Salinas Valley News Briefs | Dec. 14, 2020
COAT DRIVE
GREENFIELD ā The annual coat drive in Greenfield has resumed and a collection container will be placed outside Greenfield Community Science Workshop, 45 El Camino Real, from Monday through Saturday.
NO WALK-INS
KING CITY ā Mee Memorial Hospital in King City announced Dec. 6 that...
Drive-thru parade kicks off holidays in King City
KING CITY ā A community-organized drive-thru parade in King City will take place this year in lieu of the annual lighted Christmas parade.
The formula has been shifted around, and rather than have standing crowds watch vehicles, the community is invited to drive through parked...
Monterey County Agricultural and Rural Life Museum hosts classic car exhibit and barbecue Saturday
KING CITY ā Monterey County Agricultural and Rural Life Museum will host its latest pop-up program, a classic car exhibit and barbecue, at San Lorenzo Park in King City on Saturday, Dec. 12.
Vehicles on display will be from the MCARLM classic car collection, with...
Monterey County SPCA food banks help hungry pets amid Covid crisis
SALINAS VALLEY ā Local pets have been impacted alongside their human families as the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic causes an increased need for food assistance.
The SPCA for Monterey County has been hosting off-site pet food banks monthly since June, with Greenfield having served as the...
King City police chief announces departure
KING CITY ā Police Chief Robert Masterson will be leaving after more than four years at the helm of the King City Police Department, the City of King announced this week.
Masterson, who has worked for King City since July 2016, recently accepted the police...
Monterey County enacts regional stay-at-home order effective Sunday
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County is enacting the stateās latest health restrictions early to help reduce the spread of Covid-19 and patient overflow at area hospitals after monitoring local and regional intensive care unit (ICU) capacity.
On Wednesday, the county's Board of Supervisors unanimously approved...
Monterey County loses 47,000 jobs during pandemic
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Representatives from several area chambers of commerce spoke about how Monterey County businesses are dealing with the Covid-19 shutdowns during a Dec. 2 media briefing.
Monterey County has been tracking data about economic impacts, including the loss of more than 47,000 jobs...
Salinas Valley News Tidbits | Dec. 9, 2020
DRIVE-THRU CLINIC
KING CITY ā King City Union School District and Monterey County Health Department have partnered to offer a free drive-thru flu clinic on Friday, Dec. 11, from 12 to 3 p.m. at the Del Rey Elementary School parking lot, 502 King St. FluMist...
South Monterey County youth learn about bike repairing in Greenfield
GREENFIELD ā Local youth were able to learn important bicycle safety skills and needed bicycle equipment at the Greenfield Community Science Workshopās Bike Repair Workshop.
Youth were able to bring their bicycles over to the GCSW site on El Camino Real to work on repairs...
Pop-up sites increase access to Covid-19 testing for South Monterey County residents
SALINAS VALLEY ā Free pop-up Covid-19 testing sites have been emerging lately in South Monterey County as part of an effort to increase testing access after a new site was added to Castroville to the existing lineup of Salinas and Seaside.
When available, local residents...