SPCA Monterey County
SPCA Monterey County Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center is caring for five baby screech owls after their tree was cut down. Plus, a new report highlights challenges Latino and Indigenous farmworkers face in the Salinas Valley.
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The Watsonville Film Festival opens tonight at Green Valley Cinemas. This year's theme is "art as resistance."
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