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The decision to take down a climate security website at NPS signals faculty’s broader self-censorship of climate research and scholarship.

In today's newscast, federal funds to support broadband services continue to dwindle. And, an update on an attack at a fertility clinic in Southern California.

In today's newscast, the Salinas Union High School District will use a $15 million state grant to expand community schools programs such as literacy classes, trainings for parents or whatever individual schools decide would serve families. And, the Sempervirens Fund celebrates 125 years of protecting redwood forests.

In today's newscast, U.S. Rep. Jimmy Panetta comments on a House budget bill that would reduce access to services including SNAP benefits, Medicaid and Medicare. And, City of Santa Cruz Homelessness Response Director Larry Imwalle reacts to Gov. Gavin Newsom's push to ban homeless encampments in cities and counties.

A Monterey County Health Department spokesperson says Governor Newsom's proposal to freeze Medi-Cal benefits for undocumented immigrants would hurt 43,000 residents. And, the Salinas city council moves to repeal four new tenant protection and rent stabilization laws that took effect in January, after backlash from developers and landlords.

In today's newscast, California's senior Senator, Alex Padilla, D-CA, has reintroduced a bill to invest in housing solutions. And, several Monterey Bay area groups and local governments are receiving grants in the first round of a behavioral health infrastructure program funded by last year's Proposition 1.

In today's newscast, a Monterey supervisor says weak California laws allow PG&E to propose a June 1 reopening despite not submitting a new fire emergency plan. And, a middle schooler in Santa Cruz has organized this evening's We Will Not Be Erased march.

In today's newscast, multiple meetings about sections of the Coastal Rail Trail aiming to connect residents throughout Santa Cruz County are happening in Watsonville. And, California voters passed two laws to expand certain health insurance coverage plans to include in vitro fertilization and hearing aids for children. Now, the state needs approval from the federal government to make that happen.

In today's newscast, an immigration lawyer who helped a Santa Cruz woman return home after being detained cautions others about travel. And, Monterey County is conducting new environmental tests nearly four months after the fire at a Moss Landing battery storage plant.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement just released a green card holder who has lived in Santa Cruz for decades from a Washington state detention center. And, three parks in the Monterey Bay area are on the California State Parks Foundation's first "best of" list.