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March 9 is the last day to publicly comment on the Trump Administration's intent to open up the California coast to oil and gas exploration. The deadline is nine p.m. Pacific time.

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. - President Trump tweeted Sunday morning, "NO MORE DACA DEAL." His statement comes just one week after tweeting the Democrats "abandoned" DACA, but he would not.

There are roughly 800,000 recipients of the program nationwide, many of them are on the Central Coast. Their future is still up in the air.

"Fear. Something that I feel its being timed. Like my future is being timed," DACA Recipient and Hartnell College student, Estefania Miranda, said.

Gonzales >> The Gonzales High School campus was empty on Monday afternoon as students were on a much needed spring break just before the end of the school year.

But that didn't stop a group of students in the Wings of Knowledge program from hosting Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Carmel Valley, to discuss an idea that could benefit farmers and forecasters in the near future.

The students showed off a new weather station project they've been working on in collaboration with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Congressman Jimmy Panetta represents California's Central Coast, the diverse region covering all of Monterey and San Benito Counties and southern portions of Santa Clara and Santa Cruz Counties. California's Central Coast is the epicenter of specialty crop and organic agriculture producing over $5 billion annually.

OPN recently sat down to discuss the importance of organic horticulture with Congressman Panetta.

SALINAS, Calif. - More than half a million dollars in grants will go toward improving homelessness and other issues on the Central Coast.

Today Congressman Jimmy Panetta announced Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz Counties received $511,779 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) for local social service agencies to offer food, housing and utility assistance for those in need. Specifically, Monterey County received $298,982, San Benito County received $35,317, and Santa Cruz County received $177,480.

Salinas >> A Federal Emergency Management Agency grant provided $298,982 to Monterey County for local service agencies to offer food, housing and utility assistance for those in need, Rep. Jimmy Panetta announced Tuesday.

Tariffs and trade are hot topics in Washington these days, and two Congressmen have come together to propose a way to eliminate unnecessary trade barriers. Panama City Republican Neal Dunn and California Democrat Jimmy Panetta are tackling the trade barriers that are hurting American exports and hindering innovation and advancement in agricultural technologies.