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January 11, 2026

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.

City of Gonzales operating in black

The City of Gonzales is spending more than it’s making at the halfway mark, but City Manager Rene Mendez says the revenues will exceed expenditures by the end of fiscal year.

Cocoa with a Cop

Gonzales Police officers, Santa Claus and local youth gathered Dec. 15 for the first ā€œCocoa with a Copā€ at the Gonzales Police Department.

Gonzales hosts Lions Club student speaker contest

The California Lions Club 82nd Annual Student Speaker Contest has named Timothy Mercuri of King City High School as the regional champion of this year’s competition featuring the topic, ā€œFreedom of the Press.ā€

Congressman Panetta visits GHS

Congressman Jimmy Panetta visited Gonzales High School for a roundtable discussion with students about their Wings of Knowledge project working with local farms to gather data about water consumption in crops April 2.

Celebrate Poppy Month in Gonzales

At the May 15 Gonzales City Council meeting, the council passed and adopted a proclamation making May officially Poppy Month in the city.

Gonzales students spend summer at Stanford

Aron Uribe and Emily Sanchez spent two months at Stanford University completing the Stanford Horizon Scholar Program.

Youth kayak at Elkhorn

Thirteen Gonzales youth went on a kayaking journey to Monterey Bay’s Elkhorn Slough on July 27.

A healthy town

Monterey County Health Department in collaboration with the City of Gonzales celebrated National Public Health Week earlier this month at the Gonzales Fire Department.

YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day draws crowds

What to do first was the question for most people during Saturday’s YMCA Healthy Kids Day Event. The activities were free to everyone in South County and open to all ages.

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Greenfield man sentenced to 25 years in prison for child molestation

GREENFIELD — A Monterey County judge sentenced Miguel Rubio, 42, of Greenfield, to 25 years in prison for committing three counts of forcible lewd...