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MOBILE VOTING SOLEDAD — Monterey County Elections will host an early mobile voting location in Soledad on Thursday, May 26, from 4 to 8 p.m., at Soledad Farmer’s Market, 137 Soledad St. At this location, voters can register, vote in-person or return their vote-by-mail ballot....

MONTEREY COUNTY — The judges of Monterey County Superior Court, in collaboration with Monterey County Office of Education and Monterey County Local Bar, recently commemorated Constitution Day 2023 by paying a special visit to local elementary schools. Every year the Court highlights the important rights...

KING CITY — Last fall King City Mayor Mike LeBarre joined other mayors from California and across the United States partnering with House America to tackle the nation’s homelessness crisis. On Sept. 23, the mayors answered Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia L. Fudge’s call...

KING CITY — To celebrate National Ag Day, the King City High School FFA chapter participated in the 2021 5K for FFA Virtual Fun Run last month, hosted by the National FFA Organization. About 45 club members, faculty and extended family participated and came together...

KING CITY — Armando Rodriguez Garcia was sentenced on June 26 to 15 years to life in prison, plus an additional term of 41 years and eight months, for a series of violent actions last year in King City. In May, a jury convicted 37-year-old...

WRITE-IN NOMINATIONS MONTEREY COUNTY — The nomination period to qualify as a write-in candidate for the Nov. 8 General Election runs Sept. 12 through Oct. 25. Candidate forms will be available only during this time and must be submitted by the deadline. Official documents may...

KING CITY — Monterey County Supervisor Chris Lopez met with a representative from the Latino Equity Advocacy & Policy Institute (LEAP Institute) outside his new District 3 office located at 1011 Broadway St. in King City on Aug. 11. The LEAP Institute recently launched Green...

CALIFORNIA — Arts advocates and elected officials in California called Thursday for additional government spending to avert what one organization leader called a “pending cultural depression” brought on by the pandemic. “There is no economic recovery in our area unless a working creative engine is...

KING CITY — Blue Zones Project Monterey County, in partnership with Sun Street Centers’ STEPS program, organized a series of events throughout Monterey County for its health initiative on Take Down Tobacco Day, held nationally on April 1. Cleanups took place on March 26...