Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include funeral service information. Crecencio Padilla, a pioneering civil-rights activist in Monterey County, died in his Prunedale home this morning, according to his family. He was 82. “Our community has lost a great man and a leader of our Latino community,” his brother Cosme posted on Facebook. … Continue reading Crecencio Padilla, Long-Time Community Activist, Dies