Education leaders visit South Monterey County rural districts to assess needs
LOCKWOOD ā Monterey County Superintendent of Schools Deneen Guss and Deputy Superintendent Ralph Porras recently visited San Antonio Union School District in Lockwood and San Ardo Union Elementary School District in San Ardo, two small districts in South Monterey County.
The visit was part of...
Monterey County Health Department awarded grant for cannabis education
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County Health Department is the recipient of a $168,862 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) to support its Cannabis Education Program in the Public Health Bureau.
The grant will fund community educational outreach and coordinated strategies focused on...
Historic walking tour set for Saturday in King City
KING CITY ā An outing called, āHistory, Food and Fun in Downtown King City,ā is being planned for Saturday, April 23, and will be a featured portion of the annual spring tour of the San Antonio Valley Historical Association.
Beginning at 10 a.m., it will...
Salinas Valley air quality degrades to āunhealthyā levels as Dolan Fire spreads
SALINAS VALLEY ā Air quality in the Salinas Valley diminished over the past week as the Dolan Fire continues to spread through Los Padres National Forestās Ventana Wilderness and northern areas of Fort Hunter Liggett.
According to the U.S. Forest Service, conditions had degraded to...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Aug. 11, 2021
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
GREENFIELD ā Greenfield Community Center will host a number of activities through the week. Today, Zumba begins at 8:15 a.m. and a vaccination clinic begins at 3:45 p.m. On Aug. 12, art with seniors begins at 9:30 a.m., Zumba at 6 p.m. and...
Recovery, recall and record revenue: Whatās driving Newsomās budget
Six-hundred-dollar checks. Universal prekindergarten. Forgiveness for back rent, traffic tickets, utility bills. Big investments in the electrical grid, broadband, wildfire prevention, drought mitigation. Tax breaks for small business and Hollywood.
Flush with a huge surplus and threatened by a campaign to recall him from office,...
Scammers target PG&E customers, stealing more than $334K this year
CENTRAL COAST ā Utility scams have continued at an alarming rate during 2024, with nearly 15,000 Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) customers reporting more than $334,000 in losses to scammers.
The average scam victim lost over $600, and more than 500 customers have reported falling...
High school counselors tour Hartnell College campuses
SALINAS VALLEY ā Salinas Valley high school counselors were invited on April 12 to tour Hartnell Collegeās three education centers in King City, Soledad and Castroville.
Among the participants were Soledad Education Center Director Ana Gonzalez and Dean of Student Success Carla Johnson, who...
King City shooting kills 1 Sunday afternoon
KING CITY ā King City Police Department is investigating a shooting Sunday afternoon that left one man dead.
On Dec. 1, at about 1:46 p.m., King City officers were dispatched to the 800 block of Willow Street on a report of a shooting. Upon arrival,...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Feb. 3, 2022
MASK DISTRIBUTION
KING CITY ā Monterey County Agricultural Commissionerās Office in King City will be distributing surgical masks, N95 respirators and hand sanitizer to agricultural companies and farm labor contractors in Monterey County for the protection of agricultural workers on Thursday, Feb. 3. The supplies...






















