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Pajaro Resource Center doubles in size and provides additional services.
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Pajaro Resource Center doubles in size and provides additional services.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Oct 7, 2025

On Monday, Oct. 6, more than 50 people gathered to celebrate the remodeled Pajaro Resource Center during its ribbon-cutting ceremony next to P…

What are special districts, and why are they vital?
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What are special districts, and why are they vital?

  • Pam Marino
  • Jul 20, 2025

Pam Marino here, a self-certified public meeting nerd. While attending meetings is probably not everybody’s thing, I find them fascinating—goo…

They are probably the most accessible yet least noticed governmental bodies – special districts tasked with delivering essential services.
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They are probably the most accessible yet least noticed governmental bodies – special districts tasked with delivering essential services.

  • Pam Marino
  • Jul 17, 2025

IT’S A LITTLE BEFORE 6PM ON A TUESDAY IN CASTROVILLE INSIDE THE NORTH COUNTY RECREATION CENTER, the community’s familiar gathering place for k…

Supervisors will consider Pajaro farmworker housing project after owner appeals previous decision.
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Supervisors will consider Pajaro farmworker housing project after owner appeals previous decision.

  • Erik Chalhoub
  • Sep 9, 2024

A proposed farmworker housing project in Pajaro is once again up for consideration after months of delays and deadlocks by decision-making boards.

Salinas approves a rosy 2024-25 budget, but near-term projections show a tougher future.
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Salinas approves a rosy 2024-25 budget, but near-term projections show a tougher future.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Jun 13, 2024

On Tuesday, June 11 the Salinas City Council unanimously approved a $259.7 million budget for fiscal year 2024-25, $10.9 million larger than 2023-24.

The county’s plan to replace a building in Seaside promises to be an upgrade in services and aesthetics.
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The county’s plan to replace a building in Seaside promises to be an upgrade in services and aesthetics.

  • David Schmalz
  • Mar 14, 2024

The planned new County of Monterey building in Seaside doesn’t have a name yet, nor has the county identified funding to build it, which the l…

Residents of East Garrison are coming to grips with taxes and fees that weren’t part of the sales pitch.
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Residents of East Garrison are coming to grips with taxes and fees that weren’t part of the sales pitch.

  • David Schmalz
  • Nov 16, 2023

On Nov. 8, about 50 residents filed into the community room at the Monterey County Regional Fire District’s East Garrison Station with concern…

Goodwill Central Coast’s massive operation has a hub in Salinas. But it’s less about retail than workforce.
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Goodwill Central Coast’s massive operation has a hub in Salinas. But it’s less about retail than workforce.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Nov 24, 2022

The first thing a visitor to Goodwill Central Coast’s Salinas headquarters notices is its sheer size…

A stand down for homeless veterans offers hope to those who need it most.
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A stand down for homeless veterans offers hope to those who need it most.

  • Pam Marino
  • Jun 16, 2022

With just a week to go, Tom Griffin had a few gaps to fill in the logistics as coordinator for the 2022 Monterey County Homeless Veterans Stan…

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…

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