2 JUVENILES WERE ARRESTED YESTERDAY AFTER THEY WERE BELIEVED TO HAVE ROBBED AT LEAST ONE OF THE 3 ICE CREAM VENDORS (WHO HAVE BEEN ROBBED IN THE LAST 2 DAYS). THE FIRST ROBBERY TOOK PLACE SUNDAY, WHILE THE OTHER 2 WERE YESTERDAY. NO ONE WAS INJURED IN THE ROBBERIES, THE 2 SEVENTEEN YEAR-OLD BOYS HAVE BEEN BOOKED INTO MONTEREY COUNTY JUVENILE HALL. THEY FACE CHARGES OF ROBBERY, CONSPIRACY, RESISTING ARREST, AND PROBATION VIOLATION.

A SPECIAL SERIES OF WORKSHOPS WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING IN WATSONVILLE. Y-CORP REPRESENTATIVE KARINA CERVANTES SAYS THE ?SAFE DATES? PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO HELP TEENS LEARN ABOUT WHAT IS??.AND ISN?T, O.K. IN INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS.
THE WORKSHOPS START THIS EVENING AT 220 EAST LAKE AVENUE IN WATSONVILLE. THEY WILL RUN FROM 6 UNTIL 8 P.M. ON TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS.

A SEASIDE POLICE OFFICER IS SCHEDULED TO BE ARRAIGNED NEXT MONDAY ON: A FELONY CHARGE OF GRAND THEFT; AND A MISDEMEANOR CHARGE OF ALLOWING A CHILD ACCESS TO A CONCEALABLE FIREARM. THE THEFT CAME TO LIGHT WHEN A 13 YEAR-OLD BOY (LIVING UNDER THE GUARDIANSHIP OF LARRY MICHAEL RAUSSA) TOOK A SEMIAUTOMATIC PISTOL TO SCHOOL, AND SHOWED IT TO FRIENDS. WHEN THE WEAPON?S SERIAL NUMBER WAS TRACED IT WAS DETERMINED THAT RAUSSA, WHO WAS MOST RECENTLY A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER, RECEIVED THE GUN FROM THE MONTEREY POLICE DEPARTMENT IN 1996, AND WAS SUPPOSED TO LOG IT INTO THE SEASIDE POLICE DEPARTMENT AS EVIDENCE.

ALTHOUGH RECENT PLANS, TO COMPLETELY RENOVATE THE COAST SANTA CRUZ HOTEL, ARE A MOOT POINT NOW, OPPONENTS DID RECEIVE ENOUGH VALID SIGNATURES TO PUT THE PROJECT TO LOCAL VOTERS. 73 PERCENT OF THE EXAMINED PETITIONS MET STATE REQUIREMENTS TO PLACE THE PROJECT ON A BALLOT. FOR AREA VOTERS.