Hartnellās first week sees need for more classes
SALINAS VALLEY ā Soledad Education Center Director Ana Gonzalez spoke about the first week of classes at the new facility during Soledad City Councilās Sept. 1 meeting.
Gonzalez said she was excited to see students at the center, which began offering some in-person classes on...
Water shortages and fires loom after a dry winter
The weather forecast Monday calls for sunshine across California, with barely a cloud on the horizon for the next week or so.
Pour yourself a nice, cool glass of water ā and then think about how youāre going to start conserving it.
The lack of rain...
Santa Lucia Elementary participates in By the Bay 3K
Santa Lucia Elementary students, parents, staff and members of the King City community participated in the annual By the Bay 3K Fun Run at Lovers Point Park in Pacific Grove on April 29.
King City teacher seeks funds to build school garden
KING CITY ā Kacey Hass, a seventh-grade life science teacher at Chalone Peaks Middle School, has started a GoFundMe page to raise money to start a school garden.
Hass is also the gardening teacher for both seventh and eighth grades, but the campus currently does...
King City Police awarded $50K grant to increase safety on roads
KING CITY ā King City Police Department has been awarded a $50,000 grant to increase patrols throughout the community and provide other traffic safety programs to help reduce the number of serious injuries and deaths on roads.
āThis grant funding allows us to support our...
King City gears up for Beautification Week
King Cityās Beautification Week is just around the corner and residents and businesses are urged to pick a project to beautify the town.
Monterey County District Attorneyās Office forms new unit to rectify wrongful convictions
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni announced July 26 that she formed a new unit specializing in identifying and remedying wrongful convictions.
The Conviction Review Unit (CRU) will examine all plausible claims of innocence and of conviction due to false material...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Oct. 16, 2023
OPEN MIC
SALINAS ā Arts Council for Monterey County will present Open Mic featuring Monterey County Poet Laureate Daniel Summerhill and Monterey County Youth Poet Laureate Mahi Shah on Tuesday, Oct. 17. The free community event, which also includes local students sharing poems, will take...
Blue Zones Project kicks off in King City and Gonzales this month
KING CITY ā Blue Zones Project Monterey County will be launching two kickoff events in King City and Gonzales this month as part of its expansion into South Monterey County.
After a yearlong planning effort, Blue Zones Project Monterey County (BZPMC) is inviting the community...



















