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Cal State Monterey Bay has received a $15 million gift from Montage Health to expand nursing education in the region. And, one of the state’s most powerful labor unions, SEIU California, says it’s endorsing East Bay Congressman Eric Swalwell for Governor.

California lawmakers begin a bipartisan effort to reform the state’s elderly parole program after two convicted child molesters were granted early release. And, Democratic members of Congress warn about Trump Administration legislation that could affect voting access.

Researchers have confirmed avian influenza in at least 16 elephant seals, one sea otter and one sea lion. More animals show signs of infection. Plus, California lawmakers condemn the Trump administration's use of the Defense Production Act to order oil drilling off the California coast.

The Watsonville Film Festival runs through March 21 with events and showings across Watsonville, Santa Cruz and Salinas. It remains a hotbed for filmmakers native to Monterey Bay.

The cost of nitrogen fertilizer has been going up due to the U.S. and Israel’s war on Iran, Monterey County honors victims of COVID-19, a new book meticulously explores a 2019 Santa Cruz murder.

SPCA Monterey County Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center is caring for five baby screech owls after their tree was cut down. Plus, a new report highlights challenges Latino and Indigenous farmworkers face in the Salinas Valley.

San Benito County adopts a temporary moratorium on battery energy storage facilities. And, the U.S. and Israel’s war on Iran has increased nitrogen fertilizer costs as the spring planting season gets underway—are more conservation-minded farms insulated? Plus, Cal State Monterey Bay president Vanya Quiñones is stepping down.

A new book meticulously explores a 2019 Santa Cruz killing, including who the victim was, what was happening in the cannabis industry at the time, and how the murder investigation unfolded.

Monterey County honors those who lost their lives to COVID-19. And, a fire in Capitola Village on Monday night killed one person.

The Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula treated eight elderly patients after nearly 100 Monterey residents were displaced following a fire early Monday morning. And, the state’s Legislative Analyst’s Office hopes lawmakers will kill a bill to write into law the California State Library Parks Pass program.