DUE  TO  THE  APPROVAL  OF  A  3-PART  PLAN,  THE  STEAM  TRAIN  AT  DENNIS  THE MENACE  PARK IN  MONTEREY  WILL  STAY RIGHT WHERE  IT  IS.    ACCORDING  TO  THE  GROUP  KNOWN  AS  “SAVE  THE  TRAIN  AT  DENNIS THE MENACE  PARK”,   THE  MONTEREY PARKS  AND  RECREATION  DEPARTMENT PLANS  TO  MAKE  THE  TRAIN  ACCESSIBLE  TO  THE PUBLIC.    THE  STEAM  LOCOMOTIVE  HAD  A  CHAIN  LINK  FENCE  PUT  AROUND  IT  IN 2012,  AFTER  SEVERAL  CHILDREN  SUFFERED  INJURIES  (AFTER  THEY  FELL  FROM  THE  TRAIN).

THE  MONEY  THAT  IS  RAISED  (BY  A  NEWLY  APPROVED  TAX  ON SWEETENED  BEVERAGES)  IS  DESIGNED  TO  BE  USED  TO HELP  PREVENT  CHILDHOOD  OBESITY.    LOCAL  SENATOR  BILL  MONNING’s SENATE  BILL- 622, WHICH  WAS  APPROVED 5-2 BY THE STATE  GOVERNANCE  AND  FINANCE  COMMITTEE THIS  WEEK,  CREATES  A  1-CENT-PER-FLUID-OUNCE  EXCISE  TAX  ON  SPECIFIC  BEVERAGES  THAT  HAVE  A  HIGH  LEVEL  OF  CALORIC  SWEETENERS.     THOSE  DRINKS  INCLUDE  MANY  ENERGY  DRINKS,  SODAS,   SWEET  TEAS,  AND  SPORTS  DRINKS.

THE  MONEY  RAISED  BY  THIS TAX  IS  SLATED  TO GO  INTO  THE  NEWLY  CREATED  CHILDREN’S  HEALTH  PROMOTION  FUND.

A  MAN  HAS  BEEN  ARRESTED  FOR  EXPOSING  HIMSELF  TO FEMALE  STUDENTS  WALKING  ON  A  TRAIL  BEHIND  SOQUEL  HIGH  SCHOOL THIS  WEEK.    38  YEAR-OLD  WATSONVILLE  RESIDENT  SALVADOR  QUINONES WAS  POSITIVELY  IDENTIFIED  BY  THE  GIRLS.     HE  FACES  3  COUNTS  OF  INDECENT  EXPOSURE.

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