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Multiple agencies have suspended their search for a swimmer who went missing at Lover’s Point Beach in Pacific Grove on Sunday. And, a new California law will make it illegal for AI chatbots to misrepresent themselves as licensed clinicians.

For the fourth year, Cal State Monterey Bay has coordinated a gift drive to provide toys and household items to students who are parents.

A UC Santa Cruz program dedicated to preserving community history is ending just three years after its debut.

In this episode of Monterey Bay This Week, stories from around the region include an ongoing investigation into an officer-involved shooting in Soledad, a story about local TV news, a Christmas walking tour in Monterey, and more.

The sudden shutdown of CBS affiliate KION's newsroom in September has left the area with only one local TV news outlet, KSBW. Some warn the change is bad for the community.

The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission requests public input on the regional transportation plan, which gets updated every four years. Plus, a state auditor's report finds wasted or misused funds in several agencies.

Provost Andrew Lawson credits CSUMB's progress increasing graduation rates to a campus-wide devotion to hands-on classes and personalized academic experiences.

The Monterey County District Attorney's office is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Soledad. And, migrant children are stuck alone in federal shelters across the country even when relatives have been cleared to take them.

Nurses at the Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula say they want a fair union election. And, Covered California officials say early data shows a decline in new signups compared to last year.

A walking tour through some of the region's oldest buildings scattered throughout Old Monterey.