Salinas Valley Tribune

01/11/2024

Salinas Valley News Briefs | Jan. 11, 2024: English Course, Senior Social, Student Leaders and more

ENGLISH COURSE KING CITY — Monterey County Free Libraries is offering an eight-week long English as a Second Language (ESL) course at the King City branch for adult learners. This is a “basics” English class with short readings, dictation, conversation and similar activities. The course will r...

01/11/2024

The state of California is recognizing Salinas Valley Health’s rural health clinic in Gonzales for exceptional efforts in keeping pediatric patients healthy with outstanding immunization rates.

Salinas Valley Health’s rural health clinic in Gonzales is being recognized for its efforts in keeping pediatric patients healthy.

01/10/2024

Soccer teams from South Monterey County high schools are back on the pitch after time off to celebrate Christmas and New Year’s.

01/10/2024

Funny Papers Again Column | The Question of Nature vs. Nurture

On Nov. 1, 2023, a high school student by the name of Jacob accompanied his friend to a confrontation with another student, the theft of a pair of earphones and a v**e pen the week prior the cause. This was one of those predetermined fights teens have practiced since teens and schools have existed a...

01/10/2024

Southern Monterey County Foundation, an affiliate fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County, has topped $220,000 total granted in November, awarding $31,160 to 13 nonprofit organizations serving southern Monterey County communities.

Southern Monterey County Foundation, an affiliate fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County, has topped $220,000 total granted.

01/10/2024

Monterey County has enacted a mandatory abatement program for select weeds as part of an effort to contain the impatiens necrotic spot virus, or INSV, which has severely impacted the region’s lettuce crop in recent years.

Monterey County has enacted an abatement program for weeds to contain the impatiens necrotic spot virus, which has impacted lettuce crops.

01/10/2024

Salinas Valley News Briefs | Jan. 10, 2024: Job Fairs, Flu Shots, Chamber Mixer

JOB FAIRS SALINAS — Monterey County Workforce Development Board has planned a series of in-person job fairs, online recruitments and workshops this month. On Wednesday, Jan. 10, an in-person recruitment event for Interim Inc. will take place at America’s Job Center, 344 Salinas St., Suites 205-2...

01/08/2024

Worthy to Print Column | Happy New Year and Thank You

Good morning and Happy New Year! Here is hoping that you had a Merry Christmas and that you received everything you wished for. This morning as I sat down at the desk, I just stared at the screen for a moment hoping for an epiphany to fill the paper for the last time this year. […]

01/08/2024

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Jan. 3, 2024

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. GREENFIELD Dec. 2210:29 a.m. CPS Referral on Evergreen Wy.11:2 7 a.m. APS Referral on Franscioni Dr.6:39 p.m. Deceased body found on Palm Av. Dec. 232:20 a.m. Vehicle towed (expired registration) on S/B Hwy 1018:14 a.m. Vehicle vandalism...

01/05/2024

Last month the Soledad Aztecs boys’ basketball team said “Aloha” to Honolulu, Hawaii, and participated in the Punahou Invitational.

SOLEDAD — Last month the Soledad Aztecs boys’ basketball team said “Aloha” to Honolulu, Hawaii, and participated in the Punahou Invitational. Not all students during their high school career get the opportunity to travel to Hawaii, let alone be able to play basketball, while their classmates...

01/05/2024

Window on the World Column | The Time for Feasting

We’ve been on the gravy train these past couple of weeks and this train has fallen off the tracks. Going home for the holidays is not for the faint of heart, as far as the stomach and waistline are concerned. I had planned to lose 20 pounds in advance of our holiday, so that I […]

01/05/2024

County of Monterey Health Department’s Public Health Bureau is the recipient of a $210,799 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) to support the Public Health Cannabis Education Program.

MONTEREY COUNTY — County of Monterey Health Department’s Public Health Bureau is the recipient of a $210,799 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) to support the Public Health Cannabis Education Program. Grant funds will support the expansion of drugged driving prevention mess...

01/05/2024

Guest Column | TAMC: Building Connections So That Communities Thrive and Grow

When asked why we do what we do, the answer is easy: we build connections so that communities thrive and grow. As the outgoing Chair of the Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC) Board of Directors, I would like to share what the agency has accomplished this year and what we are working on...

01/03/2024

As a new year begins, the staff at Salinas Valley Tribune compiled a few of the top stories that defined the South Monterey County community over the past year.

As a new year begins, the Salinas Valley Tribune compiled a few of the top stories that defined the community over the past year.

