Hundreds receive their second Covid-19 vaccine shot at mass clinics in Gonzales
GONZALES — Community Foundation for Monterey County partnered with the City of Gonzales, Gonzales Fire Department and Gonzales Pharmacy to host two mass vaccination events on April 28 and 29, totaling 1,170 doses of Covid-19 vaccine.
These doses were the second shots, with recipients having...
111th California Rodeo Salinas postponed until September
SALINAS — The 111th California Rodeo Salinas has been postponed until September, following a recommendation from the rodeo’s Covid-19 Response Committee.
California Rodeo Association’s Executive Board voted unanimously to move the 2021 rodeo from July 15-18 to now Sept. 23-26. The Professional Bull Riding event...
Mee Memorial Healthcare System to expand pediatric services
KING CITY — Mee Memorial Healthcare System has received $500,000 in grants to support the expansion of its pediatric services in King City.
A total of $150,000 was gifted on top of a $350,000 grant from Monterey Peninsula Foundation, Mee Memorial announced last Thursday.
The new...
Greenfield’s 7th annual coat drive gets underway
GREENFIELD — Greenfield’s annual coat drive is underway, seeking donations to benefit homeless individuals and others in need of warm clothing this winter.
Local resident Avelina Torres is spearheading the coat drive for the seventh year in a row, and once again she has...
Monterey County announces important dates for Presidential Primary Election
MONTEREY COUNTY — The March 5, 2024, Presidential Primary Election is almost here, and there are a couple of things voters should know to get vote ready.
Monterey County local voter information guides and ballots will begin mailing soon. State voter information guides will also...
All evacuations lifted for River and Carmel fires; Monterey County shelters to close
SALINAS VALLEY — All evacuation orders and warnings for the River and Carmel fires were lifted Thursday afternoon, as firefighters continue to increase containment of the wildfires that have burned a combined 55,499 acres.
“All evacuation and warning zones in the River and Carmel fires...
Gonzales food pantry chosen as 2020 Nonprofit of the Year
GONZALES — Gonzales Community Presbyterian Church “Una Mesa” Food Pantry has been selected as a California Association of Nonprofits 2020 Nonprofit of the Year by State Sen. Anna Caballero.
The local food pantry is one of more than a hundred nonprofits that is being honored...
Gonzales School Board evaluates support for bond measures on November ballot
GONZALES — Board members from the Gonzales Unified School District recently heard a presentation on survey data from financial consultant Dale Scott about the possible support for two upcoming school bond ballot measures in the November election.
Measure J and Measure K, which will be...
Mission San Antonio hosts annual Fiesta this Sunday
Historic Mission San Antonio de Padua is hosting its annual Fiesta this Sunday, June 9.
Lawmakers pave the way for more housing in California
California needs more housing. More condominiums, more town houses near mass transit, more suburban apartment buildings. There is no other solution to the state’s desperate homelessness problem and a deepening housing affordability crisis, according to a broad collection of economists and housing experts.
Yet for...
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Soledad Youth Council leads citywide street safety effort
SOLEDAD — Soledad Youth Council is leading a comprehensive Street Safety Initiative for the 2025-26 year focused on identifying and addressing pedestrian and traffic...
