3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (215+ words) A presentation of El Grito in 2024. All the events will have vendors, live music and folklorico performances, and they are free to attend. Festivities begin a few days before Hispanic Heritage Month, Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, starting Sunday, Sept. 13 in Greenfield…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (347+ words) After eight years serving as mayor of Seaside, Ian Oglesby is seeking another term because he says he still has work to do and wants to see long-term projects through, such as the Campus Town and Main Gate developments. “We…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (295+ words) Volunteers at the Marine Mammal Center in Castroville load up sea lions to be transported to the nonprofit’s headquarters in Sausalito for rehabiliatation. Monterey Bay has seen an uptick in California sea lions sickened with domoic acid poisoning, a neurotoxin…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (405+ words) Amid a growing nationwide backlash against license-plate cameras, California, for the fifth year running, failed to enact regulations on the technology. A bill in the Legislature would have strengthened privacy protections on how license plate data is collected and shared....

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (309+ words) King City Police Chief Robert Masterson is one of the defendants named in Jonas Lalehzadeh’s lawsuit, which seeks a court order blocking KCPD agency from removing cannabis plants. AI seems to be in the headlines every hour now, moving to…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1031+ words) Alex Palou in action at Laguna Seca in 2025. He claimed the 2026 IndyCar title last week at Milwaukee, making him a five-time champion. But he has also won three of the previous four races at WeatherTech Raceway. There is the story…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (609+ words) Wow! Vince Malfitano, failed businessman and sexual predator, running for mayor? With those credentials he should be running for president! (“In Monterey’s election for mayor, challenger Vince Malfitano seeks to unseat the incumbent,” Aug. 27-Sept. 2). — Harry Nagel | Monterey In my…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (519+ words) The Local Agency Formation Commission of Monterey County meets in Salinas on Monday, Aug. 24. Pam Marino here, reflecting on the thousands of hours of public meetings I’ve watched and reported on over the span of my career. Many can be…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (374+ words) Sara Rubin here, with a shoutout to everyone who has ever been part of an event-organizing team. If you’ve done it, you know—it’s more work than you could imagine. But just because something is fun and it’s been around…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (251+ words) Monterey County Weekly In September 2025, the Weekly published a story presenting the case that there’s time in the history of cultural institutions when the founders must pass the baton to a new generation of leaders Paper Wing Theatre…...