MONTEREY COUNTY JUDGE CARRIE PANETTA SENTENCED JOSE CASTANEDA TO 8 YEARS IN PRISON FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. CASTANEDA, WHO WAS THE ALISAL SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT AND A SALINAS CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, WAS NOT REMORSEFUL ACCORDING TO PANETTA. HE WAS CONVICTED OF KIDNAPPING AND STALKING IN MAY; WHEN HE WAS SERVING AS CITY COUNCIL MEMBER. HE COMMITTED AN ACT OF ABUSE AGAINST HIS GIRLFRIEND WHERE HE BROUGHT HER TO A LOCATION IN SALINAS AND REPEATEDLY SLAPPED AND BEAT HER. ANOTHER COURT HEARING HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 21ST TO DETERMINE THE RESTITUTION HE OWES.