Tag: community
PG&E power shutoff affects South Monterey County; resource centers open to...
SOLEDAD — A PG&E Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) on Thursday has impacted areas between Soledad and King City, as well as communities near...
United Way Monterey County’s ‘Stuff the Bus’ campaign kicks off in...
SOLEDAD — Community leaders, volunteers and local agencies gathered last month at Jack Franscioni Elementary School in Soledad to officially kick off the 15th...
El Pájaro CDC relaunches in-person services in South Monterey County
SOLEDAD — El Pájaro Community Development Corporation (CDC) has announced the return of its in-person services to the city of Soledad and the surrounding...
Soledad High School celebrates Class of 2025 at 25th commencement ceremony
SOLEDAD — Soledad High School administrators and faculty said farewell to the Class of 2025 following the 25th commencement ceremony held on campus Saturday...
Foundation launches initiative to strengthen disaster preparedness and response in Monterey...
MONTEREY COUNTY — Community Foundation for Monterey County (CFMC) has announced the launch of the Community Organizations Active in Disaster (COAD), an initiative designed...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | June 18, 2025
IMMIGRANT SUPPORT
SALINAS — Elected officials, labor unions, education leaders, health officials, businesses and community based organizations from Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito counties...
Monterey County Environmental Health Bureau launches data dashboard in response to...
MONTEREY COUNTY — A new GIS-based data dashboard is now online and available to the public to track where environmental testing and monitoring have...
Community Foundation for Monterey County announces LEAD Institute 2025 participants
MONTEREY COUNTY — Community Foundation for Monterey County (CFMC) has selected 28 emerging nonprofit managers to join the LEAD (Leadership, Education and Development) Institute’s...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | June 13, 2025
BEAUTIFICATION BBQ
KING CITY — The public is invited to the annual Beautification Week Hamburger BBQ at San Lorenzo Park on Wednesday, June 18, hosted...
Artichoke Festival closes its doors after 65 years
CASTROVILLE — The beloved Artichoke Festival, a cherished tradition in Monterey County for more than six decades, will not return this year.
The festival’s board...
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Gang members ordered to stand trial for 2024 South Monterey County...
SALINAS VALLEY — Three Norteño gang members have been ordered to stand trial on dozens of charges connected to two mass-casualty shootings that devastated...
