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A 1.8 million dollar grant has been awarded to the Hind Foundation for the restoration of the 100 year-old Downie Museum and the Basilica Forecourt. They are part of the 22-acre Carmel Mission complex, which was founded in 1771, and has 11 historical structures, 5 museums, and the oldest house in California (that all need structural renovation and rehabilitation).
A 21 year-old Seaside man has been arrested in connection with Wednesday’s threat at the Valley Fair Mall in San Jose. Hunter Tital reportedly made threats on social media that he was going to “shoot up a mall”. Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s deputies were able to figure out that he was at the Valley Fair Mall, and alerted San Jose police officers, who went there, and found and arrested Tital. He was in possession of an assault rifle when they found him.
A former Central Coast assembly candidate has been sentenced for lying about his candidacy in the 2018 elections.
53-year-old Neil Kitchens of Prunedale filed paperwork and ran for the 30th Assembly district even though he lived in the 29th District. Candidates are required to live in the districts they represent.
The case was investigated after a citizen complaint.
Judge Panetta sentenced Kitchens to two years of formal probation for the election conviction.
Both locals and would-be visitors from around the world have been missing our Monterey Bay Aquarium.
The non-profit aquarium closed its doors to the public nearly a year ago on March 12, 2020, but it's planning for a future day when it welcomes people back.
Under California's blueprint for a safer economy aquariums can open at 25 percent capacity once a county enters the red tier. Monterey County is still in the purple but has seen cases decline in recent weeks.
When the aquarium does reopen a visit there will be different from years past. Officials say, “when we're open, we are going to be one of the safest places to be around.” The aquarium has instituted timed ticketing it can control the flow of visitors and the number of visitors in the building.
The non-profit has lost $55 million in revenue since closing last March, meanwhile, it spends $1.3 million a week caring for its animals. The Aquarium said it has been staying afloat thanks to donations both large and small.
Police in Seaside police are getting a swank upgrade for their police cars. The department has approved adding two new luxury Tesla Model Y vehicles to the department’s fleet.
During a Thursday night City Council meeting, Seaside Police Chief Adbul Pridgen said his department’s fleet averages 26 miles per day.
Pridgen added that “there aren’t very many departments that are deploying electric vehicles and we wanted to be at the forefront of the movement to be more environmentally conscious.”
Each Telsa costs about $50,000.
In total, the department will be spending close to $354,000 on the two Tesla Model Y cars and three Ford Hybrids, plus other costs associated with the electric cars.