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January 30, 2026

Services for older adults to be discussed at Monterey County Area Agency on Aging meeting

MONTEREY COUNTY — A presentation on priority services for seniors and an opportunity for the public to make comments on the 2022-23 Area Plan Update will take place at the June 23 meeting of the Monterey County Area Agency on Aging (AAA) Advisory Council. One...

County hosts fair housing workshops for community

A series of three fair housing community workshops are scheduled this month in Monterey, Castroville and Gonzales.

Meals on Wheels of the Salinas Valley marks 50 years

SALINAS VALLEY — The year 2022 marks a milestone for Meals on Wheels of the Salinas Valley, which is celebrating 50 years of providing services to seniors living throughout the Salinas Valley. In honor of this achievement, Meals on Wheels will host a 50th Anniversary...

County of Monterey offers free, pre-approved plans for ADUs

MONTEREY COUNTY — In an effort to streamline the Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) building process, the County of Monterey is now offering three pre-designed ADU plans to homeowners.  ADUs are a smaller, independent residential dwelling unit located on the same lot as a standalone single...

Supreme Court rules against union recruiting on California farms

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that a California regulation allowing union organizers to recruit agricultural workers at their workplaces violated the constitutional rights of their employers. The vote was 6-3, with the court’s three liberal members in dissent. Chief Justice John Roberts, writing...

Gonzales Pool seeks swimsuit donations

Gonzales Community Pool is looking for swimsuit donations to help provide appropriate swimwear for children.

GRID Alternatives accepting applications for solar panel installation

GRID Alternatives is accepting applications from low to moderate income homes in the cities of Greenfield, Soledad and Gonzales.

California condors headed to Central Coast for release in the wild

A group of the Peregrine Fund’s California condors will soon be unfurling their nine-and-a-half-foot wings to soar the skies of central California, but first they have to get from the World Center for Birds of Prey in Boise, Idaho, all the way to central California, where the National Park Service and the Ventana Wildlife Society will release the condors from their respective sites at Pinnacles National Park and in Big Sur.

General Election 2020: Latest results for South Monterey County races, Nov. 4

SALINAS VALLEY — South Monterey County voters have returned their ballots to choose candidates for school boards and city councils as well as decide the fate of local measures in the Nov. 3 general election. As of Wednesday, the latest results from Monterey County Elections...

California Transportation Commission allocates $19M to Imjin Parkway Project

MONTEREY COUNTY — Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC) announced that the California Transportation Commission has allocated $19 million in Senate Bill 1 Local Partnership Program competitive project funds to the Imjin Parkway Improvement Project in the City of Marina. The Marina-Salinas Multimodal Corridor: Imjin...

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Gonzales’ Camarena takes softball talents to Azusa Pacific

GONZALES — Gonzales resident Celeste Camarena has just begun attending school and training for softball at Azusa Pacific University near the city of Glendora...