Monterey County Local News

An update of progress in the two-year Imjin Parkway Widening and Roundabout Project in Marina.

The Monterey Fire Department received a $100,000 grant from Montage Health for new heart monitors and CPR devices.

The City of Seaside has appointed former City Manager Craig Malin in the interim while the recruitment process for a permanent replacement is underway.

The official Watch Duty incident page for the massive Park Fire burning in Butte and Tehama Counties.

The Marina City Council voted to put a $50 million bond for new city facilities construction on the November ballot.

“This doesn’t build public trust. Where is the evidence?” said Jeff Wenninger, a former Los Angeles Police lieutenant who oversaw use of force investigations.

When California emerged from its colonial beginnings nearly two centuries ago and began coalescing into a distinct society, its towns and villages tended to be located either on navigable rivers, such as Sacramento, or around the 21 missions that Spanish explorer priests had established, such as San Diego.

In his 2018 campaign, Gov. Gavin Newsom said he would create 500,000 new apprenticeships in the decade after taking office. So far, the state has registered more than 180,000 new apprenticeships. Many of them are firefighters.

CalTrans announced upcoming delays and overnight full closures as repairs continue on the Rocky Creek slip-out on Highway 1,

After years of delay, a new California regulation to protect indoor workers from extreme heat is now in effect.

The first two human cases of West Nile virus this season were reported in Yuba and Stanislaus Counties.

Central Coast Community Energy has begun offering rebates for the purchase of home battery energy storage systems.

What happens when voters take to the ballot to thumb their nose at state housing law? Courts haven’t offered a clear answer.

California Forever’s announcement July 22 that it has decided to pull a ballot measure that would have let voters decide on a controversial planned city in rural Solano County drew swift reaction from political leaders and opponents.

Following a report released the previous week by Solano County citing billions of dollars in costs and a host of other issues, California Forever pulled their initiative from the November ballot.

There never was much of a chance that California Gov. Gavin Newsom would be running for president this year, even if President Joe Biden were to step aside.

On July 22, California Forever announced it was withdrawing its initiative to amend the Solano County General Plan off the November ballot and would instead begin working with the county through the normal, though less expeditious, process.

Residents of Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties are warned against local recreational shellfish harvesting due to toxic local algae blooms and red tides.

The City of Marina is working with the Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District on plans for improvements to the 17-acre Locke Paddon Park.

In their July 16 meeting, the Board of Supervisors approved a staff response to two recent civil grand jury reports.