PROSECUTORS SAY A CAPITOLA MAN COMMITTED PREMEDITATED MURDER WHEN HE KILLED ANOTHER MAN AND DUMPED HIS BODY IN JULY 2010, WHILE DEFENSE ATTORNEYS CONTEND IT WAS SELF DEFENSE. FEDERICO CASTILLO, CHARGED FOR MURDER, GOT INTO AN ARGUMENT WITH JUAN CARLOS GARCIA OVER THE WAY A DRUG OPERATION WAS BEING HANDLED, AND WHEN GARCIA PULLED A GUN, CASTILLO USED IT ON HIM. A key component of the prosecution's case is the testimony of two of Lozoya's neighbors, who will testify about what they heard and saw on the evening of July 29, 2010. Testimony in the trial will continue Thursday morning.

A PROGRAM STARTED FIVE YEARS AGO TO INTRODUCE AT-RISK, MIGRANT AND UNDERSERVED TEENAGERS TO THE POWER OF FILM HAS TRANSFORMED INTO A FULL-FLEDGED FILM FESTIVAL. THIS YEAR THE MONTEREY BAY FILM FESTIVAL IS SET FOR THIS WEEKEND, FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AT THE CSU Monterey Bay World Theater IN
Seaside. ONE OF THE TWO PREMIERE FILMS TO BE SHOWN, “AN OVERSIMPLIFICATION OF HER BEAUTY” BY TERENCE NANCE, EARNED A SELECTION AT THE 2012 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL.

AFTER YEARS OF TALK, A SMALL SCHOOL ON THE LAND OF MEDICINE BUDDHA CAMPUS IS EXPANDING. FOUNDED IN 1996 TARA REDWOOD SCHOOL OPERATES UNDER A MONTESSORI MODEL THAT ENCOURAGES CHILDREN TO PURSUE THEIR INTERESTS, RATHER THAN CONFORM TO TRADITIONAL TEACHING MODELS. The "Three C" program - creating, compassionate and cultures emphasizes this kind of social and emotional development, and by understanding these precepts, children learn about responsibility, friendship and ethics, and that their actions do not exist in a vacuum. By 2015-16, the school hopes to accommodate students ranging from preschool to sixth-gradE AT THE CAMPUS LOCATED AT 5810 Prescott Road, Soquel.

A MAN ACCUSED OF STEALING A JACKET FROM A STORE ON THE SANTA CRUZ MUNICIPAL WARF TURNED HIMSELF INTO AUTHORITIES ON WEDNESDAY. A SURVEILLANCE VIDEO CAPTURED IMAGES OF THE MAN TAKING A 60$ JACKET ON AUGUST 29^th, HE USED WIRE CUTTERS TO REMOVE THE ANTI-THEFT DEVICE BEFORE STUFFING THE JACKET DOWN HIS PANTS. ON MONDAY, OFFICERS CONTACTED 26 YEAR OLD TYLER BRANDEN DAVIS THROUGH HIS FAMILY MEMBERS. ACCORDING TO JAIL RECORDS HE WAS HELD IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY JAIL WITH BAIL SET AT 5,000$.