Salinas Valley News Briefs | Feb. 4, 2026
JOB FAIRS
MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Works will host a series of job fairs and industry-specific recruitments throughout February at its Salinas Career Center, 344 Salinas St. Events are open to job seekers and employers and include multiple-employer job fairs and industry spotlight recruitments...
King City Loaves and Fishes distribute toys to more than 200 children
KING CITY — King City Loaves and Fishes handed out toys to more than 200 children on Dec. 19.
The toys were donated by members of the Southern Monterey County Republican Women Federated.
The program included Jim Stephensen, who volunteered to be Santa. The families also...
Hartnell College breaks ground at new Soledad Center
SOLEDAD — Hartnell College has broken ground on its new
Soledad Education Center and celebrated the start of construction this month
with a groundbreaking ceremony that was attended by more than 100 community
members, local students and elected officials.
Scheduled to open in spring 2021, the 16,750-square-foot
multipurpose educational...
Volunteers help King City get ready for the holidays
KING CITY — A group of dedicated volunteers recently took on several projects to beautify King City just in time for the upcoming holidays.
Last Saturday, Nov. 20, volunteers from King City in Bloom and Sun Street Centers helped clean up around the King City Golf...
Salinas Valley farmers seek rebound after floods, virus hit lettuce crops
SALINAS VALLEY — Things were challenging enough for lettuce growers in Monterey County’s Salinas Valley before Mother Nature dealt a one-two punch in this year’s storms.
Farmers in 2022 had suffered an estimated $150 million in crop losses as impatiens necrotic spot virus — a...
Hernandez named King City’s 2021 Rotarian of the Year
KING CITY — King City Rotary recently announced that Abe Hernandez has been named 2021 Rotarian of the Year.
Hernandez has been a Rotarian since 2002, serving as past president, assistant governor, Paul Harris Fellow and chair of the Barbecue Committee.
“As one of Rotary’s ‘silent...
Greenfield Harvest Festival draws hundreds to downtown
GREENFIELD — Hundreds of residents and visitors alike gathered Sunday for the annual Greenfield Harvest Festival, hosted by the Greenfield Cultural Arts Center and First Night Monterey.
The Oct. 20 festival kicked off that morning with a community parade through downtown Greenfield, where dozens...
South Monterey County artist debuts new exhibit at ArtWorks @Salinas
SALINAS VALLEY — ArtWorks @Salinas, a program from Arts Council for Monterey County (Arts4MC), has announced its upcoming exhibit, “Home: From the Valley to the Peninsula,” featuring the incredible works of Greenfield artist Javier Lopez Jr.
The new exhibit opens Friday, April 4, with an...
Grant empowers Alliance on Aging to promote age- and disability-friendly communities in Monterey County
MONTEREY COUNTY — With the support of a pivotal grant from the California Department of Aging, the Alliance on Aging (AOA) is embarking on a transformative journey to foster age- and disability-friendly communities across Salinas, North and South Monterey County.
This initiative, part of the...
Gov. Newsom approves $17M for dam safety funding
CENTRAL COAST — Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed Senate Bill 104 that includes providing $17 million of funding for dam safety projects at Nacimiento and San Antonio reservoirs, which are owned and operated by the Monterey County Water Resources Agency.
Following the failure of the...
