A LEADING AUTHORITY ON RELIGIOUS APOCALYPTIC THINKING WILL BE SPEAKING AT U.C. - SANTA CRUZ THIS WEEKEND. PROFESSOR RICHARD LANDES, A HISTORIAN AND AUTHOR (WHO TEACHES AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY), WILL BE GIVING A FREE LECTURE CALLED ?APOCALYPTIC JIHAD, ISLAM, AND THE WEST? ON SUNDAY AT 7 P.M., IN THE STEVENSON EVENT CENTER. THIS LECTURE IS SPONSORED BY ?SCHOLARS FOR PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST?, AND ?SPEAKING FOR DEMOCRACY?.

A MAN WAS TREATED AND RELEASED FROM A SALINAS HOSPITAL, AFTER HIS WRIST WAS BROKEN IN A DRIVE-BY SHOOTING. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AROUND 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, IN THE 600 BLOCK OF VICTOR STREET. OFFICERS REMOVED BULLET CASINGS FROM THE SCENE, (THAT APPEARED TO BE FROM A LARGE CALIBER HANDGUN).

AFTER A 3-DAY JURY TRIAL IN MONTEREY COUNTY, A MAN WAS CONVICTED OF FAILING TO PROVIDE FOR A CHILD, AND CONTEMPT OF COURT. IT?S NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT 57 YEAR-OLD RONALD T BAKER HAS BEEN IN A COURTROOM ON THESE KINDS OF CHARGES, BUT THIS TIME HE WAS REMANDED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VERDICT, AND WAS SENTENCED TO SPEND 6 MONTHS IN JAIL. BAKER NOW OWES MORE THAN 532 THOUSAND DOLLARS IN PAST DUE FAMILY SUPPORT (AND INTEREST).

THE MONTEREY COUNTY SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE HAS APPROVED A PLAN TO BUILD 36 HOUSES, AND ANOTHER GOLF COURSE, IN THE DEL MONTE FOREST. THE PEBBLE BEACH COMPANY?S PROJECT CALLS FOR A NEW 18-HOLE GOLF COURSE, A DRIVING RANGE AND 160 NEW VISITOR-SERVING SUITES. IT WOULD ALSO CREATE 33 RESIDENTIAL LOTS, IN 5 SUBDIVISIONS, AND BUILD 60 EMPLOYEE HOUSING UNITS. THE REVISED DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT ADDRESSES POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS IN SEVERAL AREAS: WATER SUPPLY & DEMAND, TRANSPORTATION & TRAFFIC CIRCULATION, AND THE PROTECTION OF THE ENDANGERED ?YADON'S PIPERIA PLANT?. THIS PROJECT GOES TO THE MONTEREY COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT NEXT.