A new business campaign, launched by Salinas’s Salvation Army is an effort to help residents fight gang violence in the city. The new program titled “I’ll Fight”, calls for businesses in Salinas to become safety hubs that assist witnesses and victims of crimes from gang-related assaults to domestic violence. The campaign, in collaboration with the Alisal Rotary, will run from October through Easter Sunday. A campaign logo will be displayed inside the business storefront identifying the business as a ‘safety mission spot’ where people can find protection and information.
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A new program designed to help children get to school safely is being launched in Salinas. The Salinas Streets Smarts Program was launched this year in an effort to remind motorists to drive cautiously while students are back in school. Participants at John Steinbeck Elementary School have created lawn signs around their school with a message that reads “If you see kids…..SLOW DOWN”.
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THE UNOFFICIAL RESULTS, OF YESTERDAY’S RUN-OFF ELECTION (IN THE 15TH SENATE DISTRICT) ARE IN. REPUBLICAN SAM BLAKESLEE APPEARS TO HAVE WON (WITH 48.8 PERCENT OF THE VOTE), WHILE DEMOCRAT JOHN LAIRD RECEIVED 44.1 PERCENT. INDEPENDENT JIM FITZGERALD GOT 5.1 PERCENT, AND LIBERTARIAN MARK HINKLE PICKED UP THE REMAINING 2.0 PERCENT. THIS SPECIAL ELECTION WAS HELD TO FILL THE SEAT VACATED BY ABEL MALDONADO, (WHEN HE WAS APPOINTED LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA).
THE 15TH DISTRICT SENATOR REPRESENTS PORTIONS OF SANTA CLARA, SANTA CRUZ, MONTEREY, SAN LUIS OBISPO, AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES.
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5 people, including a child molester, were arrested and 10 others were cited this week during a sleeping ban protest in Santa Cruz. 3 people were arrested under the state’s anti-lodging law, another person was arrested for public intoxication, and 29-year old convicted child molester and local transient Mark Greer was arrested Tuesday for violating the state’s lodging law during an ongoing demonstration on the Santa Cruz city hall lawn. Protesters with Peace Camp 2010, have been demonstrating since July 4th. The group is calling for an end to the city ordinance that prohibits camping outside between 11 p.m. and 8:30 a.m.
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