King City Rustler

06/11/2025

More than 200 seniors celebrated the end of their academic journey at King City High School last Saturday, before a packed audience at War Memorial Stadium.

More than 200 seniors celebrated the end of their academic journey at King City High School during graduation last Saturday.

06/11/2025

The Lady Mustangs' historical postseason run came to an end following a heartrending 4-2 loss to top-seeded Biggs in the D-V finals on June 6.

KING CITY — King City High graduate Raylie Moore and her fellow softball teammates set one goal prior to the start of the 2025 spring season: Qualify for a spot in the Central Coast Section playoffs. One month and a Division V championship later, the Mustangs found themselves as the No. 3 seed in ...

06/11/2025

Monterey County Supervisor Chris Lopez has officially begun his tenure on the California Coastal Commission, following his appointment by State Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas.

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Supervisor Chris Lopez has officially begun his tenure on the California Coastal Commission, following his appointment by State Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas. Lopez started his work on May 21, bringing a rural Central Coast perspective to one of the state’s most...

06/11/2025

Funny Papers Again Column | Today’s Opinion Column Offers Some Opinions About Opinions and the Opinionated

“Opinion is really the lowest form of human knowledge. It requires no accountability, no understanding. The highest form of knowledge is empathy, for it requires us to suspend our egos and live in another’s world.” I don’t recall whose words those are, if I ever knew, but I do recall saving ...

06/11/2025

Salinas Valley News Briefs | June 11, 2025: Fair Housing Services, Summer Job Fairs, Chualar Plan and more

FAIR HOUSING SERVICES KING CITY — ECHO Housing will resume monthly office hours at City Hall in King City beginning Wednesday, June 11. They are available for free private counseling and mediation services for individuals in need of assistance with tenant rights issues. Office hours occur every se...

06/11/2025

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06/06/2025

The 33rd annual King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture and King City Rotary Club joint meeting to promote Beautification Week is scheduled for Wednesday, June 18, at noon. The public is invited and encouraged to attend.

KING CITY — The 33rd annual King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture and King City Rotary Club joint meeting to promote Beautification Week is scheduled for Wednesday, June 18, at noon. The public is invited and encouraged to attend. The luncheon at San Lorenzo Park’s DeAnza building is bei...

06/06/2025

Guest Column | How Farmworkers Outlawed ‘El Cortito’ 50 Years Ago

For decades in the Salinas Valley, the short-handle hoe, known as “El Cortito,” was used for weeding and thinning rows of crops that kept farmworkers stooped over for long hours each day. Workers were only able to stand and stretch when they reached the end of a row, finishing each workday with ...

06/06/2025

The No. 3 seeded Mustangs advanced into the California Interscholastic Federation NorCal Regional Division V championship game following a decisive 14-4 victory in five innings over No. 7 Balboa in the semifinals on Thursday afternoon.

The school year was officially over earlier this week for King City High students with the exception of one particular group that is still looking to take care of some unfinished business.

06/06/2025

IMPORTANT WATER SURVEY
The City is a member of the Salinas Valley Groundwater Sustainability Agency, which is doing important planning work to ensure our community continues to have an adequate water supply in the long-term future. Groundwater is essential in the Salinas Valley — supporting our homes, farms and environment. With drought, climate change and increasing water demand, your insight is key to creating strategies that can support water sustainability for years to come. Guide the future of groundwater management by sharing your water-use habits with the Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency. Take a quick survey by visiting: https://bit.ly/3S58PZP. Participants qualify for a monthly raffle to win prizes. Thank you.

06/06/2025

Tonight the Lady Mustangs softball team sunk the Buccaneers of Balboa High from San Francisco, 14-4,on their path to the D-V Championship in Biggs this Friday. They continued their all out assault on their opponents as they showed them how we take care of business in Southern Monterey County. This Friday they take on Biggs High School in Biggs, CA just North of Yuba City at 4PM.

We continue to applaud you and celebrate your victories as you bring home wins and pride ladies. Keep up the amazing team work, we are all behind you.