Salinas Valley News Briefs | March 17, 2021
FIRE HYDRANT MAINTENANCE
GREENFIELD ā Greenfield firefighters are flowing fire hydrants in neighborhoods as part of an annual maintenance program intended to make sure local fire hydrants are ready if they are needed during an emergency. During maintenance checks, fire hydrants are flowed to make...
Ag Land Trust receives more than $8M in grants to preserve Salinas Valley farmlands
SALINAS VALLEY ā California Strategic Growth Council has approved more than $8.3 million in grants to the Ag Land Trust (ALT), a nonprofit dedicated to farmland preservation along the stateās Central Coast.
The funding will enable the organization to purchase conservation easements on three key...
Public meetings to discuss Salinas Valley Recyclesā long-term facility project
The Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority (aka Salinas Valley Recycles) has released a Notice of Preparation stating its intent to produce an Environmental Impact Report under the California Environmental Quality Act for the Long-Term Facility Needs Study
Rotary Clubs plant monarch butterfly habitat in King City
KING CITY ā Continuing a countywide effort to restore monarch butterfly populations, more than 80 Rotarians representing 22 Monterey County Rotary Clubs gathered at San Lorenzo County Park in King City earlier this month to plant 1.5 acres of a habitat garden.
A total of...
āDr. Bobā leads Mee Memorialās rehab services
KING CITY ā It took his own horrific knee injury to introduce Robert Limone to his future profession. The sports injury required two years of extensive physical therapy, but it turned out to be such a positive experience he decided to investigate further studies...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Feb. 28, 2024
HOTSPOT TERMINATION
GONZALES ā After more than three years, the T-Mobile Universal Internet Pilot Project is coming to an end in Gonzales. āThe city has decided that it is in our city budgets best interest to gradually term all hotspot devices that the city provided...
Mee Memorial Hospital CEO announces upcoming retirement
Mee Memorial Hospital CEO Susan Childers has announced plans to retire March 1, 2019, nearly a decade after she first began her tenure at the King City facility.
Hartnell receives nearly $1M grant to support students
SALINAS VALLEY ā A new $990,000 federal grant will help Hartnell College students gain efficient and coordinated access to such basic needs as food, housing and healthcare through centralized hubs on the schoolās Main Campus in Salinas and four satellite locations.
The U.S. Department of...
Monterey County faces $39.7M deficit
MONTEREY COUNTY ā The County of Monterey is grappling with a projected $39.7 million deficit for the upcoming fiscal year, driven by rising labor and operational costs, the ongoing impacts of multiple natural disasters and a notable reduction in one-time and federal funding.
Financial forecasts...
Salinas Valley Fair ākicks offā 2023 season
KING CITY ā It was a packed house inside the Orradre Building at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds in King City on April 15, as 600 supporters of the Salinas Valley Fair attended the annual Fair Kick-Off dinner, dance and auction fundraiser.
Guests were served a...






















