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Gonzales High School senior athletes Andrew Zarate and Celeste Camarena have been named the Gonzales Spartans’ Male and Female Athletes of the Year, respectively. Zarate is a two-sport athlete — football and wrestling — who excelled as a grappler this year, placing fifth in the CCS Masters.
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How California Developers Exploit Affordable Housing Laws to Strong-Arm Cities
Developers use a loophole to push through thousands of new apartments.
Highway 198 Reopens After Repairs to Damages from Winter Storms
Highway 198 in Monterey County fully reopened on June 2 after repairs were completed to a washout of the roadway caused by damage from winter storms.
Process of Ranking 103 Proposed Neighborhood Projects Begins
Neighborhood representatives are preparing to vote on which projects they think the city of Monterey should fund to improve their quality of life.
From CalMatters...
The New Payday Loans? California Moves to Regulate Cash Advance Apps
In May, a video featuring a young woman named Brooklyn in heart-shaped glasses implored viewers to tell the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation how important a company named EarnIn was to their day-to-day life. EarnIn is part of a relatively new app-based industry that provides cash advances to people based on their wages.
The One Big Flaw in California’s Local Redistricting Reforms
The state Assembly has passed legislation to require large cities, counties and school districts to use independent commissions to redraw districts for their governing boards, but the measure exempts five major counties.
Chartwell School Receives a $45 Million Gift, and Plans to Expand Teacher Literacy Training
Chartwell School, a private school in Seaside focusing on students with dyslexia and other learning differences, received a $45 million donation from Charles “Chuck” and Claire Jacobson’s estate.
Salinas Union Appoints New Principal for Salinas High School
Salinas Union High School District has appointed Hugo Mariscal as the new principal of Salinas High School.
From Monterey Herald...
Carmel High Faces Next School Year with New Administration
Puente’s resignation is the latest administrative turnover at Carmel Unified in the last few months. With her departure, Carmel High School will face an entirely new administration next school year.
Battle Heats Up to Grow the Perfect Artichoke
This artichoke revolution that has uprooted thousands of acres of artichokes across Castroville—the “Artichoke Center of the World”—and replaced them with new hybrids is pitting technology over tradition and playing out at farm stands and on dinner tables across the country.
Salinas Valley Farmers Seek Rebound After Floods, Virus Hit Lettuce Crops
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.
Greenfield Welcomes Six New Officers
Five new police officers and one community service officer, all bilingual speakers, have joined the Greenfield Police Department.
CA Legislature Beats Deadline on Key Bills
The deadline for bills to pass their first house in the California Legislature has come and gone. Most made it. A few failed. And a handful of intriguing bills that didn’t pass may resurface because their authors aren’t giving up.
In Fight Over Digital Privacy, California Seeks to Ban ‘Reverse Search Warrants’
California is considering banning the use of “reverse search warrants,” which compel tech companies to disclose the identities of individuals based on the location of their phone and internet search history. Abortion activists call it vital.
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