King City Police to increase DUI patrols this winter
KING CITY ā As millions of people travel to visit friends and family over the holidays, King City Police Department is encouraging everyone to celebrate safely and have a holiday game plan that includes a designated sober driver.
During the pre-Christmas and New Yearās holiday...
Sol Treasures welcomes new program manager
KING CITY ā Sol Treasures has welcomed Maria De La Rosa as its new program manager, announced Executive Director Betsy Oltmann.
āMaria brings a decade of experience with a background in educational and after-school programming,ā Oltmann said. āWe are fortunate to have her join our...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Jan. 10, 2025
FARM DAY VOLUNTEERS
KING CITY ā Monterey County Ag Education will present South County Farm Day at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds in King City on Thursday, Jan. 23, for local third-grade students only. Volunteers to help guide the classes around or to present on agriculture...
City of King staff among āMove Itā challenge fall winners
KING CITY ā The team from City of King was among the fall winners of the Move It Monterey County Challenge, which occurred Oct. 1-31.
Presented by Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC) in co-sponsorship with Blue Zones Monterey County and MY Museum, the goal...
King City balances budget, plans new sales tax measure
KING CITY ā King City Mayor Mike LeBarre announced the city has reached a balanced budget for the first time in 16 years during last weekās State of the City luncheon.
āThis year for the first time since June 30, 2005, the City of King...
I Cantori di Carmel brings free concert āSongs of Destinyā to King City
KING CITY ā An evening of emotional power and musical richness awaits South Monterey County residents as I Cantori di Carmel presents āSongs of Destiny,ā a free community concert on Saturday, May 3, at 7:30 p.m. at the Robert Stanton Theater in King City.
Presented...
Multiple agencies bust unlicensed cannabis cultivators in South Monterey County
SALINAS VALLEY ā Last month the Monterey County District Attorneyās Officeās Bureau of Investigations, in cooperation with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and other state and local agencies, conducted cannabis enforcement operations targeting unlicensed cannabis cultivators in South Monterey County.
In total, these...
Monterey County plans for return of migrant farmworkers
SALINAS VALLEY ā Monterey County health officials have been working with agricultural companies and have reiterated safety plans with the onset of the new growing season, with the goal of keeping ag workers safe and the food supply network stable.
āWith the start of the...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Sept. 14, 2022
WRITE-IN NOMINATIONS
MONTEREY COUNTY ā The nomination period to qualify as a write-in candidate for the Nov. 8 General Election runs Sept. 12 through Oct. 25. Candidate forms will be available only during this time and must be submitted by the deadline. Official documents may...
Monterey County youth protect Los Angeles waterways from post-fire contamination
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Adriaan Urquidez, a young adult from Monterey County, is part of a massive response to protect the burned areas of Los Angeles from taking another hit. This time from winter storms.
āWhen I first heard about the Palisades fire, I was itching...























