A Watsonville-based organization, Agri-Culture, has earned national recognition for a program that informs people about local farming and ranching. An “Activity of Excellence” award has been granted to the grassroots program “Focus Agriculture”, which brings together rural and urban communities by educating officials and community leaders about agriculture in Santa Cruz County and the Pajaro Valley. The program is among 15 other programs throughout the nation to be showcased during the American Farm Bureau Federation Annual Meeting next January in Atlanta.
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Students in the California State University system will be paying more for college next year after a vote to raise tuition fees was passed today. The CSU Board of Trustees approved a plan to increase tuition for undergraduate, graduate and credential programs by 15.5% by next fall. The fee hikes come in an effort to offset deep cuts in state funding which have led to staff furloughs, fewer courses and enrollment reductions. Tuition is said to rise by 5% in the winter and spring terms, and another 10% by next fall.
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A meeting about the effects of a proposed desalination project on the marine environment will take place tonight in Santa Cruz. The meeting is the 4th in a series co-hosted by the Santa Cruz Water Department and the Soquel Creek Water District. The desalination plant is said to provide up to 2.5 million gallons of water per day. Concerns over the expense of building the plant and using recycled water will be discussed. The meeting is slated to take place from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Louden Nelson Community Center located at 301 Center Street in Santa Cruz.
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A wanted Santa Cruz County inmate turned himself in yesterday after failing to return to jail for a medical appointment. 28-year old Anthony Morales Junior was released from Jail Friday to attend to a medical issue, when he never returned. Morales was being held on a burglary charge and was given a court order for a one-day release. A no-bail warrant was issued for his arrest when he didn’t return to the jail by 5 p.m. Friday.
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