Monterey County hospitals, agencies partner for new health plan
MONTEREY COUNTY — Six organizations are teaming up to address the major health needs of residents of the Monterey Bay and Salinas Valley regions.
The newly formed Monterey County Health Needs Collaborative is a partnership between Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, Salinas Valley Memorial...
Voters to decide whether to increase sales tax in unincorporated Monterey County
MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Board of Supervisors has approved the placement of a measure on the November 2024 ballot to increase the sales tax in Monterey County’s unincorporated areas by 1%.
If approved by voters in the unincorporated areas of the County, the measure...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Jan. 15, 2021
VACCINE PORTAL
MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Health Department has launched an online portal for residents to indicate their interest in getting a Covid-19 vaccine and to be notified when additional tiers are opening for vaccinations. This is not an appointment portal, but a way...
Greenfield secures $500K state grant to expand youth diversion efforts
GREENFIELD — Greenfield City Council has approved acceptance of a $500,000 Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program grant, recommended by the Board of State and Community Corrections, to expand local services for at-risk youth.
The funding strengthens the city’s six-year partnership with Sun Street Centers and...
Will you need a vaccine passport in California?
Baseball is back across California. Tickets to see Bad Bunny early next year were snatched up in no time. The Musso & Frank Grill — the iconic, very much indoors Hollywood haunt — has announced it will reopen May 6.
That’s all been possible, officials...
Fully vaccinated people can have small gatherings indoors, CDC says
UNITED STATES — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday issued long-awaited guidance to Americans fully vaccinated against COVID-19, freeing them to take some liberties that the unvaccinated should not, including gathering indoors with others who are fully vaccinated without precautions while...
Monterey County lifts all evacuation orders for Willow Fire
BIG SUR — Containment on the Willow Fire has increased substantially over the past week, as firefighters continue working around the clock to improve direct control lines and extinguish individual hot spots.
The wildfire, located southeast of Big Sur in the Ventana Wilderness of the...
Hartnell College breaks ground at new Soledad Center
SOLEDAD — Hartnell College has broken ground on its new
Soledad Education Center and celebrated the start of construction this month
with a groundbreaking ceremony that was attended by more than 100 community
members, local students and elected officials.
Scheduled to open in spring 2021, the 16,750-square-foot
multipurpose educational...
Cota joins South Monterey County Joint Union High School District
GREENFIELD — The start of a new school year Wednesday comes with new leadership at South Monterey County Joint Union High School District (SMCJUHSD), as Caroline Cota steps in as superintendent.
Cota, who began her new position this past April, brings 25 years of experience...
Taylor Farms awards more than $650K in scholarships through 2025 program
SALINAS VALLEY — Taylor Farms has awarded more than $650,000 in scholarships through its enhanced annual scholarship program this year.
Students are awarded in three distinct categories: the Extraordinary Scholarship, the Innovative Scholarship and the Employee Scholarship. A total of 38 new scholarships have been...
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Gonzales Police Department receives traffic safety grant
GONZALES — Gonzales Police Department has received a $30,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,...
