Immigration and Customs Enforcement

A workshop at the Esalen Institute in Big Sur, organizing efforts from the California Nurses Association, and the expansion of Big Basin Redwoods State Park.

The annual Point-in-Time Count provides data about how many people are experiencing homelessness locally. Plus, U.S. Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Carmel Valley, and other local leaders hold a press conference about responding to Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity.

The Murray Street bridge in Santa Cruz temporarily reopens to eastbound traffic. And, a heated Monterey County Board of Supervisors meeting about local law enforcement’s cooperation with ICE.

Santa Cruz Public Libraries have received a grant from the Carnegie Corporation to mark the upcoming 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. And, California Democrats introduce new legislation aiming to regulate Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Santa Cruz County activists protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in Minneapolis. And, a conference about ecological farming returns to Monterey County.

The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission has taken another step toward implementing the Coastal Rail Trail by cutting ties with the existing railroad operator. And, California’s two U.S. senators are sounding the alarm over conditions at an immigration detention center in Southern California.

Roughly 2,000 people gathered around the Santa Cruz courthouse Sunday for one of 1,000 nationwide ICE Out for Good protests.

Groups along the Central Coast protest the Trump Administration's actions in Venezuela. Plus, local leaders and activists gather outside the Santa Maria ICE Facility on Friday.

A $4.2 million grant from Cal Recycles is funding two Monterey One Water projects that support local, renewable energy operations. And, Democratic Congresswoman Doris Matsui of Sacramento spoke at a press conference last week following a spike in arrests of Afghan immigrants in the state capital this month.

Vistra Corp. plans to begin removing damaged batteries from its Moss Landing site later this month, and a bill moving through the state legislature would require schools to alert students and staff when immigration enforcement agents are on campuses.