THE MONTEREY COUNTY OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES WILL BE CONDUCTING A 1ST-EVER MASSIVE DRILL. THE EVENT WILL BE BASED ON A HYPOTHETICAL EVENT, BROUGHT ABOUT BY WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION. PARTICIPANTs WILL INCLUDE OVER 40 LAW ENFORCEMENT, 60 FIRE, 30 URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE, 15 HAZMAT MEMBERS, 40 E.M.S. AND HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, AND MULTIPLE COMMAND STAFF FROM ALL AGENCIES. THE 24-HOUR DRILL WILL BE HELD AT THE MARINA HEIGHTS PROJECT ON SATURDAY STARTING AT 9 A.M.

MORE THAN 3 MILLION DOLLARS IN OVER-SPENDING, BY A LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, HAS BEEN ATTRIBUTED TO A CONSULTANTS MISCALCULATION. BASED ON THE INFORMATION THE CONSULTANT GAVE THE MONTEREY PENINSULA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE DISTRICT WRONGLY ASSUMED IT COULD USE ?LEFTOVER? MODERNIZATION FUNDS FROM SOME CAMPUSES, TO COVER SHORTFALLS AT OTHER CAMPUSES. THAT MEANS THE DISTRICT WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO USE MONEY FROM OTHER SOURCES TO RE-PAY THE 3.2 MILLION DOLLARS, AND THEY?LL HAVE TO DOWNSIZE SOME PLANNED PROJECTS.

THE MONTEREY COUNTY LETTUCE HARVEST KICKS OFF THIS WEEK?.AND LETTUCE PRICES COULD BE RISING AT THE GROCERY STORE. THAT?S BECAUSE OF SOARING GAS PRICES, AND WET WINTER WEATHER. LETTUCE IS MONTEREY COUNTY?S TOP AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT.

A 20 YEAR-OLD MAN, THOUGHT TO BE THE SHOOTER IN AN INCIDENT THAT TOOK PLACE AT NORTHRIDGE MALL IN SALINAS 3 MONTHS AGO, HAS BEEN ARRESTED IN FRESNO. SALINAS POLICE OFFICERS HAVE GONE TO FRESNO TO BRING BACK HECTOR CHAVEZ, WHO FACES MULTIPLE COUNTS OF ATTEMPTED HOMICIDE IN CONNECTION WITH THE SHOOTING THAT LEFT 3 PEOPLE INJURED JANUARY 4TH.