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King City Council approved the city’s first-ever biennial budget for fiscal years 2017-18 and 2018-19 at its regular meeting last week.

Local families, youth and adults are invited to be a part of the annual Gang Prevention Summit on Saturday, Jan. 27, a free event at the Salinas Clubhouse of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Monterey County at 85 Maryal Drive, behind the Salinas Sports Complex. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m.

Small nonfarm businesses in 26 California counties and a neighboring Nevada county are now eligible to apply for low‑interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration.

Professional volunteer judges from the America in Bloom national awards program will visit King City on June 14 and 15.

King City residents Bruce and Ana Greenberg are collecting items from the community to send to Puerto Rico, which was devastated last month by Hurricane Maria, the strongest storm to make landfall there in more than 85 years.

King City will host its annual State of the City address next Wednesday, Jan. 31, at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds Orradre Building.

King City Council has approved a pair of new solar-powered flashing warning signs for the crosswalk serving King City High School at Broadway and Canal streets to improve the safety of students and other pedestrians walking in the area.

Central Coast school districts were awarded more than $28 million in Title 1 grants for the upcoming 2017-2018 school year, and several South Monterey County schools were included.