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IN THE NEWS

More than 1,000 acres near Diablo Canyon forever protected from development

November 3, 2022

About 1,200 acres of nearly pristine San Luis Obispo County land is now protected from development permanently.


‘Failure was not an option:’ Ceremony rings in new hospital ownership

October 20, 2022

Watsonville Community Hospital has been up and running under its new leadership—the Pajaro Valley Healthcare District (PVHD)—since Sept. 1.

It has been business as usual since then.


Gov. Newsom signs Pajaro River flood protections bill

October 4, 2022

A financial gap in the Pajaro River Flood Risk Management Project will likely soon get filled after Gov.


State Sen. John Laird: Clock is ticking on our water problem

September 17, 2022

As Tuesday’s Regional Water Forum before the Monterey County Board of Supervisors nears and in the third year of the current California drought, the challenge of sustainable, permanent water for Mo


‘Extra gut punch’ no more: Children of fallen police officers like Sgt. Damon Gutzwiller will now get financial compensation

August 31, 2022

Faviola Del Real’s eyes could not hide the pain as she spoke.


Political Notebook: Laird reflects on 1st year in CA Senate

March 2, 2022

Having a mastery for how state government functions after three terms in the Assembly, and working in former governor Jerry Brown's administration as his natural resources secretary, served gay sta


Governor Newsom signs John Laird’s SB 418

February 7, 2022

With the ink barely dry on a vote in the state Senate, California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed SB 418, according to a release from the office of Sen. John Laird.


State budget includes $4.5 million for Point Sur Lighthouse

July 3, 2021

BIG SUR — When state Sen.


Post-Covid California state budget with record spending on education heads to Gov. Newsom

June 29, 2021

With brief but exuberant praise from Democrats and often acerbic criticism from Republicans, the Legislature dispatched


State of Homelessness | Santa Cruz continues to grapple with homelessness challenges

June 28, 2021

By Jessica A.


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