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Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Carmel, sharply criticized President Donald Trump's North Korea comments at an agriculture event Thursday, saying the president must stop trying to play the "bully" in the tense situation.
Panetta and Rep. Jim Costa, D-Fresno, both had critical remarks for the president as they spoke at a Farm Bill Forum in Salinas.
Local officials praised the recent federal decision to address the spike in airplane noise that has plagued Los Altos and other local communities since 2015.
"I'm personally delighted with the outcome," said Los Altos Hills Mayor Gary Waldeck.
Rep. Jimmy Panetta announced Tuesday that Habitat for Humanity Monterey Bay, a regional nonprofit housing corporation in Santa Cruz, will receive a federal grant of $315,000 from the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
This Home Investment Partnerships Program award will be used for first-time homebuyer mortgage assistance and new construction in Los Esteros Court.
"Providing affordable housing is one of the greatest challenges we face on the central coast of California," Panetta said in a press release.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) announced that Habitat for Humanity Monterey Bay, a regional non-profit housing corporation in the City of Santa Cruz, will receive a federal grant totaling $315,000 from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This Home Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) award will be used for first-time homebuyer mortgage assistance and new construction in Los Esteros Court.
Congressman Jimmy Panetta announced Monday that the San Benito Health Foundation received a federal grant of $1.8 million.
The foundation received $1,806,177 from the US Department of Health and Human Services, according to a press release dated August 7. Santa Cruz County received $1,231,719 from the same grant program.
Rep. Jimmy Panetta has announced that health centers in Santa Cruz County and San Benito County have received federal grants totaling more than $3 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Santa Cruz County's share was $1.2 million.
"Community health centers and clinics are integral to our region's health care system," said Panetta in a statement released Monday. "These funds will help San Benito and Santa Cruz health centers."
SALINAS – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) announced that health centers in San Benito County and Santa Cruz County have received federal grants totaling over $3 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The San Benito Health Foundation has received a federal grant totaling $1,806,177 and Santa Cruz County has received a federal grant totaling $1,231,719.
SALINAS – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) announced that the University of California, Santa Cruz (UC Santa Cruz) has received two federal grants from the National Institutes of Health. UC Santa Cruz received one federal grant totaling $269,500 from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to be used to research how the human body defends against infections.
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.”