Worthy to Print Column | Saying Goodbye to an Old Friend
This has been a rough week. It might look different to most of you, but for me itās just another reminder of the test of time. Many years ago I bought a car from Joanne Rodriguez. Joanneās husband Alva had passed away and he,...
Worthy to Print Column | Tasting the Stars
Happy New Year! Whatās that? You have a little bit of a headache? You had a second glass of what the bartender told you were like tasting the stars? The phrase, āLike tasting the stars,ā is credited to Dom Perignon (1638-1715). He has also...
Guest Column | Cal State Monterey Bay Will Drive Future of Ag Technology
Cal State Monterey Bay had an exciting start to the semester with the first students entering our new mechatronic engineering program ā which combines mechanical, electrical, software and systems engineering skills ā and the project launch of our Edward āTedā Taylor Science and Engineering...
Funny Papers Again Column | Disunion, Union and Serenity
For the past few weeks I have been telling everyone I think cares to hear it that if they want to enjoy the Arroyo Seco River, they needed to do it posthaste, as that particular stream is going to die before the Fourth of...
Opinion | King City hosts 2nd annual District Watch block parties
Commentary by Steve Adams, City Manager, King City
Funny Papers Again Column | A Time of Music, Dance and Old Friends
The Pops! are coming, the Pops! are coming! In fact, by the time you read this, they may already be in town. Iām talking about the Monterey County Pops! Symphony Orchestra (and those are not typos, the name includes the exclamation point after Pops;...
Guest Column | Addressing the Fireworks Fundraiser Challenges in King City
To the Citizens of the City of King: We, the King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture, want to address the challenge we faced this year, fundraising for the aerial fireworks. We had a lot of comments on social media, and we want to...
Guest Column | Grateful for All the Memories
This sports edition is my last as a writer for New SV Media. Throughout the past 30 years I have been fortunate to have the best seat in the house for hundreds of high school and youth sporting events. While I will miss creating...
Window on the World Column | Grandmas Return to Vegas
This had been a long time in the making. The last time we did āGrandmas Gone Wildā in Vegas was only just post-pandemic and things were a little different back then. Iām not what you would call a gambler, per se, but I do...





















