Workshop on County of Montereyās Draft Housing Element 6th Cycle update set for Tuesday
MONTEREY COUNTY ā The County of Monterey Housing and Community Development Department is requesting the Board of Supervisors to continue the Board Workshop on the āDraft Housing Element 6th Cycleā update until June 11.
This request aims to extend the public comment period on the...
Covid-19 case rates continue to escalate in Monterey County
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County Health Officer Dr. Edward Moreno said in an Aug. 18 press briefing that the county continues to have higher case rates of Covid-19 from the Delta variant, and that data is backing up the effectiveness of vaccines.
āIn Monterey County,...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Dec. 18, 2024
LAKE FISHING
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Christmas has come early for anglers at Lake San Antonio ā 4,000 pounds of Rainbow Trout have arrived, courtesy of a fish plant by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife on Dec. 10. Parks staff captured the process, sharing...
Salinas Valley State Prison among facilities placed on modified movement due to surge in violence
SOLEDAD ā California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) is placing Level IV high-security sections within its facilities ā including Salinas Valley State Prison in Soledad ā on modified program in response to a surge in violence against staff and incarcerated persons, effective March...
Arrests made in King City double-murder case
KING CITY ā Local police have arrested two people in connection with the murder of two residents last Sunday in King City, and are asking for the publicās help in locating additional suspects who remain at large.
According to King City Police Department, gunshots were...
King City FFA students host caravan parade in lieu of annual donkey basketball
KING CITY ā An FFA caravan hit Broadway Street last Wednesday as part of the FFA Week lineup for the Future Farmers of America at King City High School.
The caravan had 35 vehicles, including diesel trucks from L.A. Hearne and Bassetti Farms, which blew...
Attempted burglary leads to King City manās arrest
KING CITY ā A 38-year-old man from King City has been arrested and charged with burglary, attempted burglary and prowling.
According to the King City Police Department, officers received a 9-1-1 call at about 12:53 a.m. on May 18 regarding a burglary that had just...
House votes to give millions of āDreamersā and farmworkers a path to citizenship
The Democratic-led House voted Thursday to create a path to citizenship for an estimated 4 million immigrants who entered the country illegally, reopening a politically charged debate over the nationās broken immigration system just as President Joe Biden confronts a growing surge of migrants...
General Election 2024: School board, council races unfold across South Monterey County
SALINAS VALLEY ā In the Nov. 5 Presidential General Election, the latest results on Friday showed strong competition for seats on South Monterey County school boards, the Soledad Community Health Care District, and city councils in Greenfield and King City.
Voter turnout so far reached...
Historical group sells Jolon painting to Monterey museum
JOLON ā San Antonio Valley Historical Association (SAVHA) recently sold a watercolor painting of the Dutton Hotel to Monterey Museum of Art after it spent years on display inside Wells Fargo Bank in King City.
In January 2020, Katherine Halligan of Halligan Fine Art appraised...























