Salinas Valley News Briefs | Oct. 17, 2025
COMMUNITY RESOURCE FAIR
MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Works and the California Department of Rehabilitation are hosting the second annual Community Resource Fair on Saturday, Oct. 18, from 1 to 4 p.m. at Northridge Mall, 796 Northridge Drive, in Salinas. This free event aims to...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | March 30, 2022
YOUTH CONFERENCE
SOLEDAD — Youth of Monterey County will take the stage as experts of their own lived experiences during the Fourth Annual Youth Violence Prevention and Intervention Conference on Friday, April 1. The conference, sponsored by the Natividad Foundation and the City of Soledad,...
New California laws go into effect in July
CALIFORNIA — New state laws that affect the workplace, firearms, rental security deposits and more in California begin this month.
SECURITY DEPOSIT CAP (AB 12)
On July 1, a law took effect that prohibits landlords from charging more than one month rent for security deposits.
Assembly member...
Highway 101 construction project near King City continues with ramp closures beginning Sunday
KING CITY — An ongoing construction project south of King City will require 24/7 closures of the northbound Highway 101 on- and off-ramps at Wildhorse Road beginning Sunday night.
The ramp closures, scheduled to begin at 11:55 p.m. on July 12, are expected to last...
AmeriCorps members honored at end-of-service ceremony
SALINAS VALLEY — Monterey County Office of Education (MCOE) recently honored all AmeriCorps members who completed their 2022-23 service year.
County Superintendent of Schools Deneen Guss, Director of Leadership and School Systems Roberto Nunez, AmeriCorps Program Coordinator Lauren Patron-Castro and prior Program Development and Retention...
Students join Supervisor Lopez for annual pumpkin distribution in South Monterey County
SAN ARDO — Monterey County Supervisor Chris Lopez and his District 3 team marked the fifth consecutive year of distributing pumpkins to South Monterey County students, thanks to a generous donation from Braga Fresh Farms.
Lopez celebrated his birthday Oct. 14 by joining the team...
Chauvin verdict reverberates across California
On Tuesday, Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer, was convicted of murdering George Floyd, the Black man whose death under Chauvin’s knee led to a nationwide uprising against police brutality last summer.
The news was met with a kind of collective sigh of relief,...
Vaccinated people can get Covid, but it’s most likely very rare
More than two months after he was fully vaccinated against COVID, a doctor in New York woke up with a headache and a dull, heavy feeling of fatigue. A fever and chills soon followed, and his senses of taste and smell began to fade.
This,...
Monterey County’s 2022 Crop Report reveals strength in lettuce industry, weakness in cannabis production
MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County’s crop production increased in value last year by more than $500 million despite decreases in both wine grapes and cannabis, according to the county’s 2022 Crop and Livestock Report.
Overall gross crop and livestock production was over $4.6 billion in...
