NEW MURAL
GONZALES — The community is invited to attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new mural located at 351 Belden St. in Gonzales on Thursday, May 22, at 4 p.m. The mural was created through a collaboration with the City of Gonzales and its partners at Blue Zones Project and the Singh Family, in addition to Salinas Valley Health.
SPRING CONCERT
SALINAS — Youth Orchestra Salinas (YOSAL) will present its Spring Concert on Friday, May 23, at 7 p.m. at Sherwood Hall, 940 N. Main St. The event is free, with reservations available at givebutter.com/yosal_spring_concert_2025. About 150 young musicians from across Salinas will perform a diverse program featuring orchestral, mariachi and student-arranged pieces, marking the conclusion of their season. Highlights include “Rock Our Socks Off” by Chris Koelma, Beethoven’s “Pastoral Symphony, I Movement,” arranged by Richard Meyer, and “Huapango del Oso” by Gabriel Musella.
MOWING OPERATION
CENTRAL COAST — Caltrans District 5 maintenance team is now conducting its annual mowing operation along the state highway system on the Central Coast. This effort has many benefits that help keep the public and emergency responders safe. This mowing will begin before the peak of the summer fire season, and Caltrans is renting additional equipment to complete as much mowing as possible. Caltrans will use support vehicles to be aware of the risk of fire during the mowing operation. Mowing operations will prioritize major routes such as Highway 101 and Route 17. The public may see this mowing operation during the early morning hours and on weekends to complete this important job as quickly as possible. Caltrans would also like to remind the public about the Move Over law, which requires motorists to move over to the next available lane if safe to do so when Caltrans vehicles have activated their flashing amber warning lights.
