The News: May 5 2025

AS YOU DRIVE through the Central Valley, it is hard to miss the iconic California Aqueduct, which moves millions of gallons of irrigation water through a large canal in the middle of the state. The canal is visible because it’s …

Spring has arrived on the Central Coast, bringing with it the arrival of numerous fawns. SPCA Monterey County is reminding the public to leave these young deer alone, as they often find themselves mistakenly taken from their mothers. 

For the second consecutive year, the Monterey County Chapter of Guitars Not Guns brought the power of music into the hands of local students, donating nearly 250 Gibson electric guitars and amplifiers to 16 school districts.

On April 22, Nikki Nedeff, a volunteer with the Monterey chapter of the California Native Plant Society, addressed the Del Rey Oaks City Council with a seemingly simple ask. She wanted the city to give her and other CNPS volunteers …

Imagine the kind of sleep you’d get if a construction crew set up shop near your house every night. You’d likely be grumpy, maybe stressed, especially if you were expected to perform your best at work.

It took over 14 years for the County of Monterey to pass a short-term rental ordinance last August. It took less than three months for the ordinance to be challenged in Monterey County Superior Court by the Monterey County Vacation …

On Tuesday, April 22, Salinas City Council voted 5-2 in support of steps to rescind four ordinances, including Monterey County’s first rent stabilization measure. Councilmembers Andrew Sandoval and Tony Barrera, who are the only remaining members of council from 2023…

Eight organizations are teaming up to address the major health needs of residents of the Monterey Bay and Salinas Valley regions.

Fanciful Company Inc. and D’Arrigo Bros. Co., two Salinas-based agricultural companies that provide services ranging from produce cultivation to packaging and shipping, have paid $17,000 in lost wages to a farmworker who alleged he was fired in retaliation for raising …

Three elementary schools in the Soledad Unified School District (SUSD) have been named 2025 California Distinguished Schools, an honor awarded to just 336 schools across the state this year.

Residents with a passion for public service and a keen interest in local government are encouraged to apply for a position on the Monterey County Civil Grand Jury.

California Governor Gavin Newsom’s budget provides $2.4 billion in ongoing Proposition 98 funding to permanently expand Transitional Kindergarten, or TK, which has been gaining steam in Capital area communities like Roseville.