Monterey County Local News: History

Gary Karnes got his start in politics at age 13, walking precincts to advocate for John F. Kennedy as president. He never stopped.

Interviews with Rudy and Joanne Banuelos, longtime King City residents, are available on the San Antonio Valley Historical Association’s YouTube channel.

“There is so much history that gets lost because we don’t tell our stories,” Supervisor Chris Lopez said.

Lou Calcagno was first and foremost a dairyman, raising cows in Moss Landing. He was born on the family dairy along Elkhorn Slough and died there on Aug. 31.

Luis Alejo and Chris Lopez will salute living Bracero workers who reside locally as part of Monterey County’s first-ever “Bracero History Recognition Week.”

Lou Calcagno was first and foremost a dairyman, raising cows in Moss Landing. He was born on the family dairy along Elkhorn Slough, and he died there on Aug. 31.

Performing arts centers, galleries, theater troupes, music festivals and more.

Harold Gordon lived several lifetimes. Some were full of joy. Some, like four-and-a-half years of childhood spent in five Nazi concentration camps, were full of tragedy.