More property tax relief available to Monterey County homeowners
MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County residents who need help after falling behind on house payments during the Covid-19 pandemic can still get assistance through the California Mortgage Relief Program, which is expanding eligibility requirements to help more homeowners catch up on past-due payments and...
Greenfield Police awarded grant for anti-tobacco campaign
GREENFIELD — Greenfield Police Department has been awarded $56,155 from the Department of Justice Tobacco Grant Program, which will be used for enforcement and education of illegal sales of tobacco to minors.
As part of the grant, students at Greenfield High School will work closely...
Pinot for Paws fundraiser helps South County Animal Rescue
Manzoni Vineyards and South County Animal Rescue hosted the second annual Pinot for Paws event June 10 that featured the band Soulfoot. The day consisted of a barbecue lunch, executive raffle, live music, dancing and wine tasting.
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Dec. 23, 2020
CITY CLOSURE
KING CITY — In observance of the holidays, City of King City Hall and most of the city’s operations will be closed Dec. 24 through Jan. 3. All public safety police patrol and emergency response operations will remain staffed as normal during this...
Hartnell College President Patricia Hsieh resigns after less than a year
SALINAS — Hartnell Community College Superintendent/President Patricia Hsieh has resigned from her position effective June 30 after less than a year.
Hsieh joined Hartnell last September after working for nearly 14 years as president of Miramar College in the San Diego Community College District. On...
Deadline nears for assemblymember’s ‘There Ought to be a Law’ Program
CALIFORNIA — As the state legislature resumed last week, Assemblymember Robert Rivas is reminding the public to participate in his office’s third annual “There Ought to be a Law” Program.
First introduced in December 2019, the program invites constituents of the 30th Assembly District to submit...
Emergency repairs to fully close River Road near Gonzales in August
GONZALES — Monterey County Public Works is alerting commuters of a full closure of River Road at Fairview Road near Gonzales beginning Tuesday, Aug. 2.
The closure, lasting through the month of August, is necessary so that crews can make repairs to the culvert underneath...
Monterey County secures $11M in state grants to combat homelessness in King City and Soledad
SOLEDAD — The County of Monterey has been awarded two significant grants under California’s Encampment Resolution Funding program, allocating more than $11 million to address homelessness in King City and Soledad.
“The funding will facilitate crucial efforts to address homelessness in the region and assist...
Gonzales schools make the switch to solar energy
Solar will now power Gonzales Unified School District (GUSD) school sites, as solar panels were installed over the past few weeks.
CDC says vaccinated people can go maskless in most places
In a sharp turnabout, federal health officials Thursday advised that Americans who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus may stop wearing masks or maintaining social distance in most indoor and outdoor settings, regardless of size.
The advice from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
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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...
