Opinión | Para los ‘dreamers’, los hechos dirán más que las palabras
TEMPE, Arizona — En los meses anteriores a la votación en el Congreso de la Ley de fomento para el progreso, alivio y educación para menores extranjeros (Dream, por su sigla en inglés) en 2010, jóvenes de todo el estado organizamos manifestaciones para instar...
City of Gonzales’ KICK Kiosk system reduces waste, enhances community engagement
GONZALES — Billboard flyers can get overwhelming, leaving well-meaning merchants and public places buried in paper. The City of Gonzales found a way to dig out of flyer overload and at the same time greatly enhance engagement with the public and with key businesses.
The...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Feb. 3, 2021
POLICE VACCINES
KING CITY — King City Police Department announced Jan. 20 that it had partnered with Mee Memorial Healthcare System to immunize the KCPD staff after Monterey County Department of Public Health received authorization to include police officers in the Covid-19 vaccine prioritization....
Cal Water announces temporary leadership assignments in Salinas Valley districts
SALINAS VALLEY — California Water Service (Cal Water) has announced changes in local leadership for the utility’s King City and Salinas districts, effective Jan. 15.
Salinas District Manager Brenda Granillo will be away from the office until July 2021, resulting in Marc Bloom stepping in...
Animal shelter offers pet food bank in Soledad for struggling families
SOLEDAD — Hundreds of area pets will have food after last Saturday’s Pet Food Bank, hosted by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) for Monterey County.
Cars lined up beyond the Soledad High School parking lot and down Gabilan Drive for...
Salinas Valley Fair 2021 to host in-person livestock show and online auction
KING CITY — Salinas Valley Fair announced Monday that it will host an in-person Livestock Grading Show and Online Auction for the 2021 Fair.
“We are very pleased to have a plan in place that allows us to bring the community back together for our...
Opinión | Mujeres: las vacunas contra la Covid-19 no causan infertilidad
La pandemia de COVID-19 ha cobrado una factura muy desproporcionada en las carreras, las finanzas y la vida en el hogar de las mujeres. Aunque las vacunas pueden representar una solución, a medida que los científicos estudian la infección por coronavirus y las respuestas...
Part of Highway 1 in California falls into the ocean
BIG SUR — A portion of Highway 1 near Big Sur, California, collapsed this past week and fell into the Pacific Ocean after heavy rains caused a “debris flow” of trees, boulders, water and mud, leaving behind a 150-foot-wide gap.
Workers from the California Department...
Evacuation orders lifted for Carmel and River fire burn scar areas
MONTEREY COUNTY — Evacuation orders were lifted Friday evening for the communities within and surrounding the Carmel and River fire burn scars.
Monterey County Sheriff’s Office made the announcement after an atmospheric river weather event impacted the county the past few days, resulting in downed...
Monterey County remains in purple tier, as Covid-19 vaccine rollout makes progress
MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Health Department announced earlier this week that “sufficient progress” has been made vaccinating Phase 1a health care workers, and that providers may now begin to offer Covid-19 vaccine to residents age 75 years or older in Phase 1b, Tier...
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Proposed Greenfield, King City high school district split heads to public...
GREENFIELD — A proposal that could separate Greenfield and King City high schools into two different unified school districts will be the focus of...
