Opinion

When I moved to King City 50 years ago to teach, my first impression was, “What a beautiful little town with tree-lined streets, a hospital, Recreation Department and swimming pools.” Half a century later, I still believe King City is the jewel of the...

The old saying “things are tough all over” certainly applies to present day King City. As a city, it could be said we became a victim of our own success. In the past dozen years, King City made huge advancements in cutting violent crime,...

Drive through the Salinas Valley this fall and you might not notice it from the highway, but artificial intelligence is already at work here. Automated weeders are moving down strawberry rows. Harvesting technology is being put to the test in celery fields. In the...

I’ve traveled a lot in my life. Thirty-eight years of going back and forth over the pond can make one a bit blasé about the process. Get the bus to San Fran (got my passport?), dump the bag, go through security, hang out, board...

I am Abe Hernandez and I’ve lived my whole life in King City and have a business that I’ve operated for 40 years. King City is MY community and I want to see it continue being safe, having an available fire department with updated...

I just read a comment by someone in favor of Measure P, keeping and raising the sales tax in King City. I still can’t understand the logic of proposing such an increase. Our city should have an influx of additional funds just from the cost...

Unfortunately, I never met my mother-in-law. Jean passed away just a couple of years before my husband and I met. I am sure we would have gotten along famously, though. Hearing stories about her that remind me so much of my own mom, Sharon,...

The Board of Directors of the King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture proudly endorses Measure P on the Nov. 3 ballot and encourages our community members to vote “Yes.” Measure P proposes a modest half-cent increase to the local sales tax, bringing King City’s...

My oldest buddy on the planet Lizzie and I decided that, now we are living on the same land mass again, we must plan something fab every few months to get to know our adopted country a little better, plus enjoy ourselves a lot...

As business owners and residents of King City, we are dedicated to helping this community reach its greatest potential. That is why we started a fitness academy in King City. We consider this community our home and we have made friends that we hold...