City of Greenfield Government News

Volunteers from the American Red Cross of the Central Coast recently conducted “Sound the Alarm” home visits in Greenfield.

Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren has announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation will distribute $793,856 to the City of Greenfield to make roads safer and improve community connectivity.

Greenfield Fire Department has recognized a local utility gas technician for proper intervention in a carbon monoxide situation in Greenfield.

The County of Monterey Health Department’s Public Health Bureau is the recipient of a $250,262 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety to support its Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Program in the city of Greenfield.

In less than two months, Greenfield’s District 1 has had three representatives. Now a lawsuit claims the latest appointment was done without proper notification, as required by the Brown Act.

Earlier this month, the cities of Gonzales, Soledad, Greenfield and King City rejected three proposals they received for waste hauling services.

Sen. Anna Caballero stopped by Greenfield and Soledad to present checks for $1 million and $400,000, respectively, to Greenfield for radio transmission and reception upgrades and to the Soledad-Mission Recreation District.

The Greenfield Police Department is shining a light on its active partnership with Monterey County Behavioral Health.

On July 18, Luis Dominguez became Greenfield’s newest councilmember, taking over for Angela Untalon, who announced her resignation in May.

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade—and that’s exactly what Greenfield youths Charlie and Dylen did.

City expenditures are split among essential needs and quality-of-life benefits in a budgeting process. And with the fiscal year beginning July 1, government entities, including Monterey County’s 12 cities, are in various stages of tweaking and finalizing their annual budgets.

Scheid Family Wines has announced the student winners of the 2023 Scheid Writing Contest. The total distribution for 2023, the 35th year of the program, is $17,900.

Five new police officers and one community service officer, all bilingual speakers, have joined the Greenfield Police Department.

Greenfield City Manager Paul Wood has appointed Capt. Guillermo “Bill” Mixer as chief of police effective April 27. As police chief, Mixer will also serve as a member of the Greenfield Executive Team.

it’s disappointing to see two local city councils so divided they have been struggling to even fill their ranks to get to five members.

GREENFIELD — Greenfield Police Department has been awarded $56,155 from the Department of Justice Tobacco Grant Program, which will be used for enforcement and education of illegal sales of tobacco to minors. As part of the grant, students at Greenfield High School will work closely with the police department on creating educational public safety videos [...]

GREENFIELD — Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC), in partnership with the City of Greenfield, announced that Greenfield residents and workers, age 14 and older, will have the opportunity to vote to determine which Safe Routes to School projects to fund in their city. Voters can cast their votes from Dec. 1 to 15 by [...]

Digital equity and infrastructure in Monterey County got a boost with the announcement of $2.5 million in broadband technical assistance grants to local municipalities to help close the digital divide.

The city of Greenfield has grown exponentially in recent years, and several projects are still on the way, including a hotel on Walnut Avenue, an apartment complex, and a new community center.

This year for the first time, Greenfield City Council positions will be elected based on districts, rather than at large. Voters will choose two councilmembers, and a new mayor.

Residents of Greenfield will have an opportunity to experience a street makeover designed to be safer and more comfortable for all users.

The ongoing housing crisis has the state of California getting serious about cities and counties zoning for more housing units, after years of failing at creating more desperately needed homes. It's now creating discomfort for many local officials who need…

Greenfield has been awarded a nearly $700,000 grant from California State Parks to create and expand access to outdoor experiences for local youth and families.

At approximately 347 acres, tiny Sand City doesn’t have much room to spare. That there is nearly an acre of land for each of its 372 residents is deceiving. The tiny town is hemmed in by protected coastal zone habitat…

A May 27 signing ceremony formalized an agreement between Monterey County and King City, Greenfield, Soledad and Gonzales to create the South Salinas Valley Broadband Authority.

GREENFIELD — Safer routes to schools are coming to Greenfield, and community members are invited to participate in a Safe Routes to School Community Workshop and Festival this Saturday. The May 14 event, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., will take place on the front lawn of the Greenfield Library at 315 El Camino Real. [...]

Until now, Greenfield voters anywhere have been able to vote for all four members of City Council and the mayor. This year, that will change when the city holds district elections for the first time.

The Monterey County Board of Supervisors approved the allocation of $250,000 for the creation of a farmworker resource center in Greenfield.

The city of Greenfield celebrated its 75th anniversary at a ceremony that culminated with the burying of a time capsule that will be opened during the city’s centennial anniversary.