Every June, the Monterey County Agricultural Commissioner releases the Crop Report, the definitive annual snapshot of the status of the county…
Starting in 2012, Monterey County winemakers experienced a three-year economic boom, with above-average wine grape production and values, gene…
When Francisco Rodriguez, president of the Pajaro Valley Federation of Teachers, attended a May 10 press conference at the Monterey County Agr…
A year ago, when officials from the California Department of Pesticide Regulation visited Salinas for a public workshop on rules about pestici…
As the van leaves Salinas and heads north, the Turks chat excitedly. It’s just after 8:30am Aug. 19, and the day ahead is filled with tours of…
Any minute now, a delegation of officials from Soke, Turkey, are expected to arrive in Salinas.
Water Talks…Squid was a nervous wreck of a driver all weekend, with all those shiny zillion-dollar cars zipping around the county during Car W…
If you regularly pass by the corner of Davis and Blanco roads just outside Salinas, maybe you’ve noticed the fast-growing artichoke field ther…
Monterey County Supervisor John Phillips chuckles when he talks about his interest in regulating and protecting the medical cannabis industry.…
Achy Breaky Regulatory Hearts…Squid loves a good fight. Squid gets in a lot of fights. What can Squid say? Squid believes passionately in thin…