Greenfieldās 2024 coat drive ends soon
GREENFIELD ā Greenfieldās annual coat drive is underway, seeking donations to benefit homeless individuals and others in need of warm clothing this winter.
Local resident Avelina Torres is spearheading the coat drive for the eighth year in a row, and has partnered with the Greenfield...
General Election 2024: Gonzales and King City tax measures facing defeat
SALINAS VALLEY ā Voters in Gonzales and King City are leaning toward rejecting two local tax measures intended to boost funding for city improvements, according to Monterey Countyās latest results in the Presidential General Election held on Nov. 5.
Both measures, Measure S in Gonzales...
Monterey County Sheriffās Office receives $75K grant to fight alcohol-related harm
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County Sheriffās Office has been awarded a $75,000 grant from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) to reduce alcohol-related harm in the community.
āThis initiative is essential to improving youth safety and giving law enforcement the tools needed to...
Soledadās recycled water project receives $17M grant
SOLEDAD ā City of Soledad has received nearly $17 million in grant funding to build a pipe system that will deliver recycled water from the treatment plant to parks and school fields.
Soledadās Recycled Water Conveyance Project will replace 180 acre-feet ā 59 million gallons...
More than $100K in arts and cultural grants awarded to Monterey County nonprofits
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Arts Council for Monterey County (Arts4MC) has awarded $109,000 in Arts and Cultural Impact Grants to 22 local arts organizations and nonprofit organizations with art programs, thanks to funding from the County of Monterey and its Board of Supervisors.Ā
This is the...
Greenfield firefighters assist with Palisades Fire response
GREENFIELD ā Firefighters from Greenfield Fire Department patrolled and extinguished hot spots off Topanga Canyon in Los Angeles County last week.
Earlier this month, three members of the Greenfield crew joined the XLK Task Force 2100 and were deployed to the Palisades Fire, which has...
Local leader honored for decades of advocacy for Latina and indigenous women in Monterey County
MONTEREY COUNTY ā MarĆa Elena Manzo, founder and executive director of Mujeres en Acción, is the recipient of the third annual Alfred Diaz-Infante Award, announced the Siembra Latinos Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County.
Manzo will be presented with the award at the Eighth...
Transportation Agency approves City of Soledadās Participatory Budgeting funding request
SOLEDAD ā Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC) Board of Directors has approved the City of Soledadās request to schedule Regional Surface Transportation Funds dedicated to its Participatory Budgeting process for four projects.
These projects include pedestrian improvements on Orchard Lane and Gabilan Drive for...
CTF inmates donate funds to youth programs
SOLEDAD ā Correctional Training Facility in Soledad recently presented a check for $16,381.50 to two local youth organizations: the South County Warriors and the Gonzales Youth Football and Cheer.
These programs serve more than 150 boys and girls and are dedicated to teaching the fundamentals...
Soledad community encouraged to test temporary redesign along Front Street
SOLEDAD ā A temporary redesign along Front Street in Soledad for a Safe Routes to School project demonstration is now open for community members to test out, announced Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC).
The demonstration, which began Sept. 8 and continues through Oct. 6,...
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Soledad man sentenced to 25 years to life in 2010 Greenfield...
SOLEDAD ā Former Soledad resident Noel Aguilera Ledesma was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison on March 12 for the 2010 murder...






















