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LECTURES AT U.C.S.C S.S.

2 WELL KNOWN WOMEN WILL BE GIVING FREE TALKS AT U. C. SANTA CRUZ NEXT MONTH, AND PEOPLE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING WILL NEED TO PICK UP THEIR TICKETS SOON. NOTED AUTHOR, NAOMI KLEIN, AND WELL-KNOWN TALK SHOW HOST AMY GOODMAN WILL BE PRESENTING 2 SEPARATE EVENTS IN COLLEGE TEN. KLEIN?S TALK WILL BEGIN AT 7 P.M. WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 16TH, WHILE GOODMAN WILL APPEAR AT 7 P.M. WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 23RD. ALTHOUGH THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ATTEND THESE LECTURES, THE SEATING IS LIMITED. TICKET DISTRIBUTION (FOR BOTH EVENTS) IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN AT NOON ON MONDAY FEBRUARY 6TH IN SOCIAL SCIENCES 1, ROOM 104.

TRIPLE "M" RANCH VS

A LOCAL RANCH IS HOSTING FARM TRAINING AS WELL AS A RESEARCH CENTER. RANCH MANAGER REBECCA THISTLETHWAITE SAYS THE TRIPLE M RANCH RENTS OUT LAND AT REDUCED PRICES, AND HELPS FARMERS WITH DIRECT MARKETING AND DEVELOPING NEW CROPS, ON THE CENTRAL COAST. THE 200 ACRE RANCH IS IN THE ELKHORN SLOUGH AREA, WHERE ABOUT 10 COMMITTED ORGANIC FARMERS ARE CHOSEN TO LEASE LAND. THE NON-PROFIT RANCH IS A SLOPING HORSESHOE-SHAPED PROPERTY LOOPING AROUND LAS LOMAS RANCH.

FELON IN POSSESSION OF A SAWED-OFF SHOTGUN VS

SALINAS POLICE OFFICERS ARRESTED A FELON WHO WAS IN POSSESSION OF FIREARMS, INCLUDING A SAWED-OFF SHOTGUN. FRANCISCO GONZALEZ WAS FIRST ARRESTED FOR HAVING A LOADED SEMI-AUTOMATIC PISTOL IN HIS VEHICLE, DURING A TRAFFIC STOP. THEN A SEARCH OF HIS RESIDENCE AT EAST MARKET AND PAJARO REVEALED HE WAS ALSO IN POSSESSION OF A SAWED-OFF SHOTGUN. THE 28-YEAR-OLD WAS BOOKED FOR SEVERAL WEAPONS CHARGES.

O'CONNELL ATTACKS GOVERNOR'S BUDGET vs

CALIFORNIA STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION JACK O'CONNELL CAME TO SEASIDE TODAY WHERE HE CRITICIZED GOVERNOR ARNOLD SCHWARZNEGGER'S EDUCATION BUDGET. HE SPOKE AT SEASIDE HIGH SCHOOL, ASKING PEOPLE TO FIGHT FOR EDUCATION FUNDING. O'CONNELL SAID ALTHOUGH THE GOVERNOR PROMISED TO FULLY FUND PROPOSITION 98, HIS BUDGET IS $2.3 BILLION BELOW WHAT THE PROPOSITION GUARANTEES. HE SAID ABOUT 43 SCHOOL DISTRICTS AROUND THE STATE, ARE ON THE EDGE OF BANKRUPTCY. ALMOST HALF OF THE CHILDREN IN CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS COME FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, AND ONE IN FOUR CALIFORNIA STUDENTS LEARN ENGLISH AFTER ENTERING THE SCHOOL SYSTEM.

ANOTHER BLOW FOR SHELLEY VS

NOW A FEDERAL AUDIT WILL BE MADE OF THE SPENDING PRACTICES OF CALIFORNIA SECRETARY OF STATE KEVIN SHELLEY. THE U.S. ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION VOTED TO AUDIT MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN QUESTIONABLE EXPENDITURES FROM HIS OFFICE. A STATE AUDIT LAST MONTH FOUND MISMANAGED $27.3 MILLION SENT TO CALIFORNIA TO UPDATE VOTING PROCEDURES. A NUMBER OF NEWSPAPERS HAVE CALLED FOR SHELLEY'S RESIGNATION INCLUDING THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS, AND OTHERS. A SPOKESPERSON FROM SHELLEY'S OFFICE SAID THE SECRETARY IS CONFIDENT THAT ANY AUDIT WILL CLEAR HIS OFFICE OF ANY WRONGDOING.


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