Tag: economy
South Monterey County job fair aims to help residents find work
SALINAS VALLEY — Dozens of employers from multiple industry sectors are expected to attend the South Monterey County Job Fair at the Soledad Community...
CDC advisers recommend Covid vaccine for younger children
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday formally endorsed the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for children aged 5 through 11, a move that...
All California public high school students will soon have to take...
The hundreds of new laws that Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed over the past several weeks include plenty of “firsts.”
California has become the first...
These are the bills that Newsom is still deciding on
You may have noticed over the past few weeks a flurry of new laws entering the books in California.
Measures have recently been approved to...
South Monterey County cattle business evolves into growing beef producer
KING CITY — Jeremiah Casey arrived in San Lucas, Calif., in 1861 as a young Irish immigrant. He started homesteading and ranching, raising beef,...
Biden mandates vaccines for workers, saying, ‘Our patience is wearing thin’
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Thursday used the full force of his presidency to push two-thirds of U.S. workers to be vaccinated against...
Lawmakers pave the way for more housing in California
California needs more housing. More condominiums, more town houses near mass transit, more suburban apartment buildings. There is no other solution to the state’s...
Guest Column | King City’s Budget and Financial Plan
King City Council recently adopted the City’s new Biennial Budget for FY 2021-22 / FY 2022-23. The total proposed City budget is $24,087,756 in...
How the drought is affecting California’s crops
In recent weeks, dangerous heat has killed hundreds of people in Oregon and Washington, endangered workers across the region and strained California’s power grid.
It...
Monterey County’s senior meals program to end Friday
MONTEREY COUNTY — Great Plates Delivered, a Monterey County program meant to help vulnerable seniors and boost local business, will end on Friday, July...
