Salinas Valley News Briefs | Jan. 6, 2022
ELECTION SIGNATURES
SALINAS ā Monday, Jan. 3, marked the opening of the Signatures In-Lieu of Filing Fees period for the June 7 Statewide Direct Primary Election for federal, state and countywide offices. The Signatures In-Lieu of Filing Fees period for the Monterey County Board of...
SAVHA Spring Tour features āShooting the LoopāĀ
KING CITY ā A Spring Tour of the Bitterwater and Lonoak area is being planned for Saturday, April 13, by the San Antonio Valley Historical Association (SAVHA) of Southern Monterey County. Interested participants are encouraged to save the date.
Featured this year in the groupās...
Sun Street Transfer Station prepares to close next week
SALINAS VALLEY ā After 17 years in operation, the Sun Street Transfer Station in Salinas will officially and permanently close on Sept. 10, announced officials from Salinas Valley Recycles (SVR).
The City of Salinas had requested closure of the Sun Street Transfer Station, located at...
Cal Fire suspends burn permits in Monterey County
MONTEREY COUNTY ā California has already experienced an unusually early start to its fire year amidst an ongoing drought and historically low rainfall and reservoir levels.
While wildfires are a natural part of Californiaās landscape, increased fire activity in California and across the west is...
Cal Water secures funding to relieve King City customers of past-due water bill debt
KING CITY ā California Water Service (Cal Water) has announced that customers in King City received a total of $77,304 in bill credits to resolve remaining unpaid water bill balances incurred during the height of Covid-19.
Cal Water secured funding from the California Water and...
Youth discuss local issues with state reps in Sacramento
Students from King City, Greenfield and Soledad high schools recently visited the California State Capitol in Sacramento to speak with local legislators as part of the Girls Inc. of the Central Coast ECHO program.
King City Chamber announces top business, community members for 2021
KING CITY ā King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture has announced the 2021 winners of the organizationās annual awards.
This yearās award winners are: Mee Memorial Healthcare System as Business of the Year; longtime residents John and Karen Jernigan as Citizens of the Year;...
King City forum discusses dangers of fentanyl
KING CITY ā Numerous area organizations partnered to host a Fentanyl Forum Town Hall on July 25 at Chalone Peaks Middle School in King City, with the aim toward improving public knowledge about the narcotic and reducing the rising overdose rate.
The primary panelists were...
Newsom: California economy āfully reopeningā June 15
CALIFORNIA ā California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday announced that the state is āsetting our eyes on fully reopening by June 15 ā with commonsense measures like masking.ā
Newsom made the announcement via Twitter, and reiterated the stateās plan to eventually forgo the current four-tiered,...
King City hosts successful National Night Out 2025
KING CITY ā King City police and fire departments joined forces last Tuesday to host National Night Out 2025, which took place on a closed section of Bassett Street between the stations so community members could participate in games and raffles, as well as...





















