Cal Waterās King City, Salinas districts provide $19K in donations this Thanksgiving
SALINAS VALLEY ā To support struggling families with Thanksgiving meals and essential services, California Water Service (Cal Water) partnered with local legislators and charitable organizations in King City and Salinas on Nov. 9 for the utilityās annual Operation Gobble distribution.
Cal Water donated $10,500 and...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Oct. 30, 2025
DROP-OFF EVENT
KING CITY ā A King City Community Drop-Off Event will take place Saturday, Nov. 1, from 8 to 10:30 a.m. at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds, 625 Division St. Accepted items include mattresses, appliances, yard waste and clean wood, electronics, metals, furniture and tires....
Historic walking tour set for Saturday in King City
KING CITY ā An outing called, āHistory, Food and Fun in Downtown King City,ā is being planned for Saturday, April 23, and will be a featured portion of the annual spring tour of the San Antonio Valley Historical Association.
Beginning at 10 a.m., it will...
Library to host presentation featuring history of King City
KING CITY ā King City Branch of Monterey County Free Libraries will host Howard Strohn and John and Karen Jernigan, authors of āImages of America: King City,ā on Tuesday, Nov. 15, at 5 p.m. for a special presentation featuring the history of King City...
King City welcomes new police leadership team
KING CITY ā Police chiefs of King Cityās past, Keith Boyd and Robert Masterson, gathered with the townās newest Chief of Police James Hunt during his swearing-in ceremony May 9 inside the Council Chambers.
Hunt took over the position from Boyd ā now undersheriff...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | July 25, 2025
SURPLUS SALE
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey Countyās Procurement Office will hold a public surplus sale on Friday, Aug. 1, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 1488 Schilling Place in Salinas. The event features office furniture, including chairs, file cabinets and bookcases. All items are...
Meeting to promote King Cityās Beautification Week
KING CITY ā The 29th annual King City Chamber of Commerce and King City Rotary Club joint meeting to promote Beautification Week is planned for Wednesday, June 16, at noon.
Unlike previous years when the groups have gathered at San Lorenzo Park, this year's event...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | May 12, 2021
WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA
KING CITY ā Wreaths Across Americaās Mobile Educational Exhibit is coming to Marina and King City on May 13 and 14. Sponsored by Southern Monterey County Republican Women Federated and Wreaths Across America, the mobile unit will be at the Veteranās Transition...
Sureno gang member pleads guilty to King City murders
KING CITY ā Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni announced Sept. 16 that Eliazar Arellano Ayron, 22, 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, Ayron,...
Soledad and Salinas youth clean up city parks as part of Safe Teens Empowerment Project
SOLEDAD ā About a dozen teens from Soledad and Salinas showed up from Safe Teens Empowerment Project to clean up Peverini Park last Saturday.
The group has rotating membership, and the current members just formed via online collaboration during the Covid-19 pandemic, making the June...






















