Monterey County Local News: Local Community Groups

What do you do when you discover a small wild animal hiding in your garage?

If it feels to you like it’s getting harder and harder to have a friendly, respectful conversation across the political aisle, you are not alone.

Alliance on Aging has received $200,000 from the California Department of Aging to develop a local action plan for Monterey County, focusing on the Salinas Valley.

Various pandemic relief funds that served as a cushion to help pay rent or cover burial and funeral costs are phasing out. Some relief programs, including California’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP), still have money to keep providing services while…

It’s a scenic area in the rolling foothills of the Santa Lucia Mountains, one mile north of Carmel Valley Road near where it hits Arroyo Seco Road.

Shortages of housing and, in turn, labor continue to be the biggest headwinds facing the region, economist Christopher Thornberg said at a presentation sponsored by the Monterey Bay Economic Partnership.

To better equip young adults with essential life skills, Salinas-based nonprofit Rancho Cielo recently offered financial education workshops to 65 students.

Migrant students from Gonzales, Soledad, Greenfield and King City high schools recently participated in a three-day adventure in citizen science sponsored by the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History.

Community Foundation for Monterey County created the Monterey County Storm Relief Fund on Jan. 10. Through April 21, it has awarded 43 grants totaling $1,071,455.

Laughs were heard and tears were shed during the King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture’s Annual Awards Dinner on March 4.

King City officials and the Chamber of Commerce have encouraged the owners of Luigi’s and Pastability’s to open an Italian restaurant.

The Arts Council's headquarters moved to Monterey, freeing up its Seaside office for conversion into affordable studio spaces.

Community Foundation for Monterey County created the Monterey County Storm Relief Fund to assist communities impacted by the 2023 winter storms.

Chesty Puller Battalion of the U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps, which works with youth ages 10 to 18, recently volunteered with the Food Bank for Monterey County.

“The Pat Hathaway Collection” will be the topic Nov. 12, at the Historic Hacienda at Fort Hunter Liggett. The featured speaker will be James Perry, executive director of the Monterey County Historical Society.

Along with the Salinas Valley and Monterey Peninsula chambers of commerce, United Way Monterey County, recently hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new center in downtown Salinas.