Soledad marks milestone with opening of Sendero facility
SOLEDAD — County of Monterey and the City of Soledad marked the first-year milestone of a partnership aimed at permanently resolving a long-standing encampment along the Salinas River with the grand opening of the Sendero Interim Housing Facility.
The city hosted the event March 9...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Dec. 16, 2020
LETTERS TO SANTA
KING CITY — The organizers of King City Candy Cane Drive are hosting a Letters to Santa bin at 528 Division St. in King City through Dec. 18. Children can write letters to Santa and place them in the barrel. Organizers said...
Eight staff members fall ill at Salinas Valley State Prison visiting area
SOLEDAD — Eight custody staff members at Salinas Valley State Prison in Soledad were treated at a medical facility after falling ill Friday afternoon in the prison’s Facility C visiting area, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
At about 4:41 p.m. on...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | May 19, 2022
HOUSING WORKSHOP
SOLEDAD — Monterey Bay Economic Partnership Housing Initiative and the City of Soledad will be cohosting a Salinas Valley Housing Element Workshop on Thursday, May 19, from 6 to 8 p.m., at the Soledad Community Center, 560 Walker Drive. Every eight years, California...
Soledad’s first Step-Up Mentoring class graduates
SOLEDAD — Partners For Peace recently celebrated the graduation of 27 Soledad seventh and eighth graders for its inaugural Step-Up Mentoring class at the Soledad Community Center.
The Step-Up Mentoring program, held weekly from May to October 2023, made a profound impact on Soledad’s youth,...
Salinas Valley students form ‘walking school buses’
SALINAS VALLEY — Walking school buses have arrived in the Salinas Valley, kicking off a new way for local elementary students to safely get to school.
Transportation Agency for Monterey County, in partnership with the Monterey County Health Department, Ecology Action and Blue Zones, launched...
Soledad City Council discusses centennial celebrations, first roundabout
SOLEDAD — Plans for Soledad’s centennial celebration were discussed during Soledad City Council’s Jan. 20 meeting.
Interim City Manager Brent Slama said plans for a larger presentation are in the works, but gave a preview of ideas for the centennial celebrations, which will include a...
Trip to ‘Hamilton’
A group of 91 Gonzales High School students, Somavia High School students and staff traveled to the Orpheum Theater in San Francisco to see “Hamilton” on March 27.
Pinnacles National Park limits visitor services due to partial government shutdown
Due to the federal government shutdown and a lapse in federal funding, Pinnacles National Park will temporarily reduce some of its services while the park remains open to visitors.
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Greenfield welcomes 8 new interns for hands-on training
GREENFIELD — City of Greenfield has welcomed eight new interns into its Internship Program, with the participants beginning hands-on training and professional experiences across...
