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05/03/2024

Michelle Nagai took the pole, Barry Boes led the TA2 pack, but after the checkered flag fell on qualifying at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca all eyes turned toward the weather forecast.

05/03/2024

Erik Chalhoub here, thinking about how interconnected the tri-county region is, not just on an economic level, but on a personal level for many of us.

05/02/2024

Agata Popęda here, very proud. In a month we will be celebrating the one-year anniversary since Mic’d Up at The Press Club returned, in a refreshed format, to the cafe in the Monterey County Weekly’s building. For over a year…

05/02/2024

A federal indictment unsealed on Thursday, May 2 alleges 11 men participated in a series of criminal actions as members of the Salinas Acosta Plaza Norteños street gang.

05/02/2024

For drivers in the Trans Am Western Championship, the weekend promises to be a wild one—and not just because a field of muscle car brutes will be tearing around the track.

05/01/2024

POLICE STATION

05/01/2024

FREE SPEECHFormer President Donald Trump loves to rant about the New York Times’ coverage of him, but he begrudgingly granted the publication several interviews. President Joe Biden, however, has not. On April 25, Politico published an article, titled “The Petty…

05/01/2024

On a recent morning, the whirs of construction carry through the air at 2300 Garden Road in Monterey, and Brad Slama, a developer, leads the way through a massive former office building that he’s converting into 64 apartments.

05/01/2024

The Salinas Valley Health board of directors is getting closer to choosing a replacement for former president and CEO Pete Delgado, who stepped down in October 2023 after 10 years. In a closed session meeting on Thursday, April 25, the…

05/01/2024

Over the past few months, Salinas residents have seen an increase in street vendors in high-traffic areas, including food trucks. This can make it easy to grab a bite to eat, but also comes with issues. Residents have been calling…

05/01/2024

For the past four years, All-In Monterey County has helped distribute food, clothing and more to thousands of residents every month. Its volunteers were deployed throughout Pajaro following flooding in 2023, helping disaster-stricken residents clear out the mud from their…

05/01/2024

The California Office of Health Care Affordability Board voted 6-1 on Wednesday, April 24, to set a 3-percent cap on spending increases for hospitals and medical facilities. It will be phased in over five years, with a 3.5-percent cap in…

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