School community clashes over teacher firings
Gonzales Unified School District is planning to revisit letting three employees go after more than 200 Gonzales parents, teachers and students attended the Feb. 26 School Board meeting out of protest.
South Monterey County Rural Coalition hosts town hall with candidates
Southern Monterey County Rural Coalition (SMCRC) will host its seventh annual Town Hall event Friday, March 23, at 6 p.m. at the San Antonio Valley Community Center in Lockwood.
Easter in the Park returns Sunday
Cypress Church of Gonzales will host its third annual Easter in the Park church services, including an Easter egg hunt, on Sunday, April 16, at 10 a.m.
City of Gonzales, Mann Packing team up for second wind turbine
A second wind turbine will soon join the Taylor Farms wind turbine in Gonzales. The City Council approved a wind turbine site lease agreement between the City and Mann Packing Company Inc. on Nov. 20.
Local diabetes patients among first to receive automated insulin delivery
Patients with Type 1 diabetes at the Salinas Valley Medical Clinic Diabetes and Endocrine Center are among the first in the world to have access to a revolutionary new FDA approved device.
Voters to decide on city tax increase
Voters of Gonzales will once again take to the polls to vote on Measure O, a transaction and use tax that if approved would raise the tax from 1/2 percent to 1 percent on Nov. 6.
City considers rebranding
City of Gonzales is considering consolidating and updating how the city is branded.
School Board parts ways with Modena
Superintendent Liz Modena has been let go by the Gonzales Unified School District Board members during a special meeting April 11.
Pet vaccination clinic set for Saturday
This Saturday, April 29, the Gonzales Police Department and the Monterey County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) have teamed up to bring a low-cost vaccination clinic to the city.
City plans to improve structures with Urban Counties grant
Gonzales City Council has approved participation in the Urban Counties Community Development Block Grant to improve areas of the city.
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