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March 29, 2024

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Biden signs extension of Paycheck Protection Program

President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed a two-month extension of the Paycheck Protection Program, which offers loans for small businesses struggling with the economic...

Water shortages and fires loom after a dry winter

The weather forecast Monday calls for sunshine across California, with barely a cloud on the horizon for the next week or so. Pour yourself a...
Covid-19, novel coronavirus 2019

A year like no other: Monterey County health officials reflect on...

MONTEREY COUNTY ā€” Representatives from Monterey Countyā€™s hospitals reflected on the one-year anniversary of the Covid-19 pandemic and the many impacts felt locally during...

Monterey County launches cannabis equity survey

MONTEREY COUNTY ā€” Monterey County Cannabis Program is in the process of assessing how communities have been impacted by cannabis prohibition and the War...

Unemployment claims rise as pandemic hits 1-year mark

The surge in unemployment filings in March 2020 provided one of the first clear warnings of the havoc the pandemic was wreaking on the...

Vaccination rates are lower in disadvantaged counties, CDC reports

Even though the pandemic has taken a disproportionate toll on people of color and on low-income communities, Americans in wealthier counties have been getting...

Preguntas frecuentes sobre el estĆ­mulo, el desempleo y las devoluciones de...

Respondemos las dudas mĆ”s comunes sobre el plan de rescate de Estados Unidos. El presidente Joe Biden firmĆ³ el jueves el Plan de Rescate Estadounidense, promulgando...

Whatā€™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...

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...

Unemployment claims fall, fueling economic hope

UNITED STATES ā€” The second year of the coronavirus pandemic is starting with rising hopes for the economic outlook ā€” and a long way...

Local News

Open Studios Art Tours

New look and name for 2024 Artists Studio Tour

MONTEREY COUNTY ā€” Arts Council for Monterey County (Arts4MC) will be continuing the Artist Studio Tourā€™s legacy, previously run by Arts Habitat. To ensure the...