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Two Salinas men who allegedly shot and killed a young man in Watsonville last year will go to trial. A Santa Cruz County Superior Court Judge ruled that sufficient evidence was presented by the prosecution for the case to go to trial. 24 year-old Julian Escobar and 26 year-old Jose Sandoval are accused of shooting Angel Esobedo at a basketball court in the Apple Hill neighborhood of Watsonville in March of 2009.
a local horse sanctuary is looking for volunteers to help them build a maze later this month. that’s because Redwings Horse Sanctuary is holding it’s 10th annual Haunted Barn in Pacific Grove this year. Working with the Sanctuary on this project will satisfy community hours for those students who need them, and it will also bring in funding for the horses. More information can be found on-line at:
A PLEASURE POINT MAN HAS BEEN GIVEN PERMISSION TO BUILD A SEAWALL AROUND HIS HOME. JACK O’NEILL ASKED FOR THE PERMISSION SO HE CAN PROTECT HIS 2-STORY EAST CLIFF DRIVE HOME. THE PLAN CALLS FOR AN EXTENSION OF THE 11 HUNDRED FOOT SEAWALL ALREADY BEING BUILT NEXT DOOR BY THE COUNTY. AS PART OF THE COASTAL COMMISSION APPROVING THE EXTENSION, O’NEILL HAD TO AGREE NOT TO DEVELOP AN ADJACENT PARCEL KNOWN AS THE “DIRT FARM”.
O’NEILL HAS ALSO AGREED TO BUILD A PATHWAY AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WALL, SO THAT BEACH-GOERS CAN GET AROUND HIS PROPERTY AT LOW TIDE.
THE 24 BIG-WAVE SURFERS (THAT GENERALLY COMPETE IN THE MAVERICKS SURF CONTEST) WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE EVENT RETURN TO ITS ROOTS. TO THAT END THEY ARE CONSIDERING TRYING TO RUN THE EVENT THEMSELVES. THE CONTEST (WHICH SURFER’S SAY HAS BECOME TOO COMMERCIAL OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS) HAS BEEN PRODUCED BY MAVERICK’S SURF VENTURES, SINCE 2003.
CAPITOLA CITY LEADERS HAVE ORDERED THAT ORE STUDIES BE DONE OF PACIFIC COVE MOBILE HOME PARK. CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS SAY THAT’S BECAUSE THEY’RE LOOKING TO STRIKE A BALANCE BETWEEN MEETING THE TOWN’S DEMAND FOR MORE PARKING, AND ACCOMMODATING RESIDENTS OF THE MOBILE HOME PARK (WHO WANT TO STAY WHERE THEY ARE). THE PARK IS AT THE INTERSECTION OF BAY AVENUE AND PILGRIM DRIVE.