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CENTRAL COAST — Scammers continue to take advantage of Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) customers.  In fact, in 2023, PG&E received nearly 43,000 reports from customers who were targeted by scammers impersonating the company, and customers lost approximately $875,000 in fraudulent payments, with the...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Applications are closing soon for an Individual Artists Grant through the Arts Council for Monterey County (Arts4MC). The Individual Artists Grant program was established to acknowledge artistic excellence, offer direct assistance to artists who demonstrate readiness to take their work to the...

SALINAS — Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency (SVBGSA) has been hosting 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, and the final event will be on...

GREENFIELD — In a significant boost to wildfire prevention efforts, the City of Greenfield has been awarded $189,263 in grant funding through Cal Fire’s Wildfire Prevention Grants Program as part of a larger initiative aimed at enhancing wildfire resilience across the Central Coast. The funding,...

COSTA CENTRAL — A pesar de los avances significativos desde el lanzamiento de un estudio de vivienda para trabajadores agrícolas histórico de 2018 que cuantifica las condiciones de hacinamiento crítico para los trabajadores agrícolas en la región, se necesitan miles de viviendas más para...

SEASIDE — The Climate Resilience Regional Challenge grant, aimed at combating the effects of climate change, will bring $2 million to California State University Monterey Bay (CSUMB). The funding will support 45 paid internships, stipends for six professional internships, a number of teacher assistant positions...

SOLEDAD — Soledad Community Health Care District (SCHCD) CEO Ida Lopez Chan has been nominated for the prestigious CEO of the Year award by the Association of California Healthcare Districts (ACHD). This nomination not only recognizes Lopez Chan’s leadership, but also marks a significant milestone...

LISTENING SESSION GREENFIELD — Monterey County Supervisor Chris Lopez and his District 3 office will be hosting a community listening session on Wednesday, July 17, in Greenfield. The session will take place at 5:30 p.m. at the Greenfield Library Branch, 315 El Camino Real. Residents...

SOLEDAD — An overwhelming majority of Soledad Community Health Care District (SCHCD) workers decided last month to form their union with SEIU Local 2015, the nation’s largest long-term care workers union. The workers who organized at Soledad are certified nursing assistants, housekeepers, restorative aides, medical...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Hartnell College Foundation and Bright Futures of Monterey County have announced a collaboration with CalKIDS, a fund in California that provides free college savings accounts for millions of children. In Monterey County, there are more than 64,000 qualified children with $33 million...