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Local salmon available for the first time in years, counties oppose ICE facility near Gilroy, Salinas Valley Health offers free children's vaccines and other local news in this week's episode.

The City of Monterey has a sales tax measure on the June ballot. And, the state Senate has passed a bill tightening restrictions on how law enforcement uses automated license plate readers.

Santa Cruz and Monterey County supervisors oppose a possible ICE detention facility near Gilroy. And state bills could add oversight to data centers’ water use.

A rally in Santa Cruz was organized in support of a Coastal Rail Trail design that preserves the train tracks. And, Friends of Seaside Parks support pollinators with weekly workdays.

Santa Cruz County celebrates National Public Works Week. And, experts warn California is unprepared for future budget deficits.

Salinas Valley Health has qualified to give free vaccines to children through a federally-funded program. And, California ups proposed support for the state food bank program.

For the first time in three years, Monterey Bay has a commercial salmon season open. Local fishermen and suppliers are hopeful.

The Ohlone Sisters at Garland Ranch, local and state representatives react to battery energy storage news, and members of UC Santa Cruz's Iranian Student Union make sense of what's happening to their relatives in this week's episode.

An agreement between environmentalists and a housing developer in Riverside County will keep an ancient tree alive. And, Governor Gavin Newsom’s former chief of staff pleads guilty to three felony charges.

Members of the Iranian Student Union at UC Santa Cruz are hanging out with friends and going to classes, but they're also trying to make sense of what's happening for their relatives thousands of miles away in Iran.