The City of Watsonville was cited for failing to fluoridate it’s water supply. The fine was issued yesterday by the State Department of Public Health 7 months after the City Council refrained from signing a contract for a 2-million dollar grant to pay for a fluoridation system. A committee which was established to continue negotiating the deal, was expected to bring the contract back to the council this past spring. The citation sets an August 29th deadline for the city to provide written assurance that it plans to comply with a 2003 state order to fluoridate, and calls for an implementation schedule to be submitted by mid-Sept.
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A bill designed to promote consumer privacy protection has made it through the Legislature, and is now headed to the governor’s desk for approval. Senate Bill 11-66, sponsored by State Senator Joe Simitian, a Democrat from Palo Alto, specifies what companies must do when consumer data and personal information is breached. Current law requires companies to notify consumers, but it DOESN’T say what the companies must tell consumers. According to Simitian, Senate Bill 11-66 takes “the next logical step” by specifying what information must be included in the notification, so that individuals might take steps to protect themselves against identity theft.
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Citations were issued Tuesday to 3 adults after a young mother and her 3-year old were rescued after falling into a surge hole at Point Lobos state Natural Reserve. Officials say the 2 slipped around the 15-foot surge hole in the rocks then fell into the water. A State Parks lifeguard and anEngineer with Carmel Highlands, climbed into the hole to assist the 2, while Cal Fire crews and Cypress fire protection districts set up a rope rescue system. Both victims received minor scrapes and bruises, meanwhile the mother, her brother and a girlfriend were cited for veering off the hiking trail.
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A magnitude 3.3 earthquake was reported to hit the San Juan Bautista area at around 6:30 p.m. tonight. The small quake was reportedly felt in the areas of San Juan Bautista, Prunedale, Aromas, Hollister.
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