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June 18, 2026

Tag: California

What’s in the federal stimulus for Californians?

Last week, President Joe Biden signed into law a wide-reaching $1.9 trillion stimulus package aimed at throwing a lifeline to Americans struggling through the...

Letter to the Editor | Promoting Positive Change

To the Editor: The article, “Landmark Education Case Marks 50 Years” (Feb. 10), is very empowering to Soledad’s population. It sends the clear message that minority...

Uncounted in the unemployment rate, but they want to work

Robert Hesse was expecting an imminent promotion to manager of Sub Zero Ice Cream, a nitrogen ice cream shop in Ventura, California, when it...
Pinnacles National Park

Get outside and safely visit a national park

Expansive vistas, serene lakes, abundant wildlife and good old fresh air — what’s not to love about national parks? So many Americans have taken...

Monterey County wildlife officials urge temporary removal of bird feeders

MONTEREY COUNTY — The Central Coast, Northern California, Oregon and Washington are experiencing a salmonellosis outbreak in migrating Pine Siskins. Bird feeders are the primary...
Covid-19, novel coronavirus 2019

Monterey County inches closer to red tier of California reopening plan

MONTEREY COUNTY — Infection rates are declining in Monterey County, with fewer daily confirmed cases of Covid-19 as time goes on, reported county health...

Black and Hispanic communities grapple with vaccine misinformation

SAN JOSE, Calif. — On an unseasonably warm day in February, two men working with a local community group went door to door in...

Gonzales named 19th safest small city in California

GONZALES — AdvisorSmith has announced that Gonzales is the 19th safest small city in California. The business insurance company used information from the FBI crime...

Taking the vaccine into the fields to help vulnerable farmworkers

CALIFORNIA — Before state officials announced that 40% of California's new vaccine doses would go to low-income communities, leaders were struggling to make good...

Fully vaccinated people can have small gatherings indoors, CDC says

UNITED STATES — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday issued long-awaited guidance to Americans fully vaccinated against COVID-19, freeing them to...

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black bear

Black bear sighting prompts police response in Greenfield

GREENFIELD — A rare black bear sighting in Greenfield prompted a police response Wednesday night after residents reported seeing the animal near Pine Avenue. Officers...