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Seaside’s Hyundai dealership suddenly closes, as the city faces slumping auto sales.
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Seaside’s Hyundai dealership suddenly closes, as the city faces slumping auto sales.

  • Erik Chalhoub
  • Dec 18, 2025

Some employees at Premier Hyundai of Seaside say they were only given a couple of days’ notice that they were losing their jobs since the deal…

Monterey, mulling a sales tax increase, gets voters’ thoughts.
Opinion

Monterey, mulling a sales tax increase, gets voters’ thoughts.

  • Erik Chalhoub
  • Dec 3, 2025

Erik Chalhoub here, thinking that there are very few people (if even that) who like to pay taxes. We all want to keep more of our paychecks or…

Winter storms worsen the already poor quality of streets in Salinas.
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Winter storms worsen the already poor quality of streets in Salinas.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Feb 16, 2023

Smooth roads are not just an aesthetic issue, they are a safety issue: They influence the routes drivers take and how fast they can go. And in…

Salinas’ city budget for the upcoming year includes a whopping $30 million increase.
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Salinas’ city budget for the upcoming year includes a whopping $30 million increase.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • May 26, 2022

Salinas City Council reviewed the first draft of the 2022-2023 city budget on Tuesday, May 17. The good news is that despite recession fears a…

A disparity between two Salinas parks’ maintenance brings attention to the city’s infrastructure budget.
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A disparity between two Salinas parks’ maintenance brings attention to the city’s infrastructure budget.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Jul 20, 2021

Photos of two Salinas parks, Los Padres Neighborhood and Woodside, showing huge disparities in maintenance despite being only three miles apar…

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