LAKE TALK
KING CITY — A presentation titled “What’s Under the Lake?” is being offered Wednesday, Jan. 21, at 11 a.m. at the new King City History Center at 110 North Vanderhurst Ave. in King City. The public is invited. Patricia Ashe Woodfill with the San Antonio Valley Historical Association will use historic photos and data to speak about Lake San Antonio. The presentation is expected to last 45 minutes. Lake San Antonio in Monterey County, formed by the San Antonio Dam, was completed in December 1965, creating the reservoir primarily for water supply, flood control and recreation, with the dam built by the Monterey County Water Resources Agency. The lake covered land that once was home to the town of Pleyto and other historic sites.
NEW GOODWILL LOCATION
SALINAS — Goodwill Central Coast opened its newest and largest retail location at 1425 North Davis Road on Jan. 2, marking the organization’s first new store since 2013 and a significant investment in workforce development and economic mobility for the Salinas community. More than a retail store, the North Davis location is designed to expand access to employment opportunities, job training and career pathways for individuals and families facing barriers to work. A Career Training Center, now under development at the site, will further strengthen Goodwill Central Coast’s ability to serve job seekers locally. The North Davis store reflects Goodwill Central Coast’s social enterprise model, where revenue generated through retail operations directly funds mission-driven programs. Donations and purchases help provide job readiness training, employment placement and career advancement services throughout Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Luis Obispo counties.
AGING GRANT
MONTEREY COUNTY — Alliance on Aging has been awarded a $50,000 grant from Archstone Foundation to launch the Aging & Disability Community Leadership Network in Monterey County beginning this January. This capacity-building initiative will mobilize older adults and people with disabilities to strengthen community voice and advance implementation of recommendations developed through the Local Aging and Disability Action Planning (LADAP) project, funded by the California Department of Aging and completed last June. The project will establish resident-led community action groups in Salinas, Soledad and Marina — creating new pathways for civic engagement among historically underrepresented older adults and people with disabilities. These efforts align with the domains of AARP’s Age-Friendly Livable Communities framework and focus on improving livability through inclusive, community-driven solutions. By investing in leadership development, advocacy training and bilingual (English/Spanish) community organizing, this initiative will help ensure that the voices of older adults and people with disabilities are heard where decisions are made — at the city and departmental level.
