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Soledad City Council approves $11 million budget

SOLEDAD — Soledad City Council approved the 2021-22 fiscal year proposed budget and discussed the future of municipal services and offerings during its June...

Finally, California is about to reopen

We’ve been waiting for this week for a long time. After more than a year of complex, evolving rules governing where Californians can go and...

Salinas Valley News Briefs | June 11, 2021

JOB SEEKERS MONTEREY COUNTY — Several local employers are hiring and utilizing the Monterey County Workforce Development Board’s new Premier Virtual online platform to meet...

Inmates graduate with job certifications at Soledad prison facilities

SOLEDAD — More than a dozen participants in a state-wide job training program offered by the California Prison Industry Authority (CALPIA) graduated in May...

Why California is planning to ban fracking

A little more than a week ago, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that not only would California effectively ban hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, by 2024,...

Salinas Valley News Briefs | April 23, 2021

EARTH DAY CLEANUP KING CITY — King City in Bloom will host an Earth Day town-wide cleanup on April 24, from 8:30 to 10 a.m....

New state unemployment claims rose again last week

The U.S. job market remains challenging, with the government reporting Thursday that initial claims for state unemployment benefits rose last week. A total of 741,000...

Who will fulfill the vision of Cesar Chavez?

More than three decades ago, Cesar Chavez, founder of the first successful union for farmworkers, predicted a future in which the cities of California...

La brecha de las vacunas en las comunidades hispanas refleja las...

En todo Estados Unidos, son pocos los hispanos vacunados, según un anÔlisis elaborado por The New York Times con base en la información sobre...

Mass vaccination clinics launch throughout Salinas Valley

SALINAS VALLEY — Monterey County companies, organizations and agencies have partnered to host mass vaccination sites weekly, with the latest having taken place at...

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