In today's newscast:
A regional soccer complex rolls out new fields this week
Salinas Regional Soccer Complex General Manager Jonathan De Anda said in addition to the seven new sod fields, the facility is adding turf fields, stadium seating and locker rooms. He says the amenities will help attract collegiate and professional matches, as well as locals.
"It'll be inspiring to our local talent, our young boys and girls, who maybe oftentimes have to travel outside of Salinas or their city to watch these matches," said De Anda.
He also says the complex is good for athletes as well as the local economy.
"Part of our vision is to be able to establish the city of Salinas as the sports and entertainment capital of the Central Coast," he said.
State Sen. John Laird and Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas helped bring $2.7 million from the state to the project.
Non-citizens charged for voter fraud
Federal authorities have charged 28 non-citizens in California for illegally registering to vote and voting. The sweep was a coordinated effort by all four California-based U.S. Attorney's Offices.
"Just in the last seven weeks alone, the department has now charged 113 people across 20 different states with illegal voting or illegal registration," said acting U.S. Deputy Attorney General Trent McCotter.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta admonished anyone committing voter fraud. But he noted that 28 people is a tiny number of voters.
"It makes the point that there is no widespread voter fraud," said Bonta.
This comes after the U.S. Department of Justice sued California last week to prevent the counting of 20,000 ballots cast by registered voters that it says likely belong to non-citizens.
That reporting from our partner, CapRadio.
