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M3.4 earthquake strikes near Soledad
SOLEDAD, Calif. — A preliminary magnitude 3.4 earthquake has struck near Pinnacles, California Wednesday. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake struck around 6:20 p.m. It was centered about 12.2 miles northeast of Soledad, or about 141 miles south of Sacramento. People reported feeling it in areas around Santa...
4th of July activities in San Benito County
Lea este artículo en español aquí. The Fourth of July is tomorrow, which may mean that San Benito County residents will be asking how they can celebrate the coming holiday with their community. The Hollister Parks and Recreation Department is organizing a 4th of July Kiddie Parade....
County, city officials seek to create fire district
After the Hollister City Council voted to terminate its fire service contract with San Juan Bautista and San Benito County last month, local officials are looking into the creation of a new fire protection district as part of ongoing negotiations. The existing contracts will remain in effect until March 2025.
Commentary: Central Coast Community Energy Policy Board recap
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Salinas Valley News Briefs | July 3, 2024
GREENFIELD — City of Greenfield and the Greenfield Union School District partnered with the Monterey County Health Department to offer free Narcan and fentanyl test strips to the community. Narcan can now be accessed via distribution boxes at four locations in Greenfield — no questions asked: Greenfield Civic Center, 599 El Camino Real, Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Greenfield Fire Department, 380 Oak Ave. (located outside), available 24/7; Greenfield Community Science Workshop, 45 El Camino Real, Tuesday-Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and Greenfield Union School District, Family Resource Center, 493 El Camino Real, Tuesday and Thursday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Instructions and information on local resources are available at each distribution box. For questions, stop by or contact the Greenfield Police Department at 831-674-5111.
Funny Papers Again Column | It Takes a City to Raze a Building (Or to Save One)
I was pedaling around Greenfield the other day and it is easy to see the great strides the city has made in adding family homes and apartments; new businesses spring up and older businesses are upgrading appearances. Then I got to the main intersection of downtown and there on the northwest corner a once grand building now sits abandoned and in sad shape. If one has any sense of history, then looking at this structure is ample reason to be unhappy about its present state and wonders why the citizens don’t raise a hue and cry to see something positive done to bring the building back into use.
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