Square dancing comes to King City
Square dancing returns to the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds in King City with the 39th Annual Winter Festival, bringing together all walks of life this weekend.
Surf’s up for youth at camp
The Wahine Project provided 20 surf camp scholarships for South Monterey County girls for the camp beginning this past Monday.
Local vets invited to ceremony
The U.S. Army Garrison at the Presidio of Monterey is hosting a welcome-home ceremony for Vietnam War veterans during its annual Language Day event Wednesday, May 12.
California begins 2019 with batch of new laws
New laws are taking effect this week that involve adding more women on corporate boards, banning plastic straws from restaurants, increasing restrictions on guns and more.
Scholarships for film students available
Applications are now being accepted for the Monterey County Film Commission’s Director Emeritus Richard Tyler Film Student Scholarship Award Program.
Mentors sought for Girls Inc program
Volunteer women mentors are currently needed to work with high school girls in Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito counties through the Girls Inc. of the Central Coast’s ECHO Leadership and Mentoring Program.
Bond seeks $450M to update aging voting systems
California Secretary of State Alex Padilla and Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher (D-San Diego) have announced Assembly Bill 668, the Voting Modernization Bond Act of 2018, which seeks $450 million to improve California’s voting systems.
Splash into summer
The four South County pools are now open to splash into or learn how to swim.
King City Community Power launches service Monday
King City Community Power, a local electric energy service, is set to launch next week with the City of King now becoming the default electric power provider for the community in partnership with Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E), which will continue to transmit and bill for the power.
Trashion Show to benefit seniors
The fun and fabulous Trashion Show returns to King City for the third year. This year’s event promises to be even more exciting with a new theme, a new fashion presenter and over 22 unique one-of-a-kind dresses made from recycled and repurposed everyday trash.















