Deadline nears for assemblymemberās āThere Ought to be a Lawā Program
CALIFORNIA ā As the state legislature resumed last week, Assemblymember Robert Rivas is reminding the public to participate in his officeās third annual āThere Ought to be a Lawā Program.
First introduced in December 2019, the program invites constituents of the 30th Assembly District to submit...
Hartnell College hosts registration fairs for Spring semester
SALINAS VALLEY ā Hartnell College invites new and returning students to enroll for the Spring 2022 semester during registration fairs to be held Jan. 11-14 at four campus sites and will provide them up to $550 for textbooks, supplies and campus food service.
The new...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Jan. 12, 2022
SUPERINTENDENT RESIGNS
SALINAS ā Hartnell Community College District Governing Board has announced the resignation of Interim Superintendent/President RaĆŗl RodrĆguez, effective Jan. 14. RodrĆguez, who joined Hartnell in July 2020, will become interim chancellor of the San Jose-Evergreen Community College District. The Board planned to consider...
2021 Year in Review | Looking back on South Monterey Countyās top stories ā Part II
KING CITY ā The year 2021 felt like an extension of its tumultuous predecessor, as news of the regionās fight against the Covid-19 pandemic carried on through the headlines each week.
However, there were other stories ā some virus-related, some not ā that also defined...
Salinas Valley Grad Notes | Jan. 11, 2022
Ruby Silva of King City and Tricia Smith of Soledad were named to the summer 2021 Presidentās List at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, N.H. Full-time students who have earned a minimum GPA of 3.700 and above are named to the Presidentās List.
Teah...
2021 Year in Review | Looking back on South Monterey Countyās top stories ā Part I
KING CITY ā The year 2021 felt like an extension of its tumultuous predecessor, as news of the regionās fight against the Covid-19 pandemic carried on through the headlines each week.
However, there were other stories ā some virus-related, some not ā that also defined...
Republican Women donate āComfort Crittersā to help children during emergencies
KING CITY ā Southern Monterey County Republican Women Federated recently donated stuffed animals to Monterey County Sheriffās Office.
SMCRWF President Jeane Errea-Mills delivered the āComfort Crittersā last month to Sheriffās Deputies Jason Sclimenti and Cameron Von Dollen.
The stuffed animals, donated by club members, will be...
Landmark new laws take effect in California
CALIFORNIA ā Hundreds of new bills signed into law last year have taken effect Jan. 1 in California, including historic measures to expand worker protections, tackle the stateās housing crisis, redress historical injustices, increase voter access and more.
āIn partnership with the Legislature, weāve advanced...
Omicron Is Spreading Rapidly Through California
(California Today)
How fast is the coronavirus spreading in California?
1. A considerable spike in new cases over the holiday weekend ā nearly a quarter million ā was reported by the state health department Tuesday, with an average of nearly 59,000 cases a day recorded from New Yearās...
San Lucas man sentenced to prison for 5th DUI
SAN LUCAS ā San Lucas resident Teofilo Velasco, 34, was sentenced Jan. 4 to two years in state prison after pleading no contest to driving under the influence and admitting a prior conviction for DUI as a felony.
The current case is Velascoās fifth conviction...