A prescribed burn, to clear unexploded ammunition, took place yesterday morning on the Former Fort Ord. Roughly 110-acres burned for about 2-hours until just before noon at Burn Unit 21. The Presidio of Monterey Fire Department is said to be monitoring the area, through this morning. A 2nd prescribed burn of about 167 acres may also take place today at Burn Unit 15 for about 2 hours, weather permitting. Officials recommend closing your windows if you live on or near the Former Fort Ord. More information can be found at fort ord clean up dot com.
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In a 3-to-1 vote last night, the Capitola Planning Commission approved plans for a new Target store to take over the space formerly occupied by Gottschalks at the Capitola Mall on 41st Avenue. Plans for the 104,000-square-foot building include remodeling the interior and exterior, including new landscaping. The new Target, which is expected to employ up to 250 people, will be 2 levels and will include 10,000 square feet of grocery space.
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Scientists say a blue whale found washed ashore a San Mateo County beach over the weekend, died after colliding into a large industrial ship. A spokesperson with the California Academy of Sciences say hemorrhaging was found on the belly of the 75-ton, 80-foot long whale, and at least 2 fractured vertebrae. The pregnant decomposed whale and it’s 8-month old calf, which was believed to have been expelled from it’s mother post-mortem, were found Saturday 35-miles north of Santa Cruz on Bean Hollow State Beach.
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100 California condors are now flying free around the state. For the first time in half a century, the 100-bird benchmark is the newest development in the reported “slow recovery” of the endangered birds. Every fall, captive-bred, 1-year-old condors are released into the wild at Pinnacles National Monument and Bitter Creek National Wildlife Refuge. In 1982, the last 22 California condors were placed in a captive breeding program. Today, there are over 380 condors in the world, in captivity and in the wild.
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