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The City of Santa Cruz considers a plan to demolish the Catalyst Club and rebuild the venue beneath a housing development. Plus, the California Supreme Court changes the definition of an open container for cannabis in cars.

The Peninsula Open Space Trust now owns over 6,000 acres of the 6,500-acre property known as Juristac, or Sargent Ranch. The land is culturally-significant to the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band.

A state regulator rejects Vistra's plans for assessing the impact on surface water and groundwater from its 2025 Moss Landing battery fire, local residents and elected officials denounce ICE operations, a local writer shares her perspective on the violent crackdowns in Iran, and more in this week's local news roundup.

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.

A weeks-long, violent crackdown on protesters in Iran has eased. Though dissent no doubt remains, an Internet blackout has made it hard to know exactly what’s happening. Still, the recent clashes drew international attention, again, to the harsh realities for Iranians.

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.

Advocacy groups organize events across Monterey County to assemble and distribute whistle kits to immigrant communities. And, a bill to reduce criminal penalties for Californians who accidentally receive overpayments in welfare support is shelved.

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

Seaside grieves after the fatal police shooting of 31-year-old Ronald Chyron Tinsley II, access to healthcare is a top priority for Monterey County residents, CalFresh benefits at farmers markets could change, and more in this week's local news roundup.