Monterey County Business, Economy & Jobs Articles

As congressional factions volley responsibility for pandemic breakdowns, Silicon Valley’s home state leads off a new book about “why government is failing in the digital age.”

As extra pandemic benefits end, food banks say that they're becoming long-term supermarkets for Californians facing food insecurity. Several bills to boost CalFresh are before the Legislature, but the state budget deficit may get in the way.

A bill to ban caste discrimination in California brings a global conflict to the Legislature. While many South Asian groups support the measure, some say it could backfire.

California bans affirmative action in college admissions, but two pending Supreme Court decisions may go further than the current state law, which was passed as Prop 209 in 1996. Here’s what that could mean for the state.

‘You small, pathetic man,’ Gavin Newsom wrote in a Twitter post suggesting he’d pursue criminal charges against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over recent migrant flights to Sacramento.

A new interpretation of an old law gives homebuilders leverage over California cities and their zoning codes. They’re using it to push through thousands of new apartments around the state.

State lawmakers want to loosen CalWORKs job requirements so people keep cash benefits. Congress’ debt limit deal could curb that.

Renewable energy sources provided 37 percent of California electricity in 2021, a new record for the state as it moves toward its 2045 goal of 100 percent clean energy. Battery storage will play a huge role in reaching that goal.

A bill to tax Airbnb and other short-term rentals to fund affordable housing projects could be voted on by the Senate as soon as today. The proposal has revived the debate over Airbnb and its role in the housing crisis.

Farmers in 2022 suffered an estimated $150 million in crop losses due to the impatiens necrotic spot virus and an additional $54.4 million from flooding.

California is unwinding the prison-building boom of the 1980s and 1990s. The cuts are falling on small towns that banked on government jobs to anchor their communities.

A new analysis shows that the California State University system doesn’t make or receive enough money to cover its costs, even with state support. The report and lawmakers urge the system to increase tuition, but even that might not be …

Shortages of housing and, in turn, labor continue to be the biggest headwinds facing the Monterey Bay region’s economic growth, economist Christopher Thornberg said at a presentation Thursday sponsored by the Monterey Bay Economic Partnership.

The last six months have been rocky for the Soledad Community Health Care District, after CEO Ida Lopez Chan made a series of cuts in employee hours and benefits that left workers angry and disillusioned. The hours are now restored,…

GONZALES — Gonzales City Manager Trevin Barber has left his position with the City of Gonzales after just four months. According to a City news release last week, Barber departed to focus his career on finance and economic development while …

California will cut use of water from the Colorado River drastically under a new agreement announced by the Biden Administration on May 22. Nevada and Arizona have also agreed to the cuts.

The city of Gonzales announced today, May 19, that it was Trevin Barber's last day as city manager.

Casey Printing – the King City-based commercial printer which operates one of the last publication-style printing presses on the Central Coast – has been sold and will continue to operate under new ownership.

Legendary Monterey County Chef Cal Stamenov has a new gig—as executive chef at Monterey’s Cella Restaurant.

MONTEREY COUNTY — This year’s onslaught of winter storms have cumulatively impacted a total of 20,073 acres and created $600 million of damage to the Monterey County agricultural industry. On Friday, the County of Monterey Agricultural Commissioner’s Office released the …