Santa Cruz city council moves to ban the sale of tobacco products with plastic filters and state budget cuts could end a popular library program.

Federal dollars that help small growers experiment with climate-smart agricultural practices are drying up. One Aromas farmer has seen the benefits and wants to find ways to keep her land nourished despite precarious funding.

People in Monterey protested on Wednesday evening against the deployment of military forces in Los Angeles. Plus, the Monterey Bay Fisheries Trust launches the third annual effort to get fresh local fish to food banks.

Monterey County recognizes the 50th anniversary of a landmark farmworker rights legal case that banned the use of a harmful farming tool. And, immigration courts in San Francisco and Concord close early as Immigration and Customs Enforcement activities ramp up.

In today's newscast, the Santa Cruz Civil Grand Jury has released its report on the county’s climate adaptation and mitigation progress. And, nine forest resilience projects will soon get underway in Santa Cruz County. The Resource Conservation District has received a $7 million grant from Cal Fire to better prepare the region's forests for a changing fire landscape.

In today's newscast, volunteers repainted the "Black Lives Matter" mural in downtown Santa Cruz. And, a state bill to limit workplace surveillance is one step closer to becoming law.

Extreme rowing teams embarked out of the Monterey Harbor for the third year in a row this morning. One of the rowers is making history.

People rallied outside the office of California State Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas in opposition to Gov. Gavin Newsom's proposed Medi-Cal cuts. And, residents spoke up about the Monterey City Council approving a rainbow crosswalk downtown.

The Salinas City Council repealed four ordinances related to tenants' rights that went into effect in January. And, a lawyer wants to move a lawsuit against PG&E, Vistra Energy and construction and chemical companies over the Moss Landing fire back to state court from the federal court.

Pacific Gas and Electric is delaying the reopening of its Moss Landing battery energy storage plant. And, white South Africans are coming to the United States as refugees claiming racial persecution. A local expert explains why that doesn't add up.