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January 27, 2026

Voting period opens for Gonzales Special Tax Measure Election

GONZALES — Voters in Gonzales will begin receiving ballots for the City of Gonzales’ Special Tax Measure Election, which is an all-mail ballot election from Aug. 1 through Aug. 30. If approved, Measure D would establish a Special Temporary Gonzales Transactions and Use Tax at...

Salinas Valley News Briefs | Feb. 3, 2021

POLICE VACCINES KING CITY — King City Police Department announced Jan. 20 that it had partnered with Mee Memorial Healthcare System to immunize the KCPD staff after Monterey County Department of Public Health received authorization to include police officers in the Covid-19 vaccine prioritization....

Gonzales Unified School District appoints Adame as new superintendent

GONZALES — Gonzales Unified School District Board of Trustees has named Joey Adame as the new superintendent, effective Jan. 1, 2025. Adame, currently the superintendent of Los Molinos Unified School District, was chosen for his leadership in improving academic achievement and supporting student equity. ā€œCountless hours...

Relay For Life of the Salinas Valley makes a return

SALINAS VALLEY — American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life of the Salinas Valley invites the community to join the movement to honor and remember loved ones and fight back for lifesaving change. Opening ceremonies for the Sept. 23 event will kick off at 4 p.m....

Scholarship winners announced at 2024 Harvest Festival in Greenfield

GREENFIELD — City of Greenfield celebrated its first-ever Harvest Festival Scholarship recipients during the expanded two-day Harvest Festival, held Oct. 19-20 along El Camino Real. The inaugural scholarship was awarded to 10 local students in recognition of their achievements. Scholarship winners included Anthony Duenez Ramirez, Diana...

Salinas Valley News Briefs | Oct. 29, 2025

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TRICKS AND TREATS SALINAS — SPCA Monterey County is hosting its first Halloween Tricks and Treats event on Thursday, Oct. 30, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the SPCA Learning Center, located at 1002 Monterey-Salinas Highway in Salinas. Families and children are invited to enjoy...

GRIDLIFE Festival tour makes first-ever West Coast stop in Salinas

SALINAS — The GRIDLIFE Festival tour comes to the West Coast for the first time ever on Oct. 20-22, bringing its unique youth-oriented music and motorsport event to WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Salinas. An expected 175 race cars will hit the track over the...

Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System launches Rose River Memorial

SALINAS VALLEY — A photo of the father she lost to Covid-19 was close by as Maria Munoz cut into red felt fabric and participated in the Rose River Memorial project launched by Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System (SVMHS). ā€œMy dad’s battle with Covid lasted...

How dangerous is wildfire smoke?

Last week, California's top legislative leaders unveiled a plan to spend more than half a billion dollars on efforts aimed at protecting the state from catastrophic wildfires. The plan builds on the governor’s proposal in January to spend $1 billion on wildfire prevention and resiliency...

Greenfield Union School District superintendent to join Google cohort

GREENFIELD — Global Silicon Valley (GSV) and Google for Education have joined forces to launch the pilot year of its Google GSV Education Innovation Fellowship, of which Greenfield Union School District Superintendent Zandra Jo Galvan was selected as one of the 25 members of...

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CHP highlights public safety laws taking effect in 2026

CALIFORNIA — California Highway Patrol (CHP) is highlighting new public safety laws passed during this year’s legislative session and signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom....