Candidate filing period opens in Monterey County
MONTEREY COUNTY ā The candidate filing period for Monterey County elective offices up in the June 7 Statewide Direct Primary Election opened Feb. 14.
Candidate forms must be completed and submitted by the 5 p.m. deadline on Friday, March 11.
Official nomination documents will be available...
King City fourth grader wins holiday poster contest
KING CITY ā King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture Manager Janet Bessemer recently announced that Jocelyn Ramires won the Chamberās poster contest for its 22nd Annual Lighted Christmas Parade.
Ramires, a fourth grader at Santa Lucia Elementary School in King City, will ride in...
Cal Fire plans prescribed burn near Williams Hill in South Monterey County
LOCKWOOD ā Conditions and weather permitting, Cal Fire plans to conduct pile burning near Williams Hill, east of Lockwood, in southern Monterey County during the month of March.Ā
The purpose of the project is to remove excess vegetation along the historic fuel break.
āThis prescribed fire...
Officers help carry Special Olympics torch through King City
KING CITY ā Police officers carried the Special Olympics Flame of Hope through the streets of King City last Wednesday as part of the Law Enforcement Torch Run.
Seventeen runners, including staff from King City Police Department and one member from King City Fire Department,...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Oct. 26, 2022
FOOD DISTRIBUTION
SOLEDAD ā A community food distribution will take place Thursday, Oct. 27, from 3 to 5 p.m., at the Soledad United Methodist Church, 310 Main St., in Soledad. Residents are asked to bring their own bags.
CULTURAL FESTIVAL
GONZALES ā Gonzales Unified School District has...
King City to test out reverse diagonal parking downtown
KING CITY ā King City councilmembers approved the temporary installation of reverse diagonal parking along a portion of Broadway Street during the councilās March 23 meeting.
The area of Broadway between Third and Vanderhurst streets will be repainted with new parking spots that will appear...
Vacation Rentals Ordinances to take effect in parts of Monterey County on Monday
MONTEREY COUNTY ā County of Monterey Vacation Rentals Ordinances, which regulate vacation rental operations in inland unincorporated Monterey County, will take effect Oct. 14.
For the countyās Coastal Zone, however, Vacation Rentals Ordinances will not take effect until they are certified by the California Coastal...
Inmateās murder under investigation at Salinas Valley State Prison
SALINAS VALLEY ā California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating the homicide of inmate Joseph Mendoza, which occurred on April 8 at Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP) in Soledad.
At about 5:39 p.m., staff observed inmates Edgar Frayre and Nicolas Young attacking...
Yearly luncheon highlights King Cityās progress
KING CITY ā King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture and King City Rotary Club jointly hosted the Beautification Week luncheon last week, going over recent and future projects to improve the town and ways everyone can be a part of beautification.
The June 15...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Feb. 5, 2021
BIKE WORKSHOP
GREENFIELD ā Greenfield Community Science Workshop and Monterey County Health Department will host a Bike Repair Workshop on Feb. 6 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the GCSW location, 45 El Camino Real in Greenfield. The free workshop will teach youth how...























