Monterey County job centers expand hours as pandemic unemployment benefits expire
MONTEREY COUNTY ā On Sept. 4, the federal unemployment insurance program, known as the Pandemic Unemployment Insurance benefit, created under the CARES Act, will expire in California and across the states.
āStarting today, over 3 million California workers impacted by the expiration of these critical...
Monterey County Environmental Health Bureau plans to enforce Covid-19 citations
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey Countyās Environmental Health Bureau has conducted 1,971 visits to area businesses since September, which resulted in 12 citations for violations of Covid-related health orders and one permit revocation.
Ricardo Encarnacion, assistant bureau chief for the Environmental Health Bureau, made the announcement...
Mass vaccination clinic in Greenfield scheduled for this weekend
GREENFIELD ā The farmworker community has been invited to a mass vaccination clinic in Greenfield, hosted by the city and partnership organizations on April 10 and 11 at Greenfield Memorial Hall.
The expansive parking area and large building will allow for people to walk in,...
Monterey County encourages residents to respond to state antibodies study
MONTEREY COUNTY ā California Department of Public Health and Stanford University are working on a study called CalScope, which aims to measure antibodies in the populace and determine which activities are connected to different antibody levels in the fight against Covid-19.
They will survey random...
Covid-19 vaccinations begin for Monterey County seniors 65-plus in high-risk industries
MONTEREY COUNTY ā A shift in treatment guidelines within Monterey County has made it so individuals age 65 and older can register for Covid-19 vaccinations as long as they meet certain criteria, and the county has ramped up plans to get vaccinations out to...
Covid-19 case rates continue to escalate in Monterey County
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County Health Officer Dr. Edward Moreno said in an Aug. 18 press briefing that the county continues to have higher case rates of Covid-19 from the Delta variant, and that data is backing up the effectiveness of vaccines.
āIn Monterey County,...
State eases restrictions, allows some reopenings
CALIFORNIA ā Facing swelling political pressure and numerous lawsuits by businesses forced to shut down, Gov. Gavin Newsom of California on Monday lifted a strict stay-at-home order and handed to local authorities greater control over whether restaurants, hair salons and other commerce could reopen.
The...
Vaccine clinics in Greenfield, Soledad reach out to area farmworkers
SALINAS VALLEY ā Monterey County residents were able to get vaccinated with six sessions of a mass Covid-19 vaccination effort last weekend at Greenfield Memorial Hall and Soledad Community Center.
A total of 3,000 vaccine doses were distributed at the events, which were separate from...
Covid-19 cases rising again in Monterey County
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County is seeing another increase in Covid-19 cases, announced County Health Officer Dr. Edward Moreno during last weekās media briefing.
According to Moreno, specimens sent for gene sequencing have determined a statewide average of 40 to 50% of Covid-19 cases are...
Monterey County moves into red Covid tier
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Residents in Monterey County can now look forward to fewer restrictions as the region moves from the most severe risk, Purple Tier, and into the moderate risk, Red Tier, of Californiaās Covid-19 reopening plan.
The announcement was made Tuesday after the county...
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Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Nov. 12, 2025
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Oct. 311:39 a.m. Violation of probation on Main St.11:11 a.m. Info Report (assault) on Main St.
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