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Watsonville city officials gathered yesterday to celebrate the official opening of a new downtown parking lot. The new 29-space lot, located on the corner of Main and East 5th Streets, was formerly an used vacant lot owned by local residents. The project, which cost the city $50,000 to develop, is part of a larger effort to clean-up the downtown area and utilize vacant space. Two other vacant lots on Main Street have been turned into parks.
Firefighters in Santa Cruz discovered over a hundred marijuana plants when a fire broke out yesterday at a house in the Soquel Hills. 15-firefighters from several departments responded around 6:10 p.m. at a home on the 3500 block of Chardonnay Road, near Rodeo Gulch Road. A helicopter and air tanker were dispatched to the scene. Fire officials say over the 100 small marijuana plants that were found growing in the basement, were not related to the blaze, which reportedly began when a resident inside the home fell asleep on the deck with a lit cigarette. No injuries were reported.
Police responded to a shooting at a Salinas Apartment Complex yesterday afternoon. Police say a 12-year old accidentally shot his 6-year old brother once in the stomach at the Boronda Manor Apartments on the 2,000 block of Santa Rita Street at about 5 p.m. The boy was air-lifted to an area hospital where he remains in critical condition with life-threatening injuries. The gun used in the incident is said to belong to one of the parents, who were not home at the time of the shooting. No arrests have been made, meanwhile the boy’s parents may face charges of child endangerment.
A proposed plan to cut 1-million dollars from the Scotts Valley School District was made public last week. A letter discussing the tentative plan, was mailed to parents Friday highlighting the need to continue cost cutting efforts in the wake of ongoing state budget cuts. District leaders are considering 5 fewer days of school, eliminating music classes in grades 6 through 12, eliminating all but one counselor, closing libraries at all 4 schools, increasing class size and closing the school career center. The official budgeting process for the 20-11-2012 school year won’t begin until January.
Police responded to a shooting at a Salinas Apartment Complex today. Police say a 12-year old accidentally shot his 6-year old brother once in the stomach at the Boronda Manor Apartments. The boy was air-lifted to an area hospital. The children were reportedly home alone when the shooting happened.