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Long-serving Monterey County District Attorney Dean D. Flippo retired from the position in January and was presented with a resolution from the City of Gonzales in his honor last Monday, Feb. 4.

GONZALES — After an extensive search resulting in candidates applying from across the nation, Gonzales City Council has appointed Trevin Barber as city manager. Barber most recently served as assistant city manager at the City of Seaside. He brings to his new position more than...

GONZALES — Gonzales City Manager Rene Mendez and Community Engagement Director Carmen Gil were presenters at the 2022 Western Forum for Migrant and Community Health Conference held last week in Portland, Ore. The topic of their presentation was “Community Health Workers: Supporting Special Populations through...

LOS ÁNGELES — María Elena Hernández recuperó hace poco una caja floreada escondida en su armario y la desempolvó. Durante más de una década ahí ha ido guardando las declaraciones de impuestos, los contratos de alquiler y otros documentos que ha reunido para demostrar...

BIG SUR — State Highway 1 is closed in both directions Wednesday along the Big Sur coast in southern Monterey County because of fallen rocks onto the roadway, according to Caltrans. The rockfall was reported Wednesday morning just north of the Ragged Point Inn &...

SALINAS VALLEY — Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency (SVBGSA) is hosting multiple workshops this spring to provide residents and businesses of the Salinas Valley with an opportunity to learn about water use and management in the region. The “Our Water Future in the Salinas Valley:...

REC SURVEY SOLEDAD — Residents of Soledad are asked to take a survey regarding the expansions of recreation opportunities within the city. A 2020 community recreation survey can be found at www.surveymonkey.com/r/RSEN20. GOLDEN JUBILEE KING CITY — King City Rotary Club President Oscar Avalos announced during the...

SALINAS VALLEY — California Department of Transportation has awarded a Sustainable Communities Transportation Planning Grant in the amount of $664,127 to the Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC) and its partners, Monterey County Health Department and Ecology Action, for the Salinas Valley Safe Routes...

EVENTS POSTPONED KING CITY — King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture has announced the postponement of two upcoming events. King City’s “State of the City” program, which was originally supposed to take place Jan. 19, has been rescheduled for Feb. 16. The Chamber’s Annual...

GONZALES — Small wooden boxes supplied with food will soon appear around Gonzales as the city implements a Little Free Pantry program. The first pantry is located next to Gonzales City Hall, and three more are planned for other locations. “We’ve gotten a lot of requests by...