Community input sought for flood-prone areas to support future groundwater recharge efforts in Salinas Valley
SALINAS VALLEY ā In an effort to increase groundwater recharge and storage while reducing flooding, four local agencies and nonprofits collaborating on the Multi-benefit Land Repurposing Program are seeking public input about known areas of flooding and recharge.
A public survey is now open and...
California National Guard helps with food distributions in Salinas Valley
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Food Bank for Monterey County has begun food distribution throughout the Salinas Valley, with a recent operation in King City seeing 525 cars show up to obtain food.
Members of the California National Guard were present to place the food into vehicles,...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Sept. 9, 2021
REMEMBRANCE EVENTS
KING CITY ā King City High School will host two remembrance events for 9/11 at the middle of campus this Friday, Sept. 10, one at 7:45 a.m. and the other at 10:30 a.m. The events are campus-only and not open to the public,...
King City gang members sentenced to life in prison for 2019 Greenfield murder
KING CITY ā A Monterey County judge has given life sentences to two Sureno gang members from King City for their involvement in the 2019 murder of a Greenfield man.
On Sept. 29, Judge Mark E. Hood sentenced Eduardo Solis, aka āSleepy,ā 21, and Jose...
Women in agtech: Martha Montoya
Editorās Note: The following profile is an excerpt from Amy Wuās upcoming book, āFrom Farms to Incubators: Women Innovators Revolutionizing How Our Food is Grown,ā which tells the stories of women entrepreneurs who are transforming agriculture through high technology.
Martha Montoya never imagined that her...
Photo | King City Rotary president ārobsā bank after dismissal
On June 28, the King City Rotary Club kicked out its outgoing president, Jessica Riley. This was done by parading Riley around town and having a farewell party. She even ārobbedā a bank along the way but was caught by Detective Sgt. Josh Partida...
Door to Hope offers playgroups every Wednesday for families
Door to Hope in collaboration with ACTION are bringing services to King City. The office is located at 200 Broadway St., Suite 76, in the same shopping center as the movie theater.
Part of Highway 1 in California falls into the ocean
BIG SUR ā A portion of Highway 1 near Big Sur, California, collapsed this past week and fell into the Pacific Ocean after heavy rains caused a ādebris flowā of trees, boulders, water and mud, leaving behind a 150-foot-wide gap.
Workers from the California Department...
King City eighth graders finish middle school with tour of town
KING CITY ā Eighth-grade students at Chalone Peaks Middle School were promoted last week with a virtual ceremony and in-person caravan drive around town.
The June 10 ceremony, complete with speeches, was streamed live online, meanwhile students rode as passengers in their family vehicles, starting...
Hartnell College employees selected for Aspen Instituteās Rising Presidents Fellowship
SALINAS VALLEY ā Aspen Institute College Excellence Program (Aspen) has announced thatĀ Jackie Cruz, VP of Advancement at Hartnell College and executive director for the Hartnell College Foundation,Ā andĀ Gayle Pitman,Ā HartnellāsĀ VP of Research, Effectiveness and Success,Ā as two of 40 leaders in the nation selected for the 2025-26...





















