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December 3, 2025

New legislation could move up California’s presidential primary

California Secretary of State Alex Padilla and State Sen. Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens) are calling for California voters to have an earlier say in the presidential primary process.

ā€˜Folklorico Nutcracker’ coming to South County

Now in its fifth year of touring Monterey County, Dance Kids of Monterey County has announced that it will once again present performances of ā€œCascanueces: A Folklorico Nutcrackerā€ in South County schools in November.

Take a gamble

More than $31,000 was raised last Friday during the Fourth Annual Casino Night at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds in King City.

Summer reading program returns

The Summer Reading Program is underway at Monterey County Free Libraries with the theme ā€œReading Takes You Everywhere.ā€

Fire season begins

Fire season has begun for King City and Greenfield, with two fires reported in the area last week.

Scheid Vineyards installs wind turbine

A new wind turbine with blades reaching nearly 400 feet into the sky was erected last week at Scheid Vineyards, where the machine will generate 100 percent of the power needed to run the winery and bottling operations four miles south of Greenfield.

King City train station becoming reality after state approves funds

More than $1.5 million in state funding has been approved for pre-construction activities related to a passenger rail platform in King City.

Teens arrested for attempted murder

Three juvenile males have been arrested for a series of crimes that began Friday with a carjacking in Watsonville and ended Saturday night with a police chase in King City following a shooting that critically injured an 18-year-old man.

Fall Carnival returns to town

Come to the Fall Carnival at the fairgrounds in King City, Sept. 20-23, to celebrate the harvest and fall season with family fun, all while helping to raise funds for local K-8 schools, the Salinas Valley Fair and other non-profit organizations.

Council approves biennial budget

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.
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