16-Year-Old Boy Becomes Salinas' Sixth Homicide Victim of the Year
On Friday night, Salinas Police responded to reports of shots fired from a caller where officers found Ricardo Rojas, 16, with a gunshot wound to ...
Occupy's 135-Day Vigil at Colton Hall to End Sunday
When occupiers were ordered by Monterey city officials to depart from the Veteran's Park encampment in January, they weren't sure where they'd go next, having ...
County Board of Ed to Investigate Allegations Against Head Start
Two days after child care workers held an evening prayer vigil outside the Salinas office of the Monterey County Board of Education, Superintendent Nancy Kotowski ...
Big Sur's Treebones Family Reps Nautica
The Handy family of Big Sur is featured in Nautica's Ocean2Ocean ad campaign.
Marina Coast Moves to Sue Desal Partners
Marina Coast Water District has put its former partners in the now-defunct Regional Desalination Project—California American Water and Monterey County Water Resources Agency—on notice that ...
Salinas Police Recommend More Charges Against Salinas High Drug Counselor
As the investigation into the Salinas High School drug and alcohol counselor arrested on suspicion of child molestation deepens, police are recommending for the third ...
Electrical-Room Fire Shutters Alvarado Street Businesses
An early-morning fire on March 17 in the electrical room of the Golden State Theatre building on Alvarado Street caused a loss of electricity to the theater and the five surrounding businesses connected to the power grid.
P.G. Museum Re-Accredited After Six Years of Review
After a six-year struggle the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History has finally achieved its Association of American Museums re-accreditation. The museum was first accredited ...
Outgoing President Dianne Harrison Reflects on Six Years at CSUMB
Just days after California State University's Board of Trustees announced an enrollment freeze at most campuses statewide, outgoing CSU Monterey Bay President Dianne Harrison identified ...
15-Year-Old Male Shot and Killed in Salinas.
Ignacio Manuel Reyes,15, became Salinas' fifth homicide victim of the year after Salinas police officers responded to reports of a shooting in Acosta Plaza on ...
Bank of America in Seaside "Occupied"
About eight resolute occupiers held signs in the cold rain outside Bank of America in Seaside this morning, drawing attention to the corporation's tax breaks at tax-season crunch time.
Commission on Disabilities Honors Local Businesses
The Monterey County Commission on Disabilities today celebrated its tenth anniversary by honoring local entities that go above and beyond the rules of compliance when ...
Arysta Would've Lost in Court—And Still Might, Even in Seeking Dismissal on Methyl Iodide Case
If Arysta LifesScience hadn’t withdrawn methyl iodide from the market Tuesday, it would’ve lost in court. “My decision is, the petition must be granted,” Alameda ...
CSUMB President Dianne Harrison to Depart for CSU Northridge
The California State University Board of Trustees today named CSU Monterey Bay President Dianne Harrison as president of CSU Northridge. “I am excited and honored ...
FORA Extension Bill Clears Assembly Committee
A 10-year life extension for the Fort Ord Reuse Authority came one step closer to reality today.
BREAKING: Arysta to Pull Methyl Iodide from U.S. [UPDATED]
After more than a year of litigation and unrelenting activist opposition to the fumigant methyl iodide, manufacturer Arysta LifeScience late Tuesday announced its intention to ...
BREAKING: Salinas High Counselor Re-Arrested on Further Molestation Charges
A week after he was arrested on suspicion of sexual contact with a 14-year-old student, a Salinas High School drug and alcohol counselor was re-arrested ...
CSUMB to Freeze New Admissions
Most California State University campuses will close their doors to new students next Spring, including CSU Monterey Bay. And the CSUs face even further enrollment ...
Dolores Huerta Energizes CSUMB for International Women's Day
Dolores Huerta's been celebrating International Women's Day for decades. But instead of talking about her past—she's known for co-founding the United Farm Workers alongside Cesar ...
