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Grants benefit Latinx residents in South Monterey County

MONTEREY COUNTY ā€” Siembra Latinos Fund has now topped $80,000 in cumulative grants after awarding $23,000 to six nonprofit organizations in August for projects and programs serving Latinx residents throughout Monterey County. An affiliate fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County, Siembra Latinos Fund...

Monterey County retail industry job fair goes virtual Wednesday

MONTEREY COUNTY ā€” Monterey County Workforce Development Board (MCWDB) is teaming up with the Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce, Salinas Valley Chamber of Commerce, Salinas United Business Association and the Small Business Development Center for a virtual Retail Industry Job Fair on Wednesday, Oct....

Salinas Valley News Briefs | Oct. 19, 2021

GRAND OPENING SOLEDAD ā€” A grand-opening celebration of Hartnell Collegeā€™s new Soledad Education Center is planned for Saturday, Oct. 23, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will feature an official ribbon-cutting, building tours, family festival and free hot dog-hamburger picnic. The public is...

King City volunteers clean up for ā€˜Ghost Storiesā€™

KING CITY ā€” Monterey County Agricultural and Rural Life Museum President Steve Wilson and Board Member Raye Ann Houx recently led volunteers from Sun Street Centers in a cleanup of San Lorenzo Parkā€™s ā€œThe Pitā€ in preparation for MCARLMā€™s Ghost Stories event this Saturday. MCARLM...

All California public high school students will soon have to take ethnic studies

The hundreds of new laws that Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed over the past several weeks include plenty of ā€œfirsts.ā€ California has become the first state to force the garment industry to pay workers by the hour, instead of per item. The first to ban...

Cal Water expands water-saving programs for King City customers

KING CITY ā€” As the drought intensifies, local water utility California Water Service (Cal Water) is helping customers save water every day through expanded water conservation programs and educational resources.  These programs and resources include newly launched lawn-to-garden and spray-to-drip rebates, which offer incentives for...

Mee Memorial doctor introduces healthful books to youth

SALINAS VALLEY ā€” Mee Memorial Healthcare System Dr. Joshua Deutsch hosted a book reading for local youth in Greenfield on Oct. 7, kicking off a series of celebrations prior to National Rural Health Day in November. Deutsch, a family physician in King City and Greenfield,...

Salinas Valley News Briefs | Oct. 15, 2021

RECYCLING EVENT KING CITY ā€” King City Community Recycling Event will take place Saturday, Oct. 16, from 8 to 10:30 a.m. at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds, 625 Division St., in King City. Accepted items include mattresses, appliances (no Freon), yard waste, electronic waste, metals, furniture,...

Public input sought on Salinas Valley Subbasin Groundwater Sustainability Plans

SALINAS VALLEY ā€” Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency (SVBGSA) Board of Directors on Aug. 12 approved Groundwater Sustainability Plans (GSPs) drafts to be released for public comment for the following subbasins: Eastside, Forebay, Langley and Upper Valley.  This comes after the 180/400 Foot Aquifer...

Applications due Friday for Monterey County Fish and Game grants

MONTEREY COUNTY ā€” Monterey County Fish and Game Advisory Commission is now soliciting grant applications for the 2021-22 Propagation Fund Grant Program. Projects funded by the Propagation Grant Fund Program are intended to benefit citizens of Monterey County, specifically the protection, preservation, enhancement and education...
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