Salinas Valley News Briefs | Sept. 26, 2025
ENVIRONMENTAL EVENTS
SOLEDAD — Several community events are scheduled in Soledad over the upcoming weekend, focusing on recycling, donations and environmental efforts. The Goodwill donation drive will take place on Sept. 27 and 28 at California Gourmet Pizza, located at 235 West St., from 9...
King City appoints Boyd as police chief
KING CITY — Interim Police Chief Keith Boyd will become King City’s new chief of police beginning in June.
According to City Manager Steve Adams, Boyd was appointed to lead the King City Police Department after an extensive recruitment, selection and background review process. This...
Monterey County joins legal effort to protect birthright citizenship
MONTEREY COUNTY — The County of Monterey has joined an amicus brief filed in federal court to oppose a recent executive order issued by President Donald Trump that seeks to limit birthright citizenship. The motion, filed by the Public Rights Project, urges the court...
Endangered indigenous languages find home on world’s most translated website
SALINAS VALLEY — The most translated website in the world — jw.org, the official website of Jehovah’s Witnesses — includes content in more than 1,050 languages, including many indigenous languages considered at risk of dying out.
On the Central Coast, tens of thousands speak indigenous...
$100K grant benefits Monterey County’s first Family Justice Center
KING CITY — Monterey County District Attorney’s Office has received a $100,000 grant for Monterey County’s first Family Justice Center, Holding on to Hope, which will be located in King City at 250 Franciscan Way.
Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine Pacioni announced Dec. 4 that...
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,...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | July 15, 2022
HOMETOWN MARKET
KING CITY — Sol Treasures will be hosting its Hometown Market on Broadway on Saturday, July 16, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Many vendors will be present to sell homemade goods outside the gallery at 519 Broadway St. in King City.
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City of King temporarily leases site for Italian food truck
KING CITY — City of King in partnership with the King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture have encouraged the owners of Luigi’s and Pastability’s to open an Italian restaurant in King City.
“A desire for more variety of businesses scored as a high priority...