Kampe in the Race for P.G. Mayor
When the Weekly spoke with Pacific Grove Councilman Bill Kampe three months ago about the 2012 mayoral race—an open seat, with incumbent Carmelita Garcia now ...
Ag Waiver Resolved, For Now
After years of hearings and delays—due partly to the contentiousness of regulating agricultural runoff, and partly to lacking a quorum—the Central Coast Regional Water Quality ...
Memorial Hospital Pharmacists Join National Union of Healthcare Workers
The National Union of Healthcare Workers adopted eighteen Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital pharmacists as new members on March 15.
Water Forum Looks at Supply Alternatives
A public forum on the local water-supply crisis drew a crowd of several hundred to Seaside's Oldemeyer Center last night.
Salinas High School Drug Counselor Arrested on Suspicion of Child Molestation
Gilbert Olivares, 34, a drug and alcohol counselor at Salinas High School, was arrested on charges he molested a 14-year-old student. Some of the alleged ...
Middle School Vice Principal Pleads Guilty to Sex Abuse Charges
Monterey County District Attorney Dean D. Flippo announced Tuesday that a former middle school administrator at El Sausal Middle School in Salinas pleaded guilty to ...
Meth Conversion Lab Busted in Salinas
Ricardo Escamilla, 46, was arrested March 13 on multiple drugs charges involving possession of methamphetamine for sale, possession of cocaine for sale and operating a ...
Davis Study Finds Groundwater Contamination, Recommends Cutbacks in Fertilizer
More than a quarter million Californians rely on groundwater with nitrate levels in excess of state guidelines, according to a study released Tuesday by UC ...
County Signs Climate Action Compact
The Board of Supervisors voted to add the county to the Monterey Bay Regional Climate Action Compact, an effort to pool resources in the pursuit of lower greenhouse gas emissions.
UPDATE: Asilomar Beach Reopens After Sewage Splll
As much as 800 gallons of sewage has spilled into Mujella Creek, forcing officials to close Asilomar Beach until further notice.
CSUMB Awarded $32 Million Grant to Study Climate Change
CSU Monterey Bay will use the largest grant it's ever received to study how climate change impacts ecosystem processes, and develop products to help agricultural ...
Memorial Hospital Board Majority Votes to Keep Itself in Power
More than a dozen members of the public spoke Wednesday night at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital urging the board to put themselves up for reelection ...
UPDATE: Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital Board Members May Be Subject To Criminal Investigation
Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital didn’t overpay its top executives—but its board did make decisions about compensation behind closed doors in violation of California public meetings rules.
Marina Council Cans City Manager
Today is Tony Altfeld's last day as Marina city manager. Last night, after a public hearing, the City Council voted 3-2 in closed session to let Altfeld go.
Former Supervisor Marc Del Piero Enters District 5 Race
Twenty years after his third term on the County Board of Supervisors, Marc Del Piero is entering the District 5 race against incumbent Dave Potter ...
Seeing the Forest for the Oaks: Lawsuit Seeks to Crack FORA's Books
As the Fort Ord Reuse Authority's redevelopment plans for the former Fort Ord appear to be collapsing one by one under scrutiny environmental and recreational ...
Investigators Conclude Arson Inquiry into Marina Home, Find No Wrongdoing
Investigators have concluded a devastating fire that killed five in November was not started by an act of arson, according to an announcement Friday. Though ...
Cal Am Owed $8.2 Million for Defunct Desal Project
It's unclear at this point how or if Marina Coast and the county will pay Cal Am back some $8.2 million borrowed for the Regional Desalination Project.
Carmel Candidates Agree on Most Campaign Issues
Based on the size of the overflowing audience that exceeded fire-safe capacity in Sunset Center's Carpenter Hall Wednesday, you'd think voters were gathered for a ...
Monterey County Doesn't Impress With Breastfeeding Success
Monterey County falls in the middle of a statewide ranking of in-hospital breastfeeding rates.
