Skip to main content
site-logo
Welcome, Guest
  • Sign Up
  • Log In
  • Dashboard
  • Logout
  • My Account
    • My Account
    • Dashboard
    • Profile
    • Saved items
    • Logout
News
  • Local News
  • Newsletter
Opinion
Eat+Drink
A&E
Calendar
  • Browse Events
  • Submit Your Event
  • TheGRID
Impact
  • Community Pages
  • Monterey County Gives!
Features
  • Cover Stories
  • Brezsny's Astrology
  • Local People, Places & Things
  • Sports
  • ETC. Photo Gallery
  • Cartoons
  • Best Of Readers' Poll
  • Best Of Monterey Bay® magazines
About
  • Advertise
  • Archives
  • Awards
  • Flipbook / e-edition
  • Tipline
  • FAQ
  • Pick Up A Paper
  • Contact Us
  • About Us
site-logo
  • Open user controls
    • Log In Using Your Account

      Log In
      Don't have an account? Sign Up Today
    • My Account
    • Dashboard
    • Profile
    • Saved items
    • Logout
  • News
    • Local News
    • Newsletter
  • Opinion
  • Eat+Drink
  • A&E
  • Calendar
    • Browse Events
    • Submit Your Event
    • TheGRID
  • Impact
    • Community Pages
    • Monterey County Gives!
  • Features
    • Cover Stories
    • Brezsny's Astrology
    • Local People, Places & Things
    • Sports
    • ETC. Photo Gallery
    • Cartoons
    • Best Of Readers' Poll
    • Best Of Monterey Bay® magazines
      • Visitors Guide
      • Living Well
      • Best Of Readers' Poll
      • Wedding Guide
      • Eat + Drink
      • Family Guide
      • Haven
  • About
    • Advertise
      • Media Kit
      • Legal Advertising
      • Real Estate
      • Recruitment
      • Obituaries
      • Statewide Notices
    • Archives
      • 2026
      • 2025
      • 2024
      • 2023
      • 2022
      • 2021
      • 2020
      • All Years
    • Awards
    • Flipbook / e-edition
    • Tipline
      • News Tips
      • Letters to the Editor
      • ETC. Photo
      • Add Calendar Event
      • Eat + Drink Tip
      • Whistleblower (encrypted, off-the-record tips)
      • Squid
    • FAQ
    • Pick Up A Paper
    • Contact Us
    • About Us

Featured

Announcing: Salinas Valley Now - A new free, daily, digital news source for Salinas and Salinas Valley.

Advanced Search Close Search
From
To
Close Search
Monterey County planning leaders who helmed a controversial department leave amid reorganization.
News

Monterey County planning leaders who helmed a controversial department leave amid reorganization.

  • Asaf Shalev
  • Jan 22, 2021

1/21/21 10:45am: This story was updated with news that the county was hiring Mike Novo on an interim basis to run the Housing and Community De…

County issues confusing order on park openings for Easter Sunday.
News

County issues confusing order on park openings for Easter Sunday.

  • Mary Duan
  • Apr 6, 2020

Monterey County officials thought they were doing a good thing.

Three homeless shelters are under consideration for the Monterey Peninsula.
News

Three homeless shelters are under consideration for the Monterey Peninsula.

  • Pam Marino
  • Jan 25, 2019

For years, homeless advocates on the Monterey Peninsula have voiced the need for a shelter, to no avail. Each time a city or the county gets c…

At the county parks department, a new order begins to shape up.
News

At the county parks department, a new order begins to shape up.

  • David Schmalz
  • Dec 8, 2016

County parks may no longer be a stand-alone department, but there is a chief minding the store.

County revisits unmet condition on original Monterra plans.
News

County revisits unmet condition on original Monterra plans.

  • Sara Rubin
  • May 3, 2016

When a developer proposes a project to a City Council or the County Board of Supervisors, they often start with a plan they know is too grand …

No one can decide who should clean up an illegal dump in the Salinas River.
News

No one can decide who should clean up an illegal dump in the Salinas River.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Sep 10, 2015

Last week, a lingering bad smell just south of Soledad reached a new level of gross. A commuter who regularly drives over the Highway 101 brid…

Seaside annexation of county land for Monterey Downs isn’t a done deal.
News

Seaside annexation of county land for Monterey Downs isn’t a done deal.

  • Kera Abraham
  • Apr 30, 2015

When you assume, as they say, you make an ass out of “u” and me. Or should it be a horse?

SQUID FRY 04.16.15 - Secret Society…
Squidfry

SQUID FRY 04.16.15 - Secret Society…

  • Squid
  • Apr 16, 2015

SECRET SOCIETY… Squid isn’t really the betting type, but Squid is willing to throw down for things that are a safe gamble: An uptick in men’s …

Info

  • Advertising Info
  • Contact Us
  • Cancel Subscription
  • e-Edition
  • Pick Up A Paper
  • About Us
  • Archives
  • FAQ
  • Comment Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • AI Policy
  • Copyright Infringement Policy and Takedown Procedure
  • Do Not Sell My Personal Information
  • Cookie Preferences

Affiliated

  • Salinas Valley Now
  • Monterey County Gives!
  • The Press Club

Contact Information

www.montereycountynow.com
668 Williams Ave
Seaside, CA 93955
Phone: 831-394-5656
Email: frontdesk@montereycountynow.com
    Monterey County NOW
    • Facebook
    • Bluesky
    • YouTube
    • Instagram
    • RSS
    • e-Edition

    Browser Compatibility

    Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.
    We recommend switching to one of the following browsers:

    Microsoft Edge Google Chrome Firefox

    The mission of Monterey County NOW is to inspire independent thinking and conscious action, etc.

    Serving Big Sur, Carmel-by-the-Sea, Carmel Valley, Castroville, Del Rey Oaks, Marina, Monterey, Moss Landing, Pacific Grove, Pebble Beach, Prunedale, Salinas, Salinas Valley, Sand City, Seaside and the entire Monterey County. © Copyright , Monterey County NOW, Seaside, CA - Milestone Communications Inc. All rights reserved. Formerly the Monterey County Weekly / Coast Weekly newspaper.