In an effort to lower air pollution in the San Joaquin Valley, California farmers and ranchers are replacing old diesel tractors with cleaner running farm equipment. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Services has been working with farmers to replace over 8-hundred out-dated machines with more modern equipment. Officials say the equipment swap has reduced emissions of nitrogen oxide by over 13-hundred tons. The California’s farm belt is said to have the highest levels of airborne dust, smoke and soot in the country.
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Monterey County Supervisors came up with a general plan today. Today’s unanimous vote reportedly ends over 10-years of work with a 5th and final version of a plan for long-term land-use and development for the next 2 decades. Supervisors must now come up with a schedule to develop the provisions of the new plan, which is said to take up to a year to design and finalize.
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The case of a 39-year old Santa Cruz man, who was accused of killing his girlfriend at a Morrissey Boulevard apartment in July, was decided today to be continued. Wensy Sanchez is currently being held on charges of murder and false imprisonment. During today’s preliminary hearing, the judged ruled for a November 10th arraignment date. Sanchez reportedly killed 41-year old Juli Entwhistle by stabbing her in the neck with a large kitchen knife.
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One of 2 women, who were visiting from Europe, died yesterday afternoon after being pulled from the water off a Carmel beach. The women, who were in their 60’s, were on Carmel River State Beach at around 3:15 p.m., when a wave came ashore and knocked them both into the water. One of the victims was rescued within 30 minutes and as of last night, was listed in good condition. The 2nd woman, who has been identified as Ann Hauffe, of West Sussex, England, was pulled out of the water 90 minutes later but did not survive.
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