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The Salinas Valley celebrates El Grito and Hispanic Heritage Month.
3+ day, 20+ 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…...
Seaside councilmember faces off against incumbent for the mayor’s seat.
4+ day, 11+ 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…...
Monterey County sees a surge in California sea lions sickened with domoic acid. | News | montereycountynow.com
4+ day, 11+ 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…...
California kills bill regulating Flock cameras even as public rage grows.
4+ day, 11+ 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....
Talks of a data center inevitably make their way to Monterey County.
1+ week, 2+ 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…...
North County’s fire chief retires after 28 years with the department.
1+ week, 5+ day ago (403+ words) North County Fire Chief Joel Mendoza (left) retired on Aug. 31. Division Chief Jess Cortez is now the interim chief and is vying for the permanent position. Joel Mendoza remembers walking by Watsonville’s Fire Station 1 in 1995 and chatting with a firefighter…...
The deep divide on the LAFCO board persists.
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…...
A relatively small donation makes a big impact for a Salinas tradition.
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…...
Historian Kent Seavey has dedicated his life to preserving the past.
3+ week, 1+ day ago (185+ words) The dining room of Kent Seavey’s Pacific Grove home serves as his office. At 86, he’s still working as a historic preservationist consultant. Sometimes as journalists we interview someone and realize we’re never going to be able to convey that person’s…...
An open seat on an influential board that gets little notice draws an array of candidates.
3+ week, 2+ day ago (470+ words) The Local Agency Formation Commission of Monterey County on June 22, 2026. Pam Marino here, marveling that a position on a board that doesn’t always get a lot of notice has attracted 13 candidates vying to be appointed on Monday, Aug. 24. What’s more,…...