City of Kingās weekly community walk ends with big prizes
KING CITY ā City of King has announced that its weekly community walk, which ended a successful two-month run in October, will continue in the new year.
Launched in partnership with Blue Zones Project Monterey County, the new event featured a leisurely 30-minute walk through...
State awards $10M to Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency for groundwater monitoring, outreach
SALINAS VALLEY ā California Department of Water Resources has awarded more than $10 million in funding to the Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency (SVBGSA) through the Sustainable Groundwater Management (SGM) Grant Program to support implementation of SVBGSAās state-mandated groundwater sustainability plans in four...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Nov. 15, 2023
COAT DRIVE
KING CITY ā Mee Memorial Healthcare Systemās HR team has organized a Thanksgiving community coat drive for kids. The community can help by donating new or gently used coats for local school students ages 4-12. Drop off donations in the barrel located inside...
TAMC receives $640K grant for Monterey County Regional Vision Zero Plan
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC) announced that U.S. Rep. Jimmy Panetta has secured $640,000 in federal funding for TAMC to develop a Monterey County Regional Vision Zero Plan.
The Monterey County Regional Vision Zero Plan will be a comprehensive county-wide safety...
Local nonprofits pledge funding to Mee Memorial Healthcare System
KING CITY ā Youth Recovery Connections and Central Coast Overdose Prevention have pledged $15,000 in grant funding to Mee Memorial Healthcare System, one of numerous partners within the Tri-County EMS Buprenorphine project.
The revolutionary EMS Buprenorphine (EMSBUP) model was created in the pursuit of reducing...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Nov. 10, 2023
VETERANS BBQ
KING CITY ā The King City VFW Annual Veterans Day BBQ is set for Saturday, Nov. 11, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The drive-thru barbecue at 599 Bitterwater Road includes tri-tip, beans, salad and roll. Tickets are available in advance at the...
King City farm labor contractors receive suspended prison sentences for workersā compensation fraud
KING CITY ā Monterey County Judge Rafael Vasquez has sentenced King City residents and farm labor contractors Elias Perez Jr., 43, and Alejandra Perez, 40, to three years in prison for insurance fraud committed between 2013 and 2017.
Vasquez also suspended those prison sentences, placing...
Applications due Friday for Monterey County film scholarship program
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Applications are now being accepted for the Monterey County Film Commissionās Director Emeritus Richard Tyler Film Student Scholarship Award Program, the deadline of which to apply online is Nov. 10.
This year the program plans to award students up to $2,000 in...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Nov. 9, 2023
CHAMBER AWARDS
KING CITY ā Nominations are due by Nov. 10 for King City Chamber of Commerce and Agricultureās 2023 Citizen of the Year, Business of the Year, Friend of the Community and Hermie Robles Youth of the Year awards. Forms can be downloaded from...
Photos | King Cityās Trunk or Treat brings fa-boo-lous fun
More than 1,700 children and their families attended the sixth annual Trunk or Treat, hosted by the King City Recreation Department on Halloween, Oct. 31, at the Salinas Valley Fairgroundsā Expo Lawn.
In addition to costume contests and prizes, youth were able to go...