3+ day, 9+ 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, 41+ min ago   (1675+ words) Although no product from California was linked to this summer’s cyclospora outbreak, lettuce operations of all sizes were affected across the region. In 2025, the FDA lost 21 percent of its staff. The CDC lost 15 percent of its staff. The layoffs were…...

4+ day, 41+ min ago   (305+ words) The Buzz 09.10.26 Monterey County Weekly After Pacific Grove native Ben Jealous served as president and CEO of the NAACP and ran unsuccessfully as the Democratic candidate for governor of Maryland, he became the first Black executive director of the Sierra…...

4+ day, 41+ min 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, 41+ min 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, 41+ min 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....

4+ day, 41+ min ago   (74+ words) Carmel Valley Youth Center Hosts Poolside BBQ Dinner | Morsels Monterey County Weekly Carmel Valley Community Youth Center hosts its final Saturday night dinner of the summer on Sept. 12 from 5:30-8pm. Chef Jerome Viel prepares barbecued chicken and other dishes, served poolside…...

4+ day, 41+ min ago   (155+ words) One of Monterey’s favorite culinary and cultural events, the 93rd annual Festa Italia, takes place Friday-Sunday, Sept. 11-13. Live like you’re in Italy for the weekend with Italian food, wine, live music and cultural performances. There will also be a…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (549+ words) From left to right: LandWatch Executive Director Michael DeLapa, Laura Davis and Diane Coward, working in 2024 on infill projects. Michael DeLapa, executive director of LandWatch Monterey County for the past decade, has announced that the LandWatch Board of Directors will…...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago   (285+ words) Stephanie Cervie works in a variety of fiber arts modalities and also designs 3D-printed tools to help. Celia Jiménez here, thinking about the dozen crochet works in progress in my backlog. Fiber arts such as crocheting, knitting and others are…...