Monterey County Local News

Homeless Californians face many barriers to casting a ballot, even in elections that affect their lives. Some counties and nonprofits are trying to boost turnout.

California motorists buy and consume a billion gallons of gasoline each month and are very sensitive about pump prices, which are markedly higher than those in other states. Naturally, they are a political football.

A strain of bird flu that imperiled California poultry and cattle has jumped to people. In humans, the symptoms are mild and the virus has not been transmitted among people.

Bus rides are free on all Monterey-Salinas Transit routes on election day, November 5.

Proposition 33 on local rent control and the related Proposition 34 are attracting the most campaign cash by far of the 10 ballot measures. But the amount pales to what was spent on dueling sports betting measures in 2022.

Learn more about Monterey-Salinas Transit and King City plan to utilize recent state funding to improve transportation options.

Learn how a Moss Landing Marine Laboratories has revealed new information about Elkhorn Slough and how the insights are being applied across the country.

An introduction to the candidates running for seats on the Pacific Grove Unified School District Board of Trustees in the November election.

CalTrans announced the overnight closure of Highway 1 on October 29 at 10PM until 6AM October 30 at the site of the Rocky Creek slip-out.

Growers support a federal and state proposal for operating California’s massive systems that send river water south. But it could harm more salmon and other endangered fish.

The state air board will vote on changes to its landmark clean fuel program that would cut more greenhouse gases but could raise the cost of gas and diesel.

An introduction to the three candidates running for the office of Mayor of Pacific Grove in the November election.

Most of us operate on the calendar year — the 12 months that begin on January 1 and end on December 31.

Use our tool to search through investigations opened by the state’s campaign law watchdog. The data updates weekly.

Only one-third of the California GOP congressional delegation has pledged to accept the 2024 presidential election results. And only two incumbents in office in 2021 voted to certify President Joe Biden’s win over Donald Trump in the 2020 race.

An introduction to the eight candidates running for four seats on the Carmel Unified School District Board of Trustees in the November election.

An update on progress in the Fort Ord Regional Trail and Greenway project in Del Rey Oaks.

An introduction to the candidates running for seats on the Monterey Peninsula Airport District Board in the November election.

With proponents of Proposition 36 raising nearly $15 million so far — about three times as much as its opponents — and 71% of likely voters in support, it appears the statewide ballot measure will pass in November.
And that’s exactly what immigrant rights advocates are worried about.

Learn more about the Downtown Specific Plan and Final Environmental Impact Report approved by the Marina City Council in their October 15 meeting.