Salinas Valley News Briefs | Sept. 1, 2021
COFFEE COPS
KING CITY ā King City Police Department will host its Coffee With a Cop event, meant to enable direct and friendly conversation between the community and their police officers, on Sept. 2 at Hestia Coffee Shop. The event will take place from 4...
Monterey County donates furniture to aid San Benitoās recovery from fire
MONTEREY COUNTY ā County of Monterey is providing assistance to the County of San Benito after a recent fire affected their administrative offices, resulting in the loss of essential office furniture and supplies.
On Sept. 8, Hollister firefighters responded to a fire in the vicinity...
Salinas Valley News Tidbits | Oct. 28, 2020
CAREER FAIR
SALINAS ā Hartnell College will present a Central Coast Virtual Career/Job Fair on Oct. 29 from 1 to 3 p.m. The event will be held via Zoom. During the first hour, employers will give presentations with a focus on internship and job opportunities....
Lavender Creek expands wellness experience into community workshop series
GREENFIELD ā Lavender Creek, a family-run lavender farm and growing wellness brand near Greenfield in South Monterey County, has transformed its first Lavender Wellness Experience at the farm into a growing series of community workshops that bring calm and comfort directly to seniors and...
Scout House to become community connection hub for San Ardo
SAN ARDO ā San Ardo residents need a place to learn, connect and gather, and that dream is getting one step closer to reality at the Scout House, thanks to a grant from Aera Energy to the nonprofit Central Coast Rural Communities Foundation (CCRCF).
Aera,...
Overnight highway closures set for Sunday and Monday in King City
UPDATE (2 p.m., June 5): According to the City of King, Caltrans has rescheduled the highway construction for the evenings of June 6 and 7, with the detours mentioned below still in place.
UPDATE (6:45 p.m., June 3): Caltrans has canceled the overnight closures due...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | April 21, 2023
DRUG DISPOSAL
GONZALES ā Gonzales Police Department will be hosting National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 22. Residents can eliminate prescription drug abuse by turning in expired or unused prescription drugs ā with no questions asked ā from 10 a.m. to 2...
Monterey Countyās crop values increase in 2021
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County agricultureās gross production value bounced back by 4.8% in 2021 to just over $4.1 billion, despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic that also resulted in supply chain shortages.
This increase represents a $190 million rise from 2020, when the gross production...
King City balances budget, plans new sales tax measure
KING CITY ā King City Mayor Mike LeBarre announced the city has reached a balanced budget for the first time in 16 years during last weekās State of the City luncheon.
āThis year for the first time since June 30, 2005, the City of King...
Photos | Volunteers help Forest Service in King City clean up
A collaboration between the U.S. Forest Service, King City in Bloom, Sun Street Centers, Hartnell College, King City High School, Starbucks employees and Greenfield Community Science Workshop completed a successful cleanup project Saturday at the U.S. Forest Service District Office in King City. From...





















