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Salinas is a city of renters; more than half, 52 percent, do not own their homes…
It was an anonymous donor, a member of Grandmothers …
After posting campaign signs and a billboard a day b…
On Tuesday, Aug. 25, the Monterey County Board of Su…
Rural residents in the Salinas Valley are eligible to receive free home water-efficiency assessments through the end of the year. The program builds on a similar initiative that has helped homeowners in North Monterey County. It provides personalized recommendations to help households save w…
Carmel Mayor Dale Byrne bowed out of running for a s…
After the Nov. 3 election, Salinas City Council may …
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Realities you’ve been oblivious to will soon pop into view. Hints and signals you’ve been unconsciously pushing away will start flocking toward you. A lingering emotional numbness will thaw, and surges of feelings will pour into your awareness. Warning! At first, i…
There is no better place to admire clay sculptures b…
After years performing solo, singer-songwriter Yvan …
When Randy Moreno settled on a busy corner on Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey as the location for a produce stand, he had one concern: parking.
Wine is often described as an expression of the grow…
Last November, some 11.5 million California voters s…
DOUBLE TAKE… Election season 2026 is in full swing, but that doesn’t mean it’s too soon to start gearing up for 2028. Squid came across a shiny new website for Bryan Hoskins, who has spent more than 25 years working in the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office.
To penetrate some of Monterey County’s art scene sec…
When Lauren Rosenberg says “this may be the best tim…
Typically working on location (plein air) in acrylic on canvas, Brian Keeper is a Texan artist whose art show,Urbanscapes and Abstracts, opens atAustern Cohen Gallery. Keeper’s art survived the Texas Hill Country flood of 2025 after his home and art were submerged for more than three days un…
Known these days as a Seattle-based singer-songwrite…
The sound of birds chirping fills the air around the…
