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Salinas Valley News Briefs | Oct. 5, 2023

ROAD PROJECT PAICINES ā€” A project to perform restoration on the curve alignment along State Route 25 is continuing from just north of the San Benito Lateral to two miles south of State Route 146 near Pinnacles National Park until the end of October. Travelers...

Greenfield PD highlights Mobile Crisis Team

GREENFIELD ā€” Greenfield Police Department is shining a light on its active partnership with Monterey County Behavioral Health, a collaboration dedicated to supporting the communityā€™s mental well-being. The departmentā€™s Mobile Crisis Team includes not only officers trained in crisis intervention, but also Maria Guerrero, a...

CSUMB institute to target entrepreneurs in South Monterey County

SALINAS VALLEY ā€” California State University Monterey Bayā€™s Institute for Innovation and Economic Development (iiED) has been awarded a $50,000 grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco 2023 AHEAD program. The iiEDā€™s proposal, which specifically targeted potential entrepreneurs from underserved and isolated...

Happening today: Nationwide emergency alert test to sound on all cell phones, TVs and radios

UNITED STATES ā€” At 11:20 a.m. today, Oct. 4, anyone with a cell phone can expect an emergency alert from the U.S. federal government. The alert is a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System from the Federal Emergency Management Agency in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission. The national...

Registration to close soon for Regional Broadband Summit

SEASIDE ā€” Join Monterey Bay Economic Partnership (MBEP) on Tuesday, Oct. 3, for its highly anticipated Regional Broadband Summit, to take place from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at California State University Monterey Bayā€™s University Center in Seaside.  This regional event will unveil MBEPā€™s comprehensive White...

Salinas Valley News Briefs | Oct. 2, 2023

MONTHLY LUNCHEON KING CITY ā€” Southern Monterey County Republican Women Federated will host its monthly luncheon meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 3, at 11:30 a.m. at King Kora Restaurant, 611 Canal St., in King City. Guest speaker will be Denice Gary-Pandol, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate,...

Salinas Ride and Drive Event shines light on EVs

MONTEREY COUNTY ā€” A Ride and Drive Event will be held Sunday, Oct. 1, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Salinas Amtrak Station, 11 Station Place, in Salinas. This event, hosted by Ecology Action, highlights electric vehicles (EVs) at all affordability levels and...

Rural County Representatives of California concludes 2023 Annual Meeting in Monterey County

MONTEREY COUNTY ā€” Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC) concluded its 2023 Annual Meeting last Friday in Monterey County, where more than 300 local government officials representing RCRCā€™s 40 member counties were in attendance this year. The Sept. 20-22 event, held at the Portola Hotel...

Salinas Valley News Briefs | Sept. 28, 2023

BLOCK PARTY KING CITY ā€” King City Police Department has planned a District 5 Block Party on Thursday, Sept. 28, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the 300 block of Forden Drive. There will be music, food, bounce houses, entertainment and more. The community can...

Family Resource Center opens in Soledad

SOLEDAD ā€” A little bit of old was transformed on the inside as Soledad Unified School Districtā€™s (SUSD) former Main Street Middle School Library reopened its doors as the Soledad Family Resource Center, following a ribbon cutting and celebration Saturday morning. ā€œThis building certainly has...

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Open Studios Art Tours

New look and name for 2024 Artists Studio Tour

MONTEREY COUNTY ā€” Arts Council for Monterey County (Arts4MC) will be continuing the Artist Studio Tourā€™s legacy, previously run by Arts Habitat. To ensure the...