Gonzales Public Works receives transportation excellence award
GONZALES ā Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC)
awarded the City of Gonzales Public Works Department a 2019 Transportation
Excellence Award for their work on the cityās ā5th Street Bridge Pilot
Traffic/Pedestrian Safety Programā at the TAMC board meeting Jan. 22.
The award honors the Gonzales staff...
Gonzales donates buses to sister city Tateposco, Mexico
GONZALES ā City of Gonzales has facilitated the donation of three buses to sister city Tateposco, Mexico, in order to help with public transit for residents and students attending the University of Guadalajara.Ā
The decision was made by the city council during its Jan. 6...
Gonzales youth learn about caring for oceans
GONZALES ā Amanda Good, activities coordinator with Save the Whales, recently spoke to children at the Gonzales Library about pollution and waterways.
Specific trash items and how many years it takes them to break down in the oceans were among the topics covered.
Good came to...
Gonzales Youth Guardians deliver toys to local children
GONZALES ā Gonzales Youth Guardians passed out toys to
children on Christmas Eve, lighting up the holiday season for those in need.
This was the first year the group has handed out toys, and
is planned to be an annual tradition in the future.
āWe had a...
Artist duo creates field of exploration along Salinas River
SALINAS VALLEY ā A secret garden named Lesnini Field has been created along the Salinas River in South Monterey County to showcase art and to emphasize discovery.
Created by California-based visual artist and writer Erik
Bakke and Dutch visual artist and educator Andre Dekker in...
New laws take effect in California for 2020
CALIFORNIA ā The beginning of a new year comes with many new
laws taking effect throughout the state.
Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed numerous bills into law that aim to tackle issues including firearms, housing, pollution, schools, animal rights and more.
South Monterey County businesses,...
Crews continue work on Wellness Center facelift in Gonzales
GONZALES ā The Taylor Farms Family Health and Wellness
Center in Gonzales is operational while the construction on the siteās
expansion continues into the beginning of the new year.
The center, part of the Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare
System (SVMHS), will expand from the original 6,400 square...
āNutcracker Balletā soars to new heights for 60th production in South Monterey County
KING CITY ā āThe Nutcracker Balletā returned to the stage last month for its 60th anniversary production in South Monterey County, featuring local students from Monterey County Dance Theatre and character actors from The Stage Hands who performed the holiday classic at Robert Stanton...
Hartnell College breaks ground at King City Education Center expansion
KING CITY ā In a packed room at the
King City Education Center on Dec. 3, King City community leaders and Hartnell
students, employees, trustees and friends gathered to kick off construction of
an expansion that will double the size of the center by January 2021.
This historic...
CSUMB honors local veterans with new exhibit
SALINAS ā California State University Monterey Bayās (CSUMB) Salinas Center for Arts and Culture has launched a new exhibition celebrating the collegeās student, faculty and staff veterans, active duty service members and military dependents.
The free exhibit, āCSUMB Honors Veterans,ā opened to the public Nov....
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Volleyball | King City rallies to beat Greenfield
KING CITY ā Trailing in their first match of the volleyball season two games to one, the King City Lady Mustangs played better down...