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WATSONVILLE, Calif. - Talk about President Trump ending the DACA program has sparked concern among residents and even politicians in our area.
The DACA program grants work permits to undocumented immigrants who arrived in the country as children. And the decision to do away with it could impact thousands of people, many of them here on the central coast.
Many say the decision could cause a lot of political tension. And Congressman Jimmy Panetta says to make things work, both sides will have to unite.
WATSONVILLE >> Around Santa Cruz County, Ernestina Saldana's is a familiar face, a strong advocate in the battle for immigrants' rights.
Monday's annual Labor Day Picnic — relocated from its usual spot at DeLaveaga Park in Santa Cruz to the Watsonville city center — was no exception.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded two research grants to help California strawberry farms manage soil disease.
One grant for US$4.5 million supports a national team of experts led by the University of California (UC) Davis to identify strawberry plants naturally resistant to certain diseases.
The other grant for US$2.5 million supports another national team of experts led by UC Santa Cruz to continue research on bio-fumigation (a natural process that suppresses soil disease).
PRESIDENT DONALD Trump's new plan for the 16- year war in Afghanistan was met with doubt this week by Congressman Jimmy Panetta, who criticized the president — like other Democrats have — for offering little detail about the strategy.
On Monday, Trump announced his new Afghanistan policy, which includes deploying more troops, keeping them there until real progress has been made, pressuring Pakistan to stop offering sanctuary for the Taliban, and maximizing financial sanctions against terror networks.
Congressman received warmly at his first town hall in Hollister, where he answered residents' concerns ranging from climate change to jail penalties
Homelessness, the armed forces and drug policy were some of the items discussed at a town hall meeting Tuesday with Jimmy Panetta, the Democratic representative for the 20th congressional district.
Panetta was introduced to the packed room at the county administration building by Jaime De La Cruz, chairman of the San Benito County Board of Supervisors.
HE WOULD get questions about healthcare, immigration and other important issues at a town hall meeting at Cal State Monterey Bay Monday, but Congressman Jimmy Panetta opened the night with a stinging rebuke of President Donald Trump, including the commander in chief's "weak" response to the killing of a woman in Charlottesville, Va., Aug. 12 by a man said to be a Nazi sympathizer.
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. - Downtown Santa Cruz is one step closer to having faster internet.
Cruzio Internet hosted a launch party Wednesday night to celebrate the beginning of construction for its downtown fiber optic network and the launch of the Santa Cruz Fiber brand and services.
"We've hired a contractor and it's a go now," said Peggy Dolgenos, CEO of Cruzio Internet and the Santa Cruz Fiber Project, "It's just going to be a matter of weeks before we have people 'lit up' as we say."