Californiaās next vaccine eligibility expansion
Well, the moment many of us have been waiting for has arrived: Californians 50 and older will be eligible to be vaccinated starting April 1, and residents older than 16 will be eligible starting April 15, state officials announced Thursday, in an effort to...
Gonzales Unified School District hosts second College and Career Fair
GONZALES ā Career path opportunities along with valuable college entrance information were available to Gonzales Unified School District (GUSD) students at the second annual College and Career Fair on Oct. 14 at the Gonzales High School campus.
Colleges from as far north as the University...
Gonzales police introduce new pen pal program for residents
GONZALES ā Community members can now correspond with their local police through Gonzalesā Pen Pal with a Cop program, which rolled out May 7.
āIt would be an opportunity for us here at the police department to stay connected with our community in a different...
Free psychotherapy available to frontline and essential workers in Monterey County
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Frontline Workers Counseling Project (FWCP), a San Francisco-based nonprofit that pairs frontline and essential workers with private-practice therapists for pro bono counseling services, is expanding its service area to Monterey County.
FWCP, formerly called the Covid-19 Pro Bono Counseling Project, was created...
Monterey County officials offer advice in how to prepare for fire emergencies
MONTEREY COUNTY ā With the one-year anniversary of the start of both the Carmel and River fires, where more than 100 structures were lost and many acres of property burned, officials from around the county discussed fire safety at an Aug. 25 media briefing.
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California Primary Election 2022: Latest results for Monterey County, statewide contests
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County voters have returned their ballots to choose candidates for various state and local offices in the June 7 California Primary Election.
According to Monterey County Elections, there are 208,274 registered voters in the county. The latest numbers show that 34,758...
SPCA Wildlife Center caring for 46 rescued young gulls
MONTEREY COUNTY ā SPCA Monterey County is issuing a warning to drive carefully around gulls in early August.
This time of year, fledgling gulls are leaving their nests. These young gulls are the same size as their parents with one major difference: they are not...
General Election 2020: Latest results for South Monterey County races, Nov. 10
SALINAS VALLEY ā Thousands of more ballots have been counted by Monterey County Elections in the Nov. 3 general election, which will determine the outcome in South Monterey County races for school boards and city councils as well as decide the fate of local...
New state unemployment claims rose again last week
The U.S. job market remains challenging, with the government reporting Thursday that initial claims for state unemployment benefits rose last week.
A total of 741,000 workers filed first-time claims for state jobless benefits last week, an increase of 18,000, the Labor Department said. It was...
Farmers suffer losses as Salinas Valley fields flood
Salinas Valley was initially spared the worst of the damage as storms battered California last month. But then the Salinas River overflowed its banks Jan. 10, breaching berms and levees. Over the ensuing hours and days, thousands of acres of some of the countryās most...
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āGet on the Busā reunites families with incarcerated loved ones at...
SOLEDAD ā The transformative power of family connection was on full display Aug. 2 as incarcerated individuals and their loved ones came together at...