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Surfing – Good and Bad 03-22-21 08:44 S.S.

Three  Santa Cruzans  took  first,  second, and  3rd  places  in  the  men’s  Shortboard  Final  At  Steamer  Lane  over  the weekend, and  the  top  3  in  the  Women’s  Shortboard  Final  were  from  Half  Moon  Bay,  Santa  Cruz,  And the  Santa  Cruz  mountains.

......In  other  surfing news,  a  22  year-old  Olympic  surfing  hopeful  from  El  Salvador, Katherine  Diaz,   was  struck  by  lightning  and  died  instantly  while  training  for  an upcoming  qualifying  competition.

......and  51  year-old  southern  California  surfer  Gerald  Gilhool  Junior  suffered  fatal  injuries  while  riding  a  big  wave   at  Ventura  county  surf  break  over  the  weekend. 

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Dream & Promise Act of 2021 (H.R. 6) 03-22-21 07:55 S.S.

The  Dream and Promise Act Of 2021 (also known as H.R. 6) has been approved by the U.S. House of Representatives.  This bill creates a pathway to citizenship for at least 3 million immigrants,  which includes Dreamers  who  came  to  the  U.S. as children,  and  those  with  Temporary  Protection  Status.  These groups of people, in general,  are largely  employed in  essential  jobs....and  have  helped  our  economy and our communities,  through  this  pandemic.

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Farm Workforce Modernization Act 03-22-21 07:46 S.S.

After  months  of  negotiations,  the  Farm Workforce  Modernization  Act  Of  2021  has  been  approved  by  the  U.S.  House  Of  Representatives  with  bi-partisan  support.       The  act  protects existing  farmworkers,  and  promotes  an enduring  farm  workforce ....by  providing  an earned  path  to  legalization  for  those  willing to  continue  working  in  agriculture.     It  also includes  a  streamlined  h-2a  visa process.  It goes  next  to  the  senate. 

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RV INTO MBAQ 03-22-21 07:14 S.S.

Although  an  RV-type  vehicle  hit  the  Monterey  Bay  Aquarium  Friday,  aquarium  officials  say  the  incident  is  not  expected  to  delay  their  re-opening.     The  condition  of  the  driver  is  not  known  (because  he  fled  the  scene),  however,  no  one  on  the  sidewalk,  or  in  the aquarium,  was  injured.

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Recall Campaign – Count 03-22-21 06:46 S.S.

Although  county  registrars  have  until  April  29th  to  finish  checking  signatures  that  were  turned  in,  to  get  a  recall  of  Governor  Gavin  Newsom  on the  ballot.....only  380,060  still  need  to  be  determined  to  be  valid.   If  the  recall qualifies  for  the  ballot, “the  Department  Of Finance  will  estimate  the  costs  of  the  recall election  and  submit  this  estimate  to  the chairperson  of  the  joint  Legislative  Budget  Committee,  governor,  lieutenant  governor,  and the  secretary  of  state”.     On  the  recall  ballot, if  the  majority  of  voters  say  yes  on  the  question  to  recall, the  governor  would  then  be  removed  and  replaced  with  the  candidate  that  has  the  majority  vote.

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