Pop-up sites increase access to Covid-19 testing for South Monterey County residents
SALINAS VALLEY ā Free pop-up Covid-19 testing sites have been emerging lately in South Monterey County as part of an effort to increase testing access after a new site was added to Castroville to the existing lineup of Salinas and Seaside.
When available, local residents...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | April 2, 2021
PANTHER PLEDGE
SALINAS VALLEY ā Hartnell College is inviting Salinas Valley high school seniors to sign up for the Panther Prep Pledge program through April 16 and complete priority registration for Fall 2021 classes. By pledging online to attend Hartnell this fall, students will receive...
Gonzales City Council moves forward with sales tax increase
GONZALES ā Gonzales City Council has approved a ballot measure to raise the cityās sales tax by half a percent during a special meeting last month.
After the 4-0 approval by Mayor Maria Orozco, Mayor Pro Tem Scott Funk and Council Members Lorraine Worthy and...
Monterey County hospitals coordinate to fight growing pandemic
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Representatives from Monterey Countyās four hospitals spoke during a press briefing Dec. 9 to share how they are coordinating to react to the recent surge in Covid-19 infections and hospitalizations.
Mee Memorialās Chief Medical Officer Robert Valladares was joined by Natividadās CMO...
Mayors unite to demand new courthouse in Greenfield
All four South County mayors have joined together on a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom asking him to intervene in the decision about where to build the next courthouse for Monterey County.
Monterey County Sheriffās Office details military equipment use
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County Board of Supervisors gave preliminary approval Nov. 7 for an updated military equipment use policy from the Monterey County Sheriffās Office and received a report on the use of such equipment in part of 2022.
The Sheriffās Office reported 33...
Monterey County Workforce Development Board Green Cadre program receives $2M state grant
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County Workforce Development Board (MCWDB) has received a second round of funding ā almost $2 million ā from the California Volunteers, Office of the Governor, for the Youth Service Corps employment program.
āThe Youth Service Corps funding will help MCWDB address...
Donations help South County YMCA assist families in need
Each year the South County YMCA raises funds to help people who cannot afford its membership fees.
Search warrants lead to arrests, recovery of weapons in South Monterey County
SALINAS VALLEY ā Local authorities served three search warrants in South Monterey County last week that resulted in three arrests and the seizure of four pistols and one semi-automatic assault rifle.
Just before 5 a.m. on Aug. 4, officers from the Greenfield and Soledad police...
Bicycling Gonzales, and elsewhere in Monterey County
The inaugural CiclovĆa Gonzales, Sept. 9, 2018, is an Open Streets event for walking, rolling in a wheelchair, skating, bicycling, or using other people-powered transportation on streets free of motor vehicles. Itās sure to increase interest in biking, as do Open Streets events worldwide.
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Monterey Bay FC parts ways with Stewart, names Covelo new head...
SEASIDE ā Monterey Bay Football Club announced Wednesday that the club has parted ways with Head Coach Jordan Stewart and Assistant Coach Troy McKerrell,...






















