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Sustainability Now! Sunday, March 31st: The Green Energy Resource Rush & the American West with Professor Dustin Mulvaney
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A community center can bring people of different ages together and give them a sense of belonging. It’s also a venue for people to learn new skills, gather and hold forums. They can turn into shelters during a disaster, a…
The City of Soledad has hired three employees for its Community and Economic Development Department, including Kao Nou Yang as the new community and economic development director, taking over for Bryan Swanson, who accepted a job in Saratoga.
After they were locked in a 2-2 split on Wednesday, Dec. 6, Soledad City Council reconvened at 3pm Friday, Dec. 8 to revisit the politically divisive question of how to draw a district map for the city. They voted 4-0…
Over recent months, Soledad residents have lost confidence in their City Council during the transition from at-large to district elections. On Oct. 4, council voted 3-2 to approve a five-district map and a rotating mayor, despite community outcry.
With big smiles and cheers, about 20 people showed up at Soledad City Hall on Monday, Oct. 30 to deliver a petition with 1,405 signatures.
With big smiles, members of the Soledad Committee for Voting Rights walked into Soledad City Hall on Monday, Oct. 30 to deliver the 1,398 signatures—two signatures shy of their 1,400 goal—the group has collected seeking to prompt a referendum to…
Alejandro Chavez, a member of Soledad City Council, and Erica Padilla-Chavez, Hartnell College’s trustee for Area 6, have each resigned from their elected positions to move out of the county. Padilla-Chavez shared a statement announcing their resignations on Oct. 18.
Earlier this month, the cities of Gonzales, Soledad, Greenfield and King City rejected three proposals they received for waste hauling services. The main factor was price.
As Salinas Valley cities like Soledad and Gonzales look to expand their footprints by annexing surrounding farmland and converting it into housing and other uses, there’s an ongoing debate over the rules requiring that cities and developers make up for…
Celia Jiménez here, thinking about how much a simple facilities upgrade can mean. Specifically, in the case of Blas Santana Park in Soledad, new lights were on over the sports field for the first time last week.
SALINAS VALLEY — Sen. Anna Caballero stopped by Greenfield and Soledad last Monday to present checks for $1 million and $400,000 in state funding, respectively, to the City of Greenfield for radio transmission and reception upgrades and to the Soledad-Mission …
The people packed into the chambers of Soledad City Council on Wednesday, Sept. 6 expressed a swirl of emotions. About 70 members of the public attended in person, some standing outside due to capacity. More participated online.
SOLEDAD — A beautiful warm morning welcomed the South Monterey County community to the grand opening of Soledad’s Orchard Lane Park on Saturday. The 3.5-acre park was filled with excited children, happy parents and of course the Soledad City Council …
Soledad is the latest local city joining other jurisdictions in a transition away from at-large elections to district-based elections. The concept is that underrepresented voters are more likely to successfully elect a candidate of their choosing when they vote in…
After a year of construction, a new park with a goal of serving children of all abilities is getting ready to open in Soledad. That year followed four years of members of the community actively participating in meetings, surveys and…
Sara Rubin here, thinking about the many city services I use every day, sometimes without thinking about them—storm drains and asphalt maintenance are not always so obvious to me. Then, of course, there are things that are more explicitly transactional—checking…
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