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KING CITY — With financial impacts of Covid-19 felt by California Water Service (Cal Water) customers well past the height of the pandemic, Cal Water applied for and has received more than $83 million through the California Extended Water and Wastewater Arrearage Payment Program...

KING CITY — The City of King has made substantial progress over the past several years in becoming financially solvent. It has come from a $5 million negative General Fund balance to a reserve of over $3 million while addressing a number of other priorities....

KING CITY — The majority of King City Community Power (KCCP) residential customers will receive a gift card from KCCP within the next few days. “As a community-operated power provider, KCCP is able to dedicate excess revenues to the community through projects addressing community needs,...

CENTRAL COAST — In a significant boost to wildfire prevention efforts, the City of Greenfield has been awarded $189,263 in grant funding through Cal Fire’s Wildfire Prevention Grants Program as part of a larger initiative aimed at enhancing wildfire resilience across the Central Coast. The...

MONTEREY COUNTY — The County of Monterey Housing and Community Development Department is requesting the Board of Supervisors to continue the Board Workshop on the “Draft Housing Element 6th Cycle” update until June 11. This request aims to extend the public comment period on the...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Elections Office and Monterey County Free Libraries (MCFL) are joining efforts to offer a new program, Books and Ballots: Candidate Filing. The program offers flex candidate filing locations at various libraries during specified times in the candidate filing period. Candidates...

SEASIDE — The Climate Resilience Regional Challenge grant, aimed at combating the effects of climate change, will bring $2 million to California State University Monterey Bay (CSUMB). The funding will support 45 paid internships, stipends for six professional internships, a number of teacher assistant positions...

KING CITY — Robert Cullen, Farmers Insurance and Financial Services Agency owner in King City, has qualified for Top of the Table, the gold standard of Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) membership and the internationally recognized benchmark of professionalism in financial services. An exclusive global...

HOUSING WAIT LIST MONTEREY COUNTY — The Housing Authority of the County of Monterey (HACM) opened the wait list for the Housing Choice Voucher Program on July 1. The wait list is the primary way for families and individuals to have an opportunity to receive...

MONTEREY COUNTY — SPCA Monterey County Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center is currently caring for 145 wild patients, and the need for food is immense. They are asking the community for donations of eggs to help feed these animals. At the Wildlife Center, many of...