Salinas Valley News Briefs | June 16, 2023
BACKYARD CONCERT
KING CITY ā Sol Treasuresā 2023 Backyard Concert Series continues with folk, country and rock ānā roll music by Dave, Brian & The 40 Hour Work Week on Friday, June 16, from 6 to 8 p.m. in King City. The free event is...
Fort Hunter to broadcast King Cityās Memorial Day ceremony online
KING CITY ā Fort Hunter Liggett is taking the helm of the annual Memorial Day ceremony at the King City Cemetery.
Instead of a public gathering, the army base will be conducting a Facebook Live Wreath Laying Ceremony broadcast to honor those fallen warriors who...
Mission San Antonio reopens with upgrades and changes
JOLON ā The Campaign for the Preservation of Mission San Antonio de Padua hosted a celebration event last Sunday to mark the completion of earthquake retrofitting.Ā
Hundreds attended the April 3 celebration and luncheon, which was followed up by a tour of the mission ā...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | June 2, 2022
SPRING CONCERT
SALINAS ā Under the direction of Music Director Danko Drusko, young musicians from Youth Orchestra Salinas (YOSAL) have been preparing for their upcoming Spring Concert on Thursday, June 2, at 7 p.m. at the Fox Theater in Salinas. Students and teaching artists will...
Red Cross declares emergency blood shortage as supply drops 25%
CENTRAL COAST ā The American Red Cross is experiencing an emergency blood shortage as the nation faces dangerous levels of heat and people head out for final summer travel plans.
Since July 1, the Red Cross national blood supply has fallen by more than 25%,...
Fort Hunter Liggett pioneers Armyās renewable-only microgrid
JOLON ā Fort Hunter Liggett (FHL) continues to lead the way in the Armyās energy resilience as the first-ever military installation with a microgrid implementation using only renewable sources, such as photovoltaic (PV) generation and battery storage.
The Army Reserve-funded installation is very close to...
Salinas Valley News Tidbits | Aug. 21, 2020
FREE PET FOOD
GREENFIELD ā The SPCA of Monterey County will host a free pet food bank on Saturday, Aug. 22, from 10 to 11 a.m. at Patriot Park, 1351 Oak Ave. in Greenfield. SPCA has already given out more than 43,000 pounds of pet...
Monterey County literacy programs to receive $920K in federal funding
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County AmeriCorps will receive $920,000 in federal funding for literacy programs in the Alisal Union, Chualar Union, King City Union and Monterey Peninsula Unified school districts.
āAll students deserve a high-quality education, and this funding will help make that possible,ā said...
Bay Area reacts to Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade
Bay Area leaders and community organizers reacted swiftly Friday morning to a much-anticipated U.S. Supreme Court decision to end constitutional protections for abortion by overturning Roe v. Wade.
"This decision is devastating to women and our country," San Francisco Mayor London Breed said. "The ramifications...
Mayors unite to demand new courthouse in Greenfield
All four South County mayors have joined together on a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom asking him to intervene in the decision about where to build the next courthouse for Monterey County.






















