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A LOCAL COMPANY IS 1 OF 3 COMPANIES IN CALIFORNIA TO RECEIVE A U.S.D.A. LOAN GUARANTEE. FLORENTINO C RODRIGUEZ AND TINO’S PLUMBING INCORPORATED IN WATSONVILLE WILL RECEIVE THE FUNDING FROM THE AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT. THE MONEY FROM THE REINVESTMENT ACT IS DESIGNED TO CREATE AND RETAIN JOBS, ESPECIALLY FOR BUSINESSES IN AREAS THAT HAVE BEEN HIT HARD BY THE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN.
LEGISLATION HAS BEEN INTRODUCED TO CONVERT PINNACLES NATIONAL MONUMENT INTO A NATIONAL PARK. ALTHOUGH PRESIDENTS CAN DESIGNATE A NATIONAL MONUMENT (AS PRESIDENT THEODORE ROOSEVELT DID IN 1908 WITH THE PINNACLES), IT TAKES AN ACT OF CONGRESS TO CREATE A NATIONAL PARK. LOCAL LEGISLATORS HOPE THE MORE PRESTIGIOUS “NATIONAL PARK” STATUS MIGHT INCREASE THE NUMBER OF VISITORS TO THE 26 THOUSAND ACRE FEDERAL LANDMARK, WHICH STRADDLES THE MONTEREY - SAN BENITO COUNTY LINE.
A MEDICAL MARIJUANA SHOW IS BEING HELD THIS WEEKEND IN SAN JOSE. MEDICAL MARIJUANA USERS, CANNABIS GROWERS, AND THOSE WHO SELL PARAPHERNALIA….AND EVEN INSURANCE COMPANIES (WHO WRITE POLICIES FOR FOLKS IN THE MARIJUANA INDUSTRY) WERE ON-HAND YESTERDAY AT HempCON AT THE SAN JOSE CONVENTION CENTER. THE 3-DAY EVENT IS RUNNING UNTIL 8 P.M. THIS EVENING.
THE CHIEF OF POLICE FOR KING CITY HAS BEEN PLACED ON PAID ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE, PENDING THE RESULTS OF AN INVESTIGATION. HE FACES ALLEGATIONS THAT HE SHOWED UP AT CRIME SCENES WHILE INTOXICATED. THE INVESTIGATION IS SLATED TO BE CONDUCTED BY THE CITY MANAGER. THE CHIEF’S ATTORNEY HAS TERMED THE ALLEGATIONS “AGENDA-DRIVEN”.
A 29 YEAR-OLD MAN SUFFERED CRITICAL INJURIES WHEN HE WAS SHOT FRIDAY AFTERNOON IN SALINAS. HE WAS SHOT MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE HEAD AND TORSO, JUST AFTER HE STRAPPED HIS 2 AND 4 YEAR-OLD CHILDREN INTO HIS CAR (IN A DRIVEWAY ON THE 700 BLOCK OF GEE STREET). SEVERAL OF THE SHOTS REPORTEDLY CAME WITHIN INCHES OF THE 2 YEAR-OLD. THE MALE SUSPECT WAS SEEN LEAVING THE AREA IN A CREAM (OR BEIGE) COLORED S.U.V. ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THE SUSPECT (OR THE VEHICLE) IS ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THE SALINAS POLICE