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Salinas Valley News Briefs | Sept. 6, 2022

TECH WORKSHOP GREENFIELD — A free tech workshop for seniors age 60 and up is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 7, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. inside the Chambers Room at the Greenfield Civic Center, 599 El Camino Real. Participants can learn more about online...

California lost 175,000 ā€˜creative economy’ jobs, study finds

CALIFORNIA — Arts advocates and elected officials in California called Thursday for additional government spending to avert what one organization leader called a ā€œpending cultural depressionā€ brought on by the pandemic. ā€œThere is no economic recovery in our area unless a working creative engine is...

New bridge positioned over iconic Laguna Seca Raceway

MONTEREY COUNTY — The new Start/Finish bridge that connects parking and hospitality areas with the race paddock was placed into position April 7, signaling a visual progression of improvements underway at the 66-year-old WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Salinas. Granite Construction’s enormous 350-ton All Terrain...

Photo | King City native serves in Navy

KING CITY — U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 1st Class Jesus Mendoza Lopez (above), from King City, rides in a 7m rigid-hulled inflatable boat (RIB) toward the Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) during Exercise Noble Vanguard in the Sea of...

Fort Hunter Liggett hosts local officials for community relations meeting

KING CITY — Fort Hunter Liggett recently conducted the June Quarterly Community Relations Executive Board (CREB) meeting at City Hall in King City. The June 21 meeting began with opening remarks from HHC Commander, Lt. Col. Christopher Layton, greeting distinguished guests and audience members and...

Salinas Valley News Briefs | April 23, 2021

EARTH DAY CLEANUP KING CITY — King City in Bloom will host an Earth Day town-wide cleanup on April 24, from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Volunteers are asked to meet at the city hall parking lot to get gloves and bags, and to give 90...

Hartnell College breaks ground at King City Education Center expansion

KING CITY — In a packed room at the King City Education Center on Dec. 3, King City community leaders and Hartnell students, employees, trustees and friends gathered to kick off construction of an expansion that will double the size of the center by January 2021. This historic...

Monterey County residents invited to share thoughts on tourism and community impacts

Salinas Valley Fair
MONTEREY COUNTY — See Monterey, the destination marketing organization for Monterey County, is conducting a Resident Sentiment Survey and hosting a Community Input Forum to better understand the community’s opinions on the impact of visitors to the area and understanding of the County’s tourism...

The end of California’s lockdowns

Today, we’re starting with some big news: There will be no green tier after all. In fact, very soon, we’re set to say goodbye to the purple, red, orange and yellow tiers that have for months dictated so much about our lives. California plans to...

8th grader wins Monterey County Spelling Bee

Monterey County Spelling Bee
MONTEREY COUNTY — After 18 rounds and numerous words, Monterey County has a new spelling champion. Ryan Ferguson, an eighth-grade student from San Carlos School in Monterey, out-spelled 26 other students from schools throughout the county to win the Countywide Spelling Bee on March 16...
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