California Highway Patrol spent $38M responding to protests
State officials say the California Highway Patrol spent $38 million responding to recent widespread protests over…
Continue ReadingState officials say the California Highway Patrol spent $38 million responding to recent widespread protests over…
Continue ReadingCongressmen Jimmy Panetta announced Wednesday that the City of Salinas will be getting $5.8 million in federal government…
Continue ReadingThe new normal of the coronavius crisis has many of of doing things that don’t seem right — like wearing a mask into…
Continue ReadingThe University of California is imposing a system-wide freeze on salaries of its non-unionized employees due to enormous financial…
Continue ReadingThe California Department of Social Services announced that it will be providing state-funded disaster relief assistance to undocumented…
Continue ReadingUnion leaders say California Gov. Gavin Newsom will propose a 10% pay cut to help cover a projected $54.3 billion budget deficit.…
Continue ReadingCalifornia State University, Monterey Bay said it has received its largest gift in its 25 year…
Continue ReadingMore than 6,000 students at California State University, Monterey Bay will be getting financial help through the CARES…
Continue ReadingCity managers from Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz Counties wrote a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom explaining how the COVID-19…
Continue ReadingEl Pajaro Community Development Corporation said it is partnering with the City of Watsonville to provide emergency grants of up to $2,000 to help…
Continue ReadingThe California Supreme Court on Wednesday denied a bid to block the state’s first-in-the-nation plan to give money to…
Continue ReadingUnited Way Monterey County said its Emergency Food and Shelter Program has received additional funds through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic…
Continue ReadingThe Monterey County Board of Supervisors has voted to contribute to create a microloan fund for small businesses owned by…
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump has signed a $484 billion bill that aids employers and hospitals under stress from the coronavirus pandemic.…
Continue ReadingCongress has delivered a nearly $500 billion infusion of coronavirus spending, almost unanimously rushing new relief to employers and…
Continue ReadingOil prices plunged below zero on Monday as demand for energy collapses amid the coronavirus pandemic and traders didn’t want to get stuck owning…
Continue ReadingThe COVID-19 pandemic has created challenges for businesses around the world, and Monterey County…
Continue ReadingU.S. stocks joined a worldwide rally and closed out their first back-to-back weekly gain since the market began selling off two months ago.…
Continue ReadingChevron announced that it is committing $100,000 to help the Food Bank for Monterey County as it helps community members struggling due to the…
Continue ReadingCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to spend up to $7 billion this year battling the coronavirus and the economic disruption it has caused.…
Continue ReadingJade Lacuata of Salinas is a bit relieved to have woken up with the stimulus check in her bank account this…
Continue ReadingSan Benito County announced that it is offering COVID-19 penalty waivers for property…
Continue ReadingMonterey County and Cal Coastal announced that they are teaming up to create an emergency microloan fund for local small businesses affected by…
Continue ReadingMore than $12.8 million in federal grants are going to be distributed to airports around the Central Coast, according to Congressman Jimmy…
Continue ReadingMonterey Bay Community Power announced that it will be deferring half of May and June electric generation charges due to…
Continue ReadingCalifornia’s insurance commissioner has ordered some companies to refund premiums for March and April because of the coronavirus pandemic.…
Continue ReadingThe City of Santa Cruz said it is placing a temporary limit on commissions charged by third-party food delivery…
Continue ReadingThe federal government expects to begin making payments to millions of Americans under the new stimulus law in…
Continue ReadingSanta Cruz County is offering a COVID-19 Penalty Waiver Form for late fees and interest due on property tax to help residents struggling…
Continue ReadingThe Food Bank for Monterey County is getting some extra support during the coronavirus…
Continue ReadingThe State of California’s Franchise Tax Board said it will provide special tax relief for taxpayers affected by…
Continue ReadingPinnacle Application Inc. has agreed to settle a pesticide drift case that left 10 farm workers…
Continue ReadingThe Monterey City Council voted to approve a $35,000 increase for the 2019/2020 General Fund to prepare and respond to the spread of…
Continue ReadingThe City of Soledad is getting $7.6 million in grant money for the construction of the Metz/Orchard…
Continue ReadingCalifornia’s state auditor says the California State Lottery skimped on giving $36 million in revenue to fund public education funding and spent…
Continue ReadingA Seaside woman is facing three years of probation and up to a year in jail after she pleaded guilty to felony welfare…
Continue ReadingThe Santa Cruz County District Attorney has announced judgments against two wine distribution companies for violating California’s Automatic Renewal…
Continue ReadingThe University of Southern California will phase in free tuition for students from families with an annual income of $80,000 or less.…
Continue ReadingASIDE, Calif. (KION) Monterey Peninsula residents and others in the county could see their water bills getting even higher by next year.…
Continue ReadingParticipants in the Community Bridges WIC program now have new ways to access their…
Continue ReadingThe McDonald’s HACER® National Scholarship is offering educational opportunities for deserving Hispanic high school seniors in Monterey, Salinas…
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