Salinas Valley News Briefs | Dec. 16, 2020
LETTERS TO SANTA
KING CITY — The organizers of King City Candy Cane Drive are hosting a Letters to Santa bin at 528 Division St. in King City through Dec. 18. Children can write letters to Santa and place them in the barrel. Organizers said...
$1M grant advances broadband expansion on Central Coast
MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey Bay Economic Partnership (MBEP) has secured a $1 million California Public Utilities Commission broadband development grant to support the Central Coast Broadband Consortium (CCBC)’s efforts to expand broadband in Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito counties.
The grant is funded by...
How the drought is affecting California’s crops
In recent weeks, dangerous heat has killed hundreds of people in Oregon and Washington, endangered workers across the region and strained California’s power grid.
It has also exacerbated the slow-moving natural disaster already punishing the West: the drought.
Late last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom formally urged...
Monterey County joins national commemoration of 2024 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week
MONTEREY COUNTY — During the week of April 21-27, crime victims, survivors and those who serve them will join together across the United States to promote victims’ rights and services, and educate communities on the devastating impact crime has on victims, neighborhoods, schools and...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Oct. 2, 2024
WHITE CANE DAY
KING CITY — King City Lions Club will host its annual White Cane Day on Friday, Oct. 4, with tables set up at Kasey’s Fitness, Safeway and Ace Hardware in King City for monetary donations. The majority of funds collected will benefit...
Warning signs remain at Lake San Antonio due to toxic algae
BRADLEY — Monterey County Public Works, Facilities and Parks is reminding the community and visitors that warning signs remain posted at Lake San Antonio due to toxic blue-green algae.
Early last month, water samples showed lake water contained cyanotoxins, toxins produced by blue-green algae. Follow-up...
Salinas Valley State Prison inmate’s Oct. 23 death being investigated as homicide
SALINAS VALLEY — California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating the Oct. 23 death of an inmate at Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP) in Soledad as a homicide.
At about 9:52 a.m., staff in a recreation yard observed inmates Robert England, Todd Givens and...
Big Sur coastal highway remains closed for emergency repairs
MONTEREY COUNTY — Highway 1 on the Big Sur coast will remain closed between Ragged Point in San Luis Obispo County and Deetjen’s Big Sur Inn in Monterey County while emergency rockfall and debris removal take place, officials announced Tuesday.
Caltrans has initiated a $1.3...
Retiree reflects on half-century of agricultural work in Salinas Valley
SALINAS VALLEY — Jesse Holguin retired from Gonzales Irrigation Systems on Dec. 31, wrapping up a career of 40 years with the company and more than 50 years in total with agricultural work.
Holguin began working for Mel Fowler of King City 51 years ago,...
