City of King hosts community meeting for Riverbed Wildfire Prevention Plan
KING CITY ā Reducing hazards of fire and floods in the riverbed area adjacent to the community has been an ongoing objective for the City of King.
āThe City has made significant progress in obtaining permits to perform annual silt removal to reduce flooding and...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Jan. 11, 2021
FOOD DONATIONS
SALINAS VALLEY ā The little food pantries throughout the Salinas Valley could use a restock of donations, especially during the cold middle of winter. An online announcement and photo posted by Lola Smith to social media showed the little food pantry outside Liberty...
King City police in search of electric scooterās owner
KING CITY ā Officers from the King City Police Department responded to the 300 block of Forden Drive for a report of found property on March 1 at about 4:37 p.m.
There, officers located an electric scooter and a walking cane in the bushes.
The scooter...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Feb. 12, 2021
PET FOOD BANK
SOLEDAD ā SPCA for Monterey County will host a pet food bank this Saturday at Soledad High School. The Feb. 13 event will have families line up in their cars to await free pet food for any type of pet, from 10...
Early voting centers open in South Monterey County
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County Elections Office and the Monterey County Free Libraries (MCFL) are joining efforts to offer Books and Ballots Week in South Monterey County, providing early flex voting centers at various libraries throughout the week.Ā
Voters will be able to vote in-person,...
Monterey County offers Covid-19 test kits for local distribution
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County continues to invest in bringing Covid-19 testing supplies to the community for local distribution.
Covid-19 home antigen test kits are available to local organizations and community groups that can distribute them to their members and clients.
In addition, organizations can request...
Food distribution increases in Salinas Valley amid coronavirus pandemic
SALINAS VALLEY ā Sheltering in place coincides with less
frequent trips to the grocery store, but for a growing number of people, it
also means job loss and an increasing inability to purchase food in the first
place.
Food distribution has always happened in South Monterey County,
but...
General Election 2022: Latest results for South Monterey County, statewide contests
MONTEREY COUNTY ā South Monterey County voters have returned their ballots to choose candidates for city councils, school boards and other offices, as well as decide the fate of local measures in the Nov. 8 California General Election.
According to Monterey County Elections, there are...
Why Omicron was first found in San Francisco
As soon as the first U.S. case of the omicron variant of the coronavirus was reported in San Francisco, California officials began sounding the same message: Donāt panic.
āWe are not surprised by this. This was predictable. This was predicted,ā Gov. Gavin Newsom said in...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Nov. 3, 2022
STORYTIME RETURNS
SOLEDAD ā Monterey County Free Librariesā Soledad Branch Library has announced the return of its weekly Storytime/Hora del Cuento, which will take place every Thursday at 4 p.m. Stories will be followed by fun activities suitable for children of all ages. The Soledad...





