01/03/2024

Funny Papers Again Column | A Look at Calendars Old and New

As the first column of a new year on the ol’ Gregorian Calendar, one could hold the expectation that the tradition of making resolutions, presumably of personal betterment, containing a goal or goals. The history of this tradition is fascinating, and if you are interested, go look it up. Personall...

01/03/2024

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed landmark legislation over the past year to support reproductive rights, increase affordable housing, hold Big Oil accountable and protect the safety, health and well-being of all Californians.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation to support reproductive rights, increase affordable housing and hold Big Oil accountable.

01/03/2024

Soledad High soccer standout Sophia Martel finished her playing career as a Lady Aztec with a 5-0 win and a goal against visiting Morro Bay on Dec. 12 in Soledad.

Soledad High soccer standout Sophia Martel finished her playing career as a Lady Aztec with a 5-0 win and a goal against visiting Morro Bay.

01/03/2024

Worthy to Print Column | How Was Your Christmas?

I don’t know if I will see you or speak to you before Good Old Santa comes sliding down the chimney. I like to tell folks “Merry Christmas” during this holiday. I sometimes forget to say it if the conversation is short. But most of the time I almost always finish a sentence or salutation by [...

01/03/2024

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Dec. 27, 2023

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. GREENFIELD Dec. 128:14 a.m. Juvenile possession of ma*****na on Moreno St.10:03 a.m. Mental Health Evaluation on Elm Av.2:47 p.m. Lost property report on El Camino Real.5:10 p.m. Firearm on El Camino Real. Dec. 131:30 p.m. Mental Health....

12/27/2023

Gonzales Spartans’ wrestling team hosted the Spartan Winter Crucible at Gonzales High School on Dec. 9.

Gonzales Spartans’ wrestling team hosted the Spartan Winter Crucible at Gonzales High School on Dec. 9 with more than 300 wrestlers.

12/27/2023

Greenfield resident Daniel Dejesus Garcia, 23, was sentenced to two years and eight months in state prison after pleading guilty to DUI.

12/27/2023

Santa’s arrival by helicopter brought joy to hundreds of families from South Monterey County this Christmas, as he and a team of helpers delivered gifts and other goodies to their smiling faces.

Monterey County Supervisor Chris Lopez and Cal Water teamed up with Fort Hunter Liggett to present Operation Santa for the third year.

12/27/2023

Funny Papers Again Column | A Long Look Back: A Senior’s Prerogative

For those of us with multiple decades behind us as we continue our personal journeys toward some inevitable end, it seems the compulsion increases to reminisce about the time known as the Holiday Season. Or maybe it is just me. How the marked days at the end of the calendar year, being Halloween, Th...

12/27/2023

California Rangeland Trust has announced the conservation of the 9,400-acre Silacci Ranch in San Benito and Monterey counties.

12/23/2023

Correctional Training Facility (CTF) in Soledad recently held a soccer game on the playing fields of Facility B at CTF North between correctional staff and a team of inmates.

CTF in Soledad recently held a soccer game on the playing fields of Facility B at CTF North between correctional staff and a team of inmates.

12/23/2023

Window on the World Column | Home for the Holidays

There is perhaps no better sound in the world than that of a familiar wave slapping against a familiar beach. I was born and grew up with that sound on the East Coast of England. When I return to my source, it is almost a primal journey back to the essence of what I was […]

12/23/2023

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Dec. 20, 2023

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. GREENFIELD Dec. 99:06 a.m. Vehicle vandalism on Elm Av.9:12 a.m. Stolen vehicle on Walnut Av.3:16 p.m. Felony warrant on Walnut Av.6:16 p.m. Petty theft on El Camino Real.7:27 p.m. Probation violation on El Camino Real.9:33 p.m. Burglary...

12/21/2023

The 246th Battalion of the California Cadet Corps of Greenfield High School hosted a Fall Awards Night on Nov. 29 to award and promote cadets for their dedication and improvement.

The 246th Battalion of the California Cadet Corps of Greenfield High School hosted a Fall Awards Night to award and promote cadets.

12/21/2023

Worthy to Print Column | Early Days…

A few weeks ago I asked you, dear readers, about your first memory. I wanted to know who might be reading my words and allow me to know how you might have grown up. No name, no address or anything really that you don’t want to say. It was just a self-imposed inquiry. I’ll tell […]

12/21/2023

U.S. Rep. Jimmy Panetta and local leaders recently hosted an official ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Spence Road Auxiliary Lane Project, a key local infrastructure improvement effort that will enhance both roadway and community safety.

The Spence Road Auxiliary Lane Project is a key local infrastructure improvement effort that will enhance both roadway and community safety.