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Ranking Member Lofgren's Opening Statement at Future of ISS Hearing

(Washington, DC) – On Wednesday, March 25 the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology held a Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee Hearing on The Future of Low Earth Orbit: From the ISS to Commercial Platforms . Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren's (D-CA) opening statement as prepared for the record is below: Good morning, and thank you Mr. Chairman, for holding today’s hearing. I also want to thank our expert witnesses for being here. The International Space Station (ISS) is an incredible feat of technical achievement and international cooperation. For over twenty-five years, humans have continuously occupied the Station, with NASA astronauts living and working in space alongside international partner astronauts. The ISS has served—and continues to serve—as a platform for experiments in nearly every scientific discipline: from astronomy, to atmospheric science, to particle physics, to microbiology, and so much more. Research on the ISS helps NASA ...

Soledad Man Arrested After Driving to Court in Salinas in Stolen Car Where He Was Scheduled to Appear for a Pending Auto Theft Case on March 24

Members of the Multi-Agency Detail Combating Auto Theft (MADCAT) arrested a Soledad man Tuesday morning, March 24 after observing him arrive at a Salinas Courthouse in a stolen vehicle. On March 24 at approximately 11:00 a.m., MADCAT task force members observed 41-year-old Ricardo Otero of Soledad pull into the Salinas Courthouse parking area driving a vehicle that had been reported stolen out of San Jose. Deputies contacted Otero outside the courtroom where he was scheduled to appear for a pending auto theft case. Otero was taken into custody without incident and transported to the Monterey County Jail. He was booked on the following charges: • California Vehicle Code 10851(a) (Unlawful Driving or Taking of a Vehicle) • Penal Code 12022 (Commission of a Felony While Released on Bail/Own Recognizance) • California Vehicle Code 14601.1(a) (Driving With a Suspended License)

Former Soledad Resident Sentenced to 25 Years to Life for Killing Ex-Girlfriend in 2010

SALINAS, California- Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni announced on March 23 that on March 12, 2026, the Honorable Jennifer O’Keefe sentenced Noel Aguilera Ledesma to 25 years to life in prison for the 2010 murder of his ex-girlfriend, Yvette Martinez. A jury convicted Ledesma, formerly of Soledad and Yuma, Ariz., of first-degree murder in February 2026. In early 2010, Martinez and Ledesma dated, but they subsequently broke up. Despite the breakup, they remained connected to each other. For months, Ledesma attempted to persuade Martinez to get back together with him. However, in mid-September, Martinez began dating another person. On October 9, 2010, Martinez went out with friends and her then-boyfriend. She went out drinking in Salinas and then went to a corn maze with her boyfriend. She saw a different friend at a Salinas restaurant before heading home. Throughout the night, Ledesma was calling and texting Martinez’s cell phone, but she largely ignored his t...

Treaty Oak Revival to Perform at the 2026 CA Mid-State Fair with Special Guest William Clark Green on July 23!

Paso Robles, CA — The California Mid-State Fair in Paso Robles will host Treaty Oak Revival live in concert Thursday night, July 23 at 7:30 PM at the 2026 CA Mid-State Fair, with special guest William Clark Green, as part of the Michelob Ultra Concert Series in the Chumash Grandstand Arena. Tickets for this show are $50, $75, and $100, and will go on sale Friday, March 27 at 10:00 a.m. at MidStateFair.com. Hailed by Rolling Stone as “one of the most exciting live experiences in all of music,” Treaty Oak Revival have risen from the oil fields of Odessa, Texas to become one of the most formidable independent forces in modern country rock. Blending Southern grit, punk energy and red-dirt storytelling, the five-piece band built a fiercely loyal following by touring relentlessly and releasing music on their own terms. Their first two albums, No Vacancy and Have A Nice Day, were both self-released and produced multiple Platinum and Gold singles. Their third studio album, West Texas Deg...

Megadeth to Perform with Special Guest Exodus Live at The California Mid-State Fair in Paso Robles on July 20!

PASO ROBLES, CA, March 23, 2026 — The California Mid-State Fair in Paso Robles will host Megadeth live in concert Monday night, July 20 at 7:30 PM at the 2026 CA Mid-State Fair, with special guest Exodus, as part of the Michelob Ultra Concert Series in the Chumash Grandstand Arena. Tickets go on sale Friday, March 27 at 10:00 AM and are priced at $50, $60, $80, and $90 (pit). Fair admission is sold separately. Tickets will be available at MidStateFair.com and Ticketmaster.com. MEGADETH—Dave Mustaine (vocalist, guitarist, songwriter, and producer), Teemu Mäntysaari (Lead, Rhythm, and Acoustic Guitars), James LoMenzo (Bass Guitar) and Dirk Verbeuren (Drums)—are always and forever the point of no return for metal. It would be nearly impossible to conceive where heavy music and culture would’ve gone without the band founded, fronted, and fueled by vocalist, guitarist, songwriter, and producer Dave Mustaine. The blast radius of their impact has only magnified since 1983. Thus far, the...

Monterey County Sheriff's Deputies Arrest Wanted Felon from Chualar Who Pointed Firearm Towards Them in Castroville on March 19

Monterey County Sheriff’s Office deputies have arrested a subject that brandished a firearm in a Castroville bar. He was arrested after resisting arrest which resulted in minor injuries to two deputies. The loaded firearm was recovered. On Thursday night, March 19, 2026 at about 7:45 PM, deputies were dispatched to the 10700 block of Merritt Street in Castroville for a report of a person that had just brandished a firearm inside the establishment. The subject was reported to possibly be intoxicated. Deputies arrived on scene and saw a male matching the description provided enter the establishment. The reporting party met with deputies and told them the subject had entered the restroom. Deputies entered the establishment. As a deputy pushed open the door to the restroom, he saw the subject holding a gun pointed towards deputies. The door quickly closed on its own, forcing deputies to retreat from the door for safety. Deputies gave the subject commands to come out and he exited the...