIR NEW (METROBASE) ON 10 ACRES IN THE HARVEY WEST NEIGHBORHOOD OFF RIVER STREET. THE NEW FACILITY WILL HOUSE AN ADMINISTRATIVE CENTER, SPACE FOR NEARLY 100 BUSES AND LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS STORAGE. THE FIRST STAGE OF CONSTRUCTION IS ESTIMATED TO COST 40 MILLION DOLLARS.

TWO MEETINGS HELD THIS WEEK WILL GIVE THE PUBLIC AN OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE THEIR OPINIONS ON THE PROPOSED COAST HOTEL PROJECT IN SANTA CRUZ. THE SANTA CRUZ CITY COUNCIL WILL HOLD THE PUBLIC MEETINGS ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT 7 P.M. THE TUESDAY NIGHT MEETING WILL BE HELD IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS ON CENTER STREET AND THE WEDNESDAY NIGHT MEETING WILL BE HELD AT THE SANTA CRUZ CIVIC AUDITORIUM. BOTH LOCATIONS ARE IN DOWNTOWN SANTA CRUZ. THE FIRST VOTE ON THE PROJECT BY THE COUNCIL WILL BE HELD AT THE END OF THE WEDNESDAY NIGHT MEETING. SEVERAL COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE SAID THEY WANT TO HEAR PUBLIC OPINION BEFORE DECIDING HOW TO VOTE. FOR MORE INFORMATION, GO ONLINE TO:
CI.SANTA-CRUZ.CA.US

EXPECT TO SEE MANY CLOSED OFFICES TODAY IN OBSERVANCE OF MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR?S BIRTHDAY. SANTA CRUZ COUNTY OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED. THE CITY OFFICES OF (CAPITOLA, WATSONVILLE, SCOTTS VALLEY AND SANTA CRUZ) WILL BE CLOSED. THE SANTA CRUZ CITY AND COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM WILL BE CLOSED AS WELL AS THE WATSONVILLE LIBRARIES. SCHOOLS IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY WILL BE CLOSED, AND THE SANTA CRUZ METRO BUS SYSTEM WILL RUN ON A WEEKEND SCHEDULE. POST OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED.