Free pet food bank moves to new Soledad spot
SOLEDAD ā A pet food bank will take place Saturday, Jan. 23, at Soledad High School, hosted by SPCA Monterey County.
Free pet food will be provided from 10 to 11 a.m. The Soledad location is a first, as prior South Monterey County pet food...
Longtime library assistant from King City retires after 29 years
KING CITY ā After 29 years with Monterey County Free Libraries (MCFL), Elisa Perez ā Library Assistant II at the King City branch ā is retiring at the end of July.
Perez has been an integral part of the library system. Throughout her time with...
Lightinā up the town
Driving down Broadway at night in the City of King just got brighter and energy efficient to boot with the installation of new street lights.
Gang member pleads guilty to King City murders
KING CITY ā Raul Lucas of Salinas has pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree murder while personally using a firearm for the benefit of the Sureno criminal street gang.
On Dec. 26, 2021, 21-year-old Lucas and three other Sureno gang members met up in...
Heat and air quality advisories in effect for Friday
BAY AREA ā High temperatures and hazy skies are in the forecast for much of the Bay Area on Friday, prompting advisories for both heat and air quality.
Warmer temperatures that began Thursday are expected to persist through next week for the region, according to...
Monterey County youth drug education gets a sliver of marijuana taxes, grand jury says
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County collected more than $70 million in marijuana taxes but spent just $93,000 for youth drug education ā the top priority set by residents ā according to a civil grand jury report.
Some of the largest expenditures the grand jury noted...
Monthly senior socials expand in South Monterey County
SALINAS VALLEY ā Meals on Wheels of the Salinas Valleyās SOCOS (SOuth COunty Senior) Socials program is growing this month to include the Greenfield community.
In collaboration with the City of Greenfield, Meals on Wheels will host the first Greenfield SOCOS Social on Wednesday, Sept....
Virtual exhibit highlights women innovators in agtech
SALINAS VALLEY ā A new exhibition at the National Steinbeck Center in Salinas highlights a diverse generation of women innovators and their contribution to agriculture by way of technology.
āFrom Farms to Incubators: Women Innovators in California Agtech,ā which premiered last month, uses multimedia to...
PG&E urges 811 calls on National Safe Digging Day as Central Coast sees dozens of utility strikes
CENTRAL COAST ā Monday, Aug. 11, was recognized as National 811 Day to raise awareness of the importance of making a free call to 811 before any digging project, large or small.
Whether a property owner or a contractor, calling 811 will help ensure that...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | May 17, 2022
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SALINAS VALLEY ā Monterey County Office of Education has recognized two school staff members from Salinas Valley as recipients of this yearās Classified School Employees of the Year award. Alicia Felix of South Monterey County Joint Union School District was honored for paraprofessional...






















