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Nearly six months since the Vistra fire ignited in Moss Landing, cleanup has yet to begin.
News

Nearly six months since the Vistra fire ignited in Moss Landing, cleanup has yet to begin.

  • David Schmalz
  • Jul 10, 2025

It’s been nearly six months to the day since a Jan. 16 fire consumed Vistra’s 300 megawatt battery energy storage system (BESS) in Moss Landin…

The county’s emergency management director helps those find resources during the worst moments of their lives.
Opinion

The county’s emergency management director helps those find resources during the worst moments of their lives.

  • Erik Chalhoub
  • Mar 22, 2025

Erik Chalhoub here. It seems like ever since the very end of the last decade there’s been a non-stop barrage of disasters (of the natural and …

The county’s Emergency Management director, Kelsey Scanlon, makes the best of the worst.
Face to Face

The county’s Emergency Management director, Kelsey Scanlon, makes the best of the worst.

  • Katie Rodriguez
  • Mar 20, 2025

Emergency planning and response services in Monterey County have evolved dramatically over the past 25 years. Wildfires and storms are more vo…

Residents will receive test alerts as the County trials a new emergency system.
News

Residents will receive test alerts as the County trials a new emergency system.

  • Rey Mashayekhi
  • Nov 23, 2023

Thousands of Monterey County residents can expect their mobile phones to be abuzz with emergency alert tests in the coming weeks, as the Count…

Monterey County Sheriff Tina Nieto reflects on her storm-soaked early days in charge.
Face to Face

Monterey County Sheriff Tina Nieto reflects on her storm-soaked early days in charge.

  • Rey Mashayekhi
  • Mar 9, 2023

Even before she was sworn in as Monterey County Sheriff on Dec. 30, Tina Nieto was thrown into the maelstrom of a historic weather event, in t…

For a Spanish-language interpreter, keeping the public informed makes him feel close to his family.
Face to Face

For a Spanish-language interpreter, keeping the public informed makes him feel close to his family.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Feb 9, 2023

One of the steady voices during the surge of winter storms that soaked Monterey County was that of Daniel González from the Monterey County De…

Civil Grand Jury tells the county to make fixes after faulting early Covid-19 response.
News

Civil Grand Jury tells the county to make fixes after faulting early Covid-19 response.

  • Pam Marino
  • May 12, 2022

It was March 17, 2020, and Monterey County Health Officer Edward Moreno stood behind a podium at a press conference to issue his historic orde…

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Text to 911 service goes live in Monterey, Santa Cruz, San Benito counties

  • Tom Wright
  • Updated Aug 30, 2019

Monterey >> After more than a year of working to get the service up and running, people in Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito counties …

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Brown asks potential nemesis -- Trump -- for aid

  • By Louis Hansen Bay Area News Group
  • Updated Aug 30, 2019

In December, Gov. Jerry Brown asserted California's independence and blasted President Donald Trump for dismissing climate change.

Amateur radio enthusiasts ready for emergencies.
831 (Tales from the Area Code)

Amateur radio enthusiasts ready for emergencies.

  • Nick Rahaim
  • Oct 6, 2016

In his Pacific Grove bedroom, with an American flag proudly hanging and symbols of a future military career adorning the walls, Nick Carswell …

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