Salinas Valley News Tidbits | July 9, 2020
COVID-19 TESTS
KING CITY ā A pop-up Covid-19 testing site will take place outside the King City Recreation Department on Thursday, July 9, starting at 10 a.m. The testing site is the result of a partnership between Mee Memorial Hospital and Natividad Medical Center. Testing...
Climbing advisories in effectĀ at Pinnacles National Park
SOLEDAD ā Annual measures to protect nesting raptors of Pinnacles National Park, located five miles east of Soledad, were reinstated as of Jan. 18.
According to Park Superintendent Blanca Alvarez Stransky, 12 pairs of Prairie and Peregrine Falcons produced a total of 40 fledglings last...
California Water Service opens scholarship application period for 2017-2018 school year
California Water Service (Cal Water) is now accepting applications from eligible students in its service areas for the companyās fourth annual college scholarship cycle.
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Dec. 5, 2025
PEANUTS SHOW
SALINAS ā ARIEL Theatrical will present āA Charlie Brown Christmasā at The Karen Wilson Childrenās Theatre in Oldtown Salinas this December. The beloved Peanuts characters will share holiday cheer and the true spirit of Christmas through performances on Dec. 5, 6, 11, 12...
Chicana author becomes Monterey Countyās new poet laureate
MONTEREY COUNTY ā After a competitive application and evaluation process by a panel of literary experts, and approved by the Board of Supervisors, the Arts Council for Monterey County (Arts4MC) has announced Rachelle Escamilla as the 2024-25 Monterey County Poet Laureate.
The Poet Laureate is...
Mobile disaster assistance services arrive in South Monterey County
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Disaster assistance for those impacted by winter storms is going mobile and in person to South Monterey County starting Friday.
While nearly 2,000 residents have registered for disaster assistance at the County of Montereyās Local Assistance Center, efforts are underway to reach...
Strawberries top $1B as Monterey County releases 2024 Crop Report
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey Countyās agriculture industry saw a major rebound in 2024, with overall crop and livestock production reaching nearly $5 billion in gross value ā a 14.7% increase from the previous year.
And, for the first time in county history, a single crop...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Oct. 16, 2023
OPEN MIC
SALINAS ā Arts Council for Monterey County will present Open Mic featuring Monterey County Poet Laureate Daniel Summerhill and Monterey County Youth Poet Laureate Mahi Shah on Tuesday, Oct. 17. The free community event, which also includes local students sharing poems, will take...
South Monterey County leaders encourage use of ballot boxes
SALINAS VALLEY ā Ballot drop boxes have appeared in recent weeks at both city hall and library locations throughout the Salinas Valley, with some being indoors and others outdoors.
Greenfield Mayor Lance Walker took to social media on Oct. 11 to let voters in South...
Hartnell College, FBI investigating ransomware attack
SALINAS VALLEY ā Last Sunday, Oct. 2, the Information and Technology Resources (ITR) team at Hartnell College detected abnormal network activity that prompted a manual network shutdown.Ā
Currently, Hartnell College is working with third-party forensic incident response specialists and federal law enforcement to investigate this...






















