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After appointing Anthony Freitas to the planning commission four

Mayor Tony Bruscia at tonight's City Council meeting plans to

Lance Purcell, a sexual predator who was being evaluated for

Many school districts have developed large debts, and in some

Personal watercraft may soon be back on the waters of Lake

Friday and the Red Phone returns from its hiatus with apologies to faithful readers who looked for, but could not find, the Crimson Crusader on Wednesday. This week Red Phone took comments from an e-mailer responding to a Red Phone complaint of high prices at the Saddle Horse Show and a question about motorcycles taking cuts in traffic jams. Yes, the almost ever-ready Red Phone was on the hunt. Here's what was found:

This year the Gavilan College Student Theater Arts Repertory

BATTERY TO A PEACE OFFICER: Felix Soliz Verdusco, Jr., 40, of 850 Hillcrest Rd. #19 in Hollister, was arrested by San Benito County Sheriff's deputies for battery to a peace officer and violation of parole, both felonies, resisting arrest, providing false information to a peace officer and being under the influence of heroin, all misdemeanors, at 2900 Fairview Road at 3:25 p.m. on Wednesday. After deputies responded to the residence for a report of a suspicious vehicle and began talking to Verdusco they discovered he had several outstanding warrants out of Monterey County. When they told him they were going to arrest him he tried to escape, and when deputies caught him he scratched and hit them. Police administered pepper spray and finally took him into custody, according to deputies.

Three weeks removed from San Benito County's annual rodeo, our neighbors in Salinas are holding an even bigger version of well-ordered horsing around.