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March 28, 2024

Salinas Valley first responders receive Covid-19 vaccinations from nursing students

SALINAS VALLEY ā€” Nursing students from Hartnell Community College administered hundreds of Covid-19 vaccine doses to area firefighters last Saturday. The vaccinations took place at Clinica de Salud del Valle de Salinas locations in Salinas, Castroville, Greenfield and King City. Students involved were part of the...

What to know about Johnson & Johnson vaccines in California

The U.S. vaccination campaign has been rolling along and picking up steam. Some 22% of Californiaā€™s roughly 40 million residents are fully vaccinated, and more are signing up for appointments. COVID-19 case rates in the state are at some of their lowest levels since...

Mee Memorial doctor encourages students to get vaccinated

GREENFIELD ā€” Dr. Joshua Deutsch, a physician with Mee Memorial Healthcare System, recently spoke to students at Greenfield High School to encourage them to get the Covid-19 vaccination. Deutsch, who has shared his experiences of first-hand patient interaction in King City and Greenfield with Monterey...

Monterey County supervisors adopt countywide mask order

MONTEREY COUNTY ā€” After several weeks of discussion, Monterey County Board of Supervisors has approved a countywide indoor face covering ordinance that could begin in late October if certain criteria are met. Last week the Board delayed final approval of its mask mandate until Tuesday...

The end of Californiaā€™s lockdowns

Today, weā€™re starting with some big news: There will be no green tier after all. In fact, very soon, weā€™re set to say goodbye to the purple, red, orange and yellow tiers that have for months dictated so much about our lives. California plans to...

Monterey Countyā€™s Covid-19 Stipend Program ends

MONTEREY COUNTY ā€” Monterey County Health Departmentā€™s Covid-19 Stipend Program has ended as of March 31, the decision of which came as vaccine rates increase and the number of new cases has decreased. The Stipend Program started in December 2020 with the aim of helping...

Greenfield McDonaldā€™s offers free Big Macs for vaccine registrants

GREENFIELD ā€” Community members who registered for a Covid-19 vaccine at McDonaldā€™s in Greenfield recently were able to get a free Big Mac. The two-day event was held Aug. 6 and 7 in partnership between McDonaldā€™s and Virus Integrated Distribution of Aid (VIDA) Monterey County,...

Covid-19 relief funds available for small businesses in Monterey County

MONTEREY COUNTY ā€” Federal, state and county agencies, including Cal Coastal, continue to offer assistance to local businesses, with two new programs having recently begun to help them bounce back from the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. Cindy Merzon, director of Cal Coastalā€™s Small Business...

Monterey County mask mandate fails to gain enough support

MONTEREY COUNTY ā€” An ordinance that would have required face coverings indoors countywide failed to receive enough support from the Monterey County Board of Supervisors during a special meeting last week. After extensive discussion and public comment at the Sept. 8 meeting, the board voted...

California lost 175,000 ā€˜creative economyā€™ jobs, study finds

CALIFORNIA ā€” Arts advocates and elected officials in California called Thursday for additional government spending to avert what one organization leader called a ā€œpending cultural depressionā€ brought on by the pandemic. ā€œThere is no economic recovery in our area unless a working creative engine is...

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Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published March 20, 2024

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. GREENFIELD March 96:56 p.m. DUI on El Camino Real. March 107:21 a.m. Agency Outside Assistance on Cypress...