Employers of reserve soldiers experience military life at Fort Hunter Liggett
JOLON — Twenty employers from the San Francisco area participating in Boss Lift got a rare opportunity to fly from the Bay Area’s Moffett Field to Fort Hunter Liggett (FHL) in military aircrafts and observe Army training up close and personal.
The June 12 event...
Landmark education case stemming from Soledad marks 50 years
MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Board of Supervisors passed a resolution to honor the 50th anniversary of the landmark education and civil rights case of Diana v. California State Board of Education during its Jan. 26 regular meeting.
The case began with Soledad students and...
Monterey County sheriff censured by supervisors
SALINAS — Monterey County Board of Supervisors voted to censure Sheriff Steve Bernal during its May 25 meeting for alleged inappropriate expenditures, use of resources and deputy labor.
The county agenda documents call for the censure “for failure to faithfully perform his duties by allowing...
King City in Bloom completes first phase of new historical mural
First phase of King City in Bloom’s “Tribute to Agriculture” historical mural has been artistically created and is now showcased on the west-facing wall of the El Pueblo Market, formerly Fairway Mart, on Broadway Street in downtown King City.
Your reminder to prepare for the ‘Big One’
Every time there’s an earthquake in California, you’ll know it immediately — if you’re online.
The moment a temblor strikes, night or day, big or small, a stream of one-word tweets or texts will inevitably show up in your feeds: “EARTHQUAKE.”
That’s what happened early Monday,...
Revamped skate park reopens early in King City
KING CITY — King City Skate Park reopened with new ramps and obstacles several weeks ahead of schedule on May 3 at San Antonio Park.
The park’s renovation project was funded through a state grant for $150,000, and the design was developed with public input...
Youth treated to ‘Nutcracker’ preview
Little ones, and even big ones, recently received an opportunity to see ballet in a different light when “The Nutcracker Ballet” readers theater program visited local libraries in November.
Newsom replaces Covid-19 watch list with new tiered reopening system
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday revealed what he called a new, more “stringent” four-tiered reopening system that allows counties to open their economies depending on their Covid-19 case and test positivity rates.
The new system replaces the monitoring list, and removes many of...
Monterey County crops decline in value after pandemic and fires
MONTEREY COUNTY — Crop values fell in 2020 by a total of $499 million from 2019, with 2020’s total at $3.9 billion, according to the Monterey County Crop Report issued by Monterey County Agricultural Commissioner Henry Gonzales on July 20.
The 11.3% decrease in production...
