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August 28, 2025

New electric rideshare service offers transportation for farmworkers, low-income families in Monterey County

Supervisor Chris Lopez LEAP Institute
KING CITY — Monterey County Supervisor Chris Lopez met with a representative from the Latino Equity Advocacy & Policy Institute (LEAP Institute) outside his new District 3 office located at 1011 Broadway St. in King City on Aug. 11. The LEAP Institute recently launched Green...

Hartnell College gains national honor for student access and earnings

Hartnell College
SALINAS VALLEY — Hartnell College has been named an Opportunity College and University (OCU) in the 2025 Carnegie Classifications, recognizing institutions that provide broad student access and measurable earnings outcomes following graduation. Hartnell is one of 60 community colleges in the United States—and one of...

Football | South Monterey County teams in action Friday for 2025-26 season

Football
SALINAS VALLEY — All four South Monterey County high school football teams will be on the playing fields this Friday, Aug. 22, for the start of the 2025-26 season. Greenfield will travel to Salinas for the Rancho San Juan Jamboree; King City will head to...

Report highlights need for family-centered child care policies in Monterey County

Children playing toys
MONTEREY COUNTY — A new report, ā€œInvesting in Families: Expanding Child Care Access in Monterey County,ā€ by California Budget & Policy Center experts Laura Pryor and Erik Saucedo, in collaboration with First 5 Monterey County, shines a spotlight on the critical child care challenges...

Health officials release survey results from Vistra Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility fire

Moss Landing battery plant fire
MONTEREY COUNTY — The health departments of the Counties of Monterey and Santa Cruz are inviting the public to review a report of the regional survey conducted in response to the January 2025 battery fire at the Vistra Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility. The survey...

Hartnell College names GuzmƔn as VP of Student Affairs

Hartnell College Sandra GuzmƔn
SALINAS VALLEY — Hartnell College has announced the appointment of Sandra GuzmĆ”n as its new Vice President of Student Affairs, effective July 7. GuzmĆ”n brings more than 25 years of experience in higher education and community-based organizations, focused on advancing student success, equity and mental...

Photos | Republican Women award scholarships to King City grads

Hayden Munoz
Southern Monterey County Republican Women Federated recently presented $1,000 scholarships to Amity Hearne and Hayden Munoz, both 2025 graduates of King City High School.

SPCA Wildlife Center caring for 46 rescued young gulls

SPCA young gulls
MONTEREY COUNTY — SPCA Monterey County is issuing a warning to drive carefully around gulls in early August. This time of year, fledgling gulls are leaving their nests. These young gulls are the same size as their parents with one major difference: they are not...

King City hosts successful National Night Out 2025

National Night Out King City
KING CITY — King City police and fire departments joined forces last Tuesday to host National Night Out 2025, which took place on a closed section of Bassett Street between the stations so community members could participate in games and raffles, as well as...

King City High School ag educator named Monterey County Teacher of the Year

Blaise Chaney
KING CITY — Blaise Chaney, an agriculture teacher at King City High School, has been named the overall Monterey County Teacher of the Year, earning the county’s top honor for educators this year and the chance to represent Monterey County in the California Department...
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