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CENTRAL COAST — Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced a major statewide economic initiative designed to spur growth, innovation and access to good-paying jobs. The California Jobs First Economic Blueprint is a first-of-its-kind investment into bottom-up, regional economic planning. Recognizing the unique diversity of regions across...

KING CITY — King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture will host an online Lunch and Learn on Thursday, March 25, at noon, in lieu of its non-pandemic luncheons. The topic of the discussion will be fire safety and security for home and business. A fire...

CHAMBER AWARDS KING CITY — Nominations are due by Nov. 10 for King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture’s 2023 Citizen of the Year, Business of the Year, Friend of the Community and Hermie Robles Youth of the Year awards. Forms can be downloaded from...

KING CITY — Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of a San Lucas man last Sunday. Monterey County Sheriff’s Office detectives, with the assistance of the SWAT teams from the sheriff’s department and the Salinas Police Department, served two search warrants...

PETITION PERIOD MONTEREY COUNTY — The Signatures In Lieu of Filing Fee Petition Period for the June 2, 2026, Statewide Primary Election opened on Dec. 19, and will run until 5 p.m. on Feb. 4. This period is open to candidates for offices that require a filing fee, including all judicial,...

SALINAS VALLEY — Hartnell College Foundation’s K-12 STEAM program celebrated the culmination of another successful NASA MAA (MUREP Aerospace Academy) summer program on July 18, with a Symposium and Poster Session held at Hartnell’s Student Center in Salinas. The summer program started in June with more...

LIBRARY CLOSURE KING CITY — King City Library will be closed this week for re-carpeting. Monterey County Free Libraries’ Bookmobile and Pop-Up Library will be available across the street at the future site of the local history center on North Vanderhurst Avenue, each day through...

KING CITY — American Cancer Society estimates that nearly 300,000 U.S. women will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in 2023, and nearly 50,000 will ultimately die from a disease that can often be diagnosed and treated early. In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month...

KING CITY — Sun Street Centers recently celebrated the completion of its Darlene Acosta Youth Center in King City with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and an open house. The June 28 celebration marked the final construction phase of Sun Street’s King City campus at 641 Broadway...

GREENFIELD — Area elected officials are urging South Monterey County residents to get tested for Covid-19 at the Greenfield location, noting that if the site isn’t used more frequently, it might be shifted to another city by the state. “Go get tested for the Covid-19...