Yearly luncheon highlights King Cityās progress
KING CITY ā King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture and King City Rotary Club jointly hosted the Beautification Week luncheon last week, going over recent and future projects to improve the town and ways everyone can be a part of beautification.
The June 15...
Will you need a vaccine passport in California?
Baseball is back across California. Tickets to see Bad Bunny early next year were snatched up in no time. The Musso & Frank Grill ā the iconic, very much indoors Hollywood haunt ā has announced it will reopen May 6.
Thatās all been possible, officials...
California orders all teachers to be vaccinated or face regular testing
California became the first state to issue a vaccine mandate for all educators in public and private schools when Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday ordered teachers and school staff members to provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or face weekly testing.
āWe think itāll be...
Why California is still in a state of emergency
California has one of the lowest coronavirus case rates in the nation. And after being one of the nationās most stringently locked-down states for more than a year, the state next week will lift nearly all of its pandemic rules in what officials have...
Monterey County virtual job fair features ag, transportation and logistics industries
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County Workforce Development Board is teaming up with co-sponsors, including the Monterey County Farm Bureau, the Agricultural Personnel Management Association and Western Growers Center for Innovation and Technology, for a virtual job fair on Wednesday, Feb. 16.
The organizations are encouraging...
Science kits offer educational activity for South Monterey County youth
GREENFIELD ā Youth in Greenfield and South Monterey County
have been able to supplement their homework packets and distance learning with
science lessons contained in āBags Full of Science,ā a project by the
Greenfield Community Science Workshop.
The bags contain materials for science projects and
instructions in both...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Aug. 13, 2025
TORO PARK TRAFFIC PROJECT
SALINAS ā The second phase of the Toro Park traffic management project began on Aug. 6, aiming to improve safety during weekday school drop-offs by reducing cut-through commuter traffic. Building on the success of the pilot program from July 2024 to...
Barrel racer to compete in Vegas
Addison Escobar of King City will be one of 147 cowgirls competing at the KK Run for Vegas/JrNFR Barrel Race, set for Dec. 11 to 15 in Las Vegas.
King City Chamber announces top business, community members for 2021
KING CITY ā King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture has announced the 2021 winners of the organizationās annual awards.
This yearās award winners are: Mee Memorial Healthcare System as Business of the Year; longtime residents John and Karen Jernigan as Citizens of the Year;...
Salinas Valley News Tidbits | June 8, 2020
PARK PROGRESS
SOLEDAD ā Pinnacles National Park has reopened its east and west entrances to vehicles for day-use visits. Limitations are in place, such as no overflow parking, with no parking permitted once the lots fill. The park is open daily from 7:30 a.m. to...






















