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SALINAS, CA – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-20) today welcomed co-founder and co-chair of his Agriculture Research Caucus, Congressman Rodney Davis (R-IL-13) to the central coast of California. The Congressmen met with specialty crop producers and entrepreneurs, discussed organic production, and toured research and production operations in California's 20th congressional district.
SANTA CRUZ — When organizers began to plan Santa Cruz's first Martin Luther King Jr. march, it was unclear how many people would come.
But hundreds had gathered an hour before the event began Monday, and by its 10 a.m. start, thousands packed the streets of the downtown area as marchers went from Cathcart Street, down Pacific Avenue and ended at Front Street.
Santa Cruz NAACP President Brenda Griffin said planning began when Santa Cruz Police Chief Andrew Mills called her to suggest it.
More than a dozen members of Congress, mostly Democrats but at least one Florida Republican, are bringing Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program recipients with them to President Donald Trump's first State of the Union address Tuesday night to call attention to the Obama-era immigration program, which is in jeopardy now.
Seven of the congressional leaders doing so are from California, including Rep. Scott Peters, D-San Diego.
SANTA CRUZ >> Adriana Gonzalez, 25, was nervous about her invitation to President Donald Trump's inaugural State of the Union address Tuesday in Washington.
The Salinas college student who came to the U.S. illegally as a child was among dozens of so-called Dreamers — former child immigrants with temporary protected status — brought to the Capitol by lawmakers who believe the roughly 700,000 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) deserve the continued right to live, work and study in the U.S.
Hartnell College was honored to host a press conference with special guest Congressman Jimmy Panetta Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at Steinbeck Hall, to provide students and the community with the latest information on efforts to pass permanent legislation in Washington D.C. to provide lasting immigration relief to keep families together and allow Dreamers a path to citizenship.
Congressman Panetta has invited 25-year-old Adriana Gonzalez, a Hartnell College student: "I want to bring the face of a DREAMer to President Trump," said Panetta. "I want him to look up in the gallery and see the face of a DREAMer -- someone who epitomizes what it means to come here and strive for the American Dream. And that's what I believe Adriana encompasses."
Congressman Jimmy Panetta's (D-Carmel) office announced over $76.96 million in federal grants dispersed around the Central Coast in 2017. Of that, the lion's share, more than $54.09 million, went to Monterey County. Santa Cruz County collected some $16.85 million, San Benito County received less than $3.47 million, and Santa Clara County $2.56 million.
WATSONVILLE — City officials welcomed state and federal legislators Friday morning, asking for their help with a variety of issues affecting Watsonville.
Congressman Jimmy Panetta, Assemblywoman Anna Caballero and a representative from Senator Bill Monning's office were present at the Watsonville City Council's annual "legislative breakfast" meeting at the Civic Plaza.
SALINAS, Calif. - A dreamer, who goes to Hartnell College, is heading to Washington to see the State of the Union in person.
Adrianna Gonzalez said her boss told her about the opportunity to attend the event in Washington, D.C. Tuesday and decided to go for it. She met Congressman Jimmy Panetta in September and has been passionate about helping other DACA recipients like herself. She said she is both nervous and excited to be in the presence of the president.
On Jan. 19, on the eve of the recent federal government shutdown, federal employees were uncertain. A tweet from the Presidio of Monterey read, "Presidio of Monterey is currently in the planning and preparation stages for a potential furlough. We are focused on our civilian workforce family. More info to come as needed. ‘Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.'"
Of the Presidio's 249 employees, 136 were furloughed on Monday, Jan. 22.