SBA opens Disaster Loan Outreach Center in Salinas
MONTEREY COUNTY ā U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced the opening of its Disaster Loan Outreach Center in Monterey County to meet the needs of businesses and individuals who were affected by the severe winter storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides that occurred from...
Monterey County Supervisor Lopez installed as chair of Rural County Representatives of California
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County Supervisor Chris Lopez was installed as the chair of the Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC), a service organization that champions policies on behalf of its 40 member counties.Ā
Lopez, who represents South Monterey County in District 3, took the...
Monterey County crops fall 6.1% in value last year
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County Agricultural Commissioner Juan Hidalgo has announced the release of the 2023 Annual Crop and Livestock Report, which recorded a production gross value of just over $4.35 billion, reflecting a 6.1% decrease from 2022.
āThe values represented here reflect gross values...
Berlanga named new Hartnell College football coach
SALINAS ā Soledad High School alum Arthur Berlanga has been named the new head football coach at Hartnell College.
Berlanga, a former Panthers player, has not coached in Monterey County in four years after serving as an assistant football coach at Hollister High School for...
Soccer | South Monterey County standouts win awards, earn all-league honors
SALINAS VALLEY ā With the end of the soccer season, itās time to see which high school boys and girls from South Monterey County are taking back awards and receiving all-league honors.
Greenfield Bruins
This year the Greenfield Bruins varsity boysā soccer team won the Mission...
Salinas Valley reels from deadly shooting at King City party
SALINAS VALLEY ā Four residents were killed and seven others injured following a shooting Sunday night outside a home on Second Street in King City, and now a $20,000 reward is being offered to help capture the suspects involved.
The four killed have been identified...
CSUMB institute to target entrepreneurs in South Monterey County
SALINAS VALLEY ā California State University Monterey Bayās Institute for Innovation and Economic Development (iiED) has been awarded a $50,000 grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco 2023 AHEAD program.
The iiEDās proposal, which specifically targeted potential entrepreneurs from underserved and isolated...
Greenfieldās annual Harvest Festival returns with new updates for 2025
GREENFIELD ā Greenfield is gearing up for its beloved annual Harvest Festival, scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 19, with a series of exciting updates that promise an even more vibrant celebration this year.
A key highlight of this yearās festivities is the move of the traditional...
Farmworker receives $17K settlement from Salinas companies over retaliation claims related to working conditions
SALINAS ā Fanciful Company Inc. and DāArrigo Bros Co. of California, located in Salinas, have paid $17,000 in lost wages to a farmworker to resolve a California Agricultural Labor Relations Board (ALRB) unfair labor practices complaint.
The complaint alleged āthat the companies fired the worker...
Soledad residents arrested for multiple burglaries
SOLEDAD ā On March 22 and 23, Monterey County Sheriffās Office deputies assigned to the Patrol Division took reports of a burglary that occurred at a residence in the 300 block of Espinosa Road in Salinas. The incidents occurred on backātoāback days and a...
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CDCR officials investigating Salinas ValleyĀ State Prison inmateās Jan. 29 death as...
SOLEDAD ā California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating the Jan. 29 death of an inmate at Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP) in Soledad as a homicide.
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