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Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif. will host an agricultural roundtable with House Agriculture Committee ranking member Collin Peterson, D-Minn., and House Agriculture Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee ranking member Jim Costa, D-Calif., on Thursday in Salinas, Calif.
The event will be held at Hartnell College in Salinas, Panetta's office said in an announcement.
The three, none of whom attended the House Agriculture Committee listening session in Modesto on Saturday, will hold a media session after the roundtable.
Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif., a naval reservist who served in Afghanistan:
“Last night I went to Arlington National Cemetery. I took my two daughters, who are here in town. We saw what people normally see, the changing of the guard, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the tomb of President Kennedy.
“But I made it a point to go to area 60, the area where there are many recent interments from the people, from our veterans, from our brethren, who have served in the Global War on Terrorism.
“On that hallowed ground, I made it a point to seek out someone I served with, a gentleman by the name of Brendan Looney. I served with Mr. Looney in Korea. He was an intelligence officer back then. Both of us made sure that we wanted to do more. I went forward, but Brendan Looney wanted to do more than just that: he wanted to become a SEAL, and he did. He served in Iraq and he served in Afghanistan.
“It was in 2010 when the Blackhawk he was riding in went down and crashed, killing everybody onboard …
“The men and women who served in the global war on terrorism did not shrink from that responsibility. They did not run away. They ran forward.”
MONTEREY, Calif. - The abundance of marine life and pristine coastline are just some of the marvels of the Central Coast.
The Federal Government designated the Monterey Bay as a national marine sanctuary in 1992 to preserve and protect ocean life for generations to come.
U.S. Reps. Anna Eshoo, Jimmy Panetta and Ro Khanna are pushing ahead with establishing a committee in Santa Clara County that would be similar to the SFO Roundtable.
The Monterey Regional Airport is getting a big boost toward shedding more light on things.
The airport is receiving a $1.8 million federal grant from the Department of Transportation, Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) announced July 27. The monies will go toward updating the lighting systems for a runway and a taxiway.
The new systems will enhance safe airfield operations during low visibility conditions, according to a statement released by Panetta's office.
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Monterey >> The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced this week it would formally reopen the public comment period on a federal review of 11 marine sanctuaries and monuments, including Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, that could open the areas to oil and gas exploration.
WASHINGTON - The oil derricks off Santa Barbara can be seen from the beach, the scene of one of the nation's worst oil spills in 1969 that inspired the first Earth Day.
If you couldn't find the time to speak up on behalf of protecting our local coastal waters, you get a second chance.
On July 26—the day public comment on the matter was slated to close—the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced it would reopen the comment period, from July 31-Aug. 14, on Trump's Executive Order 13795.
Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif.said Salinas Valley growers and marketers were not under assault by NAFTA but were benefiting from it.