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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...
As their confidence grows, local Indigenous residents get more involved in their communities.
Celia Jiménez here, thinking about how the visibility of Indigenous residents has grown in Monterey County. Anecdotally, I’ve seen increased participation at meetings of the Salinas City Council, Monterey County Board of Supervisors and at various school districts. On June 27, I attended a cultural event Centro Binacional...
This Fourth of July is going to be hot—making illegal fireworks even more dangerous.
David Schmalz here, wishing you a happy Independence Day, one that need not involve explosions. I don’t claim to fully understand why some people feel the need to blow things up to celebrate our country’s independence, but it’s probably because there isn’t a good reason—some people, in every country, like to blow things up on occasion—I suppose that’s just human nature.
Alisal Road reconstruction project to last 2 months
SALINAS, Calif. — The Alisal Road reconstruction project is slated to begin on July 8, 2024. The project is going to take place along Alisal Road between Sconberg Parkway to Hartnell Road. Construction will be from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The public is advised to...
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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