As of this writing, the federal government remains shut down, and according to news reports from Washington, D.C., that appears unlikely to ch…
The federal government shutdown could have an immediate effect on the County of Monterey’s hospital, Natividad, to the tune of $14 million a y…
The first weekend after Natividad hospital’s Level II trauma center in Salinas opened on Jan. 5, 2015, patients with major injuries were showi…
If a child here in Monterey County get so sick with a respiratory illness that they need advanced care, they need to leave the county—there ar…
The U.S. reached another milestone in the fight against Covid-19 today. Children between the ages of 12-15 are officially eligible to be vacci…
A mass Covid-19 vaccination clinic has been scheduled for 8am-5pm Friday, April 23, inside the main gym at Hartnell College in Salinas. Nativi…
Early in the Covid-19 pandemic not everyone could get a test because test supplies were in short demand. Then people were encouraged to get te…
More than 25 people have been hospitalized and four people have died as of the latest Covid-19 numbers for Monterey County, but there is a hid…
Here’s the good news for Monterey County residents concerned about coronavirus, or COVID-19: The region is still considered at low risk, accor…
Elliott Robinson retired last year from his long career in social services—including 17 years as director of the Monterey County Department of…