THE SANTA CRUZ HARBOR HAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR DONORS TO PURCHASE (MEMORIAL PLAQUES, BENCHES AND OTHER ITEMS) FOR A NEW PLAZA PLANNED FOR THE SANTA CRUZ SMALL CRAFT HARBOR. THE PLAZA WILL BE LOCATED ON THE BEACH FRONT AND FEATURE (BENCHES, INFORMATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL SIGNS, A FOOT-SPLASH AND A SUNDIAL). FOR INFORMATION CALL 475-6161 OR VISIT WWW.SANTACRUZHARBOR.ORG

SEVERAL MORGAN HILL BUSINESSES AND HOMES WERE EVACUATED, AND THE BUSINESSES WERE CLOSED FOR NEARLY 4 HOURS EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, AFTER A STRONG SMELL OF GAS BROUGHT EMERGENCY PERSONNEL TO EAST DUNNE AVENUE AND CONDIT ROAD. THE PROBLEM REPORTEDLY STEMMED FROM A HOLE IN A 3-INCH UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS LINE, ON THE WEST SIDE OF CONDIT.

3 PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED THIS WEEK ON CHARGES OF POSSESSION OF STOLEN PROPERTY. THAT AFTER THEY WERE DISCOVERED TO BE IN A STOLEN VEHICLE. THE 3 WERE ARRESTED IN SAN ARDO, IN A MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE, THAT HAD BEEN STOLEN IN THE GREENFIELD AREA. THE TRIO WERE BOOKED INTO MONTEREY COUNTY JAIL.

A TODDLER WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT A LOCAL HOSPITAL, AFTER SHE WAS DISCOVERED FACE DOWN IN HER FAMILY?S HOT TUB. THE 18 MONTH-OLD GILROY GIRL?S PARENTS WERE HOME AT THE TIME, AND THEY TRIED UNSUCCESSFULLY TO RESUSCITATE THEIR DAUGHTER. A SERGEANT WITH THE GILROY POLICE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT DUE TO PROTOCOL THE DETAILS OF THE LITTLE GIRL?S DEATH ARE UNAVAILABLE, BUT AT THIS POINT THE INCIDENT APPEARS TO BE JUST BE A TRAGIC ACCIDENT.