King City community celebrates National Night Out with food, fun and unity
KING CITY — Community members came together last Tuesday to celebrate National Night Out in King City.
Held at the King City Fire Station, the evening was filled with food, games, resources and fun activities, including the popular dunk tank, where residents had a chance...
Monterey County District Attorney’s Office warns about recent surge in fraudulent job postings
MONTEREY COUNTY — In recent weeks, there has been a surge in fraudulent job postings targeting job seekers, announced Monterey County District Attorney’s Office.
These deceptive postings lead unsuspecting individuals to fake websites asking them to provide sensitive personal information, including direct deposit details. They...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Feb. 10, 2025
VALENTINE SHOPPING
KING CITY — King City Recreation Department and Salinas Valley Fair are hosting a Valentine’s Pop-Up on Wednesday, Feb. 12, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. inside the Longbranch at the fairgrounds, 625 Division St., in King City. More than 10 vendors with handmade...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Feb. 28, 2024
HOTSPOT TERMINATION
GONZALES — After more than three years, the T-Mobile Universal Internet Pilot Project is coming to an end in Gonzales. “The city has decided that it is in our city budgets best interest to gradually term all hotspot devices that the city provided...
Broadband access expands to San Ardo and North Monterey County, bridging digital divide for more than 1,000 households
SAN ARDO — Two rural areas in Monterey County are marking milestones as the County of Monterey expands essential internet services.
San Ardo in South Monterey County and parts of North Monterey County are communities that are benefitting from the County of Monterey Broadband Project....
Texas storms, California heat waves and ‘vulnerable’ utilities
CALIFORNIA — In California, wildfires and heat waves in recent years forced utilities to shut off power to millions of homes and businesses. Now Texas is learning that deadly winter storms and intense cold can do the same.
The country’s two largest states have taken...
Cal Fire grants boost Central Coast fire safety efforts
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...
Papillon Center to launch ‘Wind Phone’ project in Monterey County as part of National Grief Awareness efforts
MONTEREY COUNTY — In 2010, a man in Ōtsuchi, Japan, placed an unconnected rotary phone in his garden to help cope with the loss of his cousin. Speaking his grief aloud became a personal source of solace — and over time, his idea inspired...
