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Better Ask Barry: Wrapping your car for cash? Think twice

March 12, 2020 10:38 PM Barry Brown

Lately, a popular scam involves trading checks: “I’ll send you a check, and you send me one back.”…

Better Ask Barry: What local traveler should know

March 10, 2020 11:23 AM Barry Brown

Amid rising concerns over the spread of the coronavirus, nervous travelers are flooding local travel agencies with calls to reschedule or cancel…

Measure G: Monterey sales tax increase

March 1, 2020 5:20 PM Barry Brown

The city hopes Measure G will help erase a looming budget deficit and allow city services to continue at present…

Better Ask Barry: Luxury travel at affordable prices?

February 12, 2020 6:16 PM Barry Brown

Flying somewhere? Most travelers fly on large commercial jets. Those who can afford it, charter smaller private jets. Somewhere in the middle is the…

Better Ask Barry: Sand City rock climbing gym reopens in Seaside

February 11, 2020 6:03 PM Barry Brown

Sanctuary Rock Gym, now Sanctuary Climbing and Fitness, has reopened a year after it was forced to…

California unemployment rate held steady at 3.9% in December

January 24, 2020 11:40 AM The Associated Press

California’s unemployment rate held steady at the record low 3.9% in December.…

Better Ask Barry: How is tech addressing food freshness?

January 21, 2020 5:50 PM Barry Brown

The employees at Mission Produce in Oxnard need to move quickly.…

Better Ask Barry: Will new flights bring improvements to the Monterey airport?

January 15, 2020 6:05 PM Barry Brown

To the sound of applause, Alaska Airlines raised a glass to announce new, daily roundtrip service between Monterey and the Seattle-Tacoma airport,…

Better Ask Barry: Another national shopping day?

January 14, 2020 5:42 PM Barry Brown

Americans love gift cards. In 2019, they were the most requested holiday gift, but many end up lost or forgotten somewhere in our wallets and never…

Hollister fined nearly $200K for releasing tomato processing wastewater into river

January 3, 2020 5:10 PM Avery Johnson

The city of Hollister has agreed to pay $181,110 to the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board for releasing about 38,500 gallons of…

Uber, Postmates sue to challenge California’s new labor law

December 30, 2019 6:16 PM The Associated Press

Ride-share company Uber and on-demand meal delivery service Postmates are suing to block a broad new California…

Judge temporarily blocks California’s forced arbitration law

December 30, 2019 3:53 PM The Associated Press

A federal judge is temporarily blocking a new California law outlawing mandatory arbitration agreements.…

Popular Salinas tamale shop has a new buyer

December 26, 2019 1:00 PM Ron Keller

SALINAS, Calif. (KION) Potential plans to close a local bakery famous for its masa for holiday tamales are on hold for now. The family that owns Leal…

Mont. Co. supervisors looking over fingerprint requirements at cannabis businesses

Californians can now check legal pot dealers using QR codes

December 19, 2019 4:43 PM The Associated Press

California marijuana users can now use their smartphones to find out if a dispensary is legit.…

New protections for residents of mobile and manufactured homes approved in Santa Cruz County

December 19, 2019 3:42 PM Avery Johnson

An ordinance offering new protections for residents of mobile and manufactured homes was approved by the Santa Cruz County Board of…

Six suspected unlicensed contractors busted in Carmel as part of statewide sting

December 19, 2019 10:16 AM Avery Johnson

Six suspected unlicensed contractors were busted in Carmel as part of a statewide operation, according to the Contractors State License…

California expands insurance protections in wildfire areas

December 18, 2019 6:40 PM The Associated Press

More than a million California homes are now protected under a law that temporarily bans insurance companies from dropping customers in areas…

GRID Alternatives Closing Salinas Office

December 17, 2019 5:49 PM Max Tarlton

Grid Alternatives, a local non-profit which helps low income single family homes in our area is closing it’s office doors in Salinas due to a lack of…

Hallmark Channel apologizes for pulling ads featuring same-sex weddings

December 16, 2019 5:09 PM CNN

The Hallmark Channel is reversing its decision to pull advertisements featuring same-sex couples and apologizing for removing them in the first…

Get ready for veggie-flavored Goldfish crackers

December 16, 2019 4:48 PM CNN

Goldfish is the latest brand trying to capitalize on the buzz around plant-based…

Public invited to meeting addressing financial health of city of Salinas

December 16, 2019 1:51 PM Avery Johnson, Ron Keller

here is a special meeting Monday evening to address the financial health of the city of…

Community leaders looking to bring Trader Joe’s to Salinas

December 11, 2019 3:39 PM Megan Meier

Monterey County and the City of Salinas are launching a campaign to bring another Trader Joe’s to the Central Coast.…

App for finding parking now available in Monterey

December 6, 2019 10:53 AM Avery Johnson

There is a new phone app available in Monterey designed to make parking in the city…

Heavy rains causing leaky roofs in Salinas

December 3, 2019 2:03 PM Josh Kristianto

Heavy rainfall in the last few days is keeping roofing companies busy with the amount of calls over leaky roofs.…

Migrant workers become award-winning Napa winery owners

November 11, 2019 4:52 PM KION546 News Team

A Mexican-American family in Napa is breaking barriers since they went from picking grapes to owning their own…

Romaine lettuce contamination could expand to nearer dates

November 25, 2019 11:58 AM Josh Kristianto

A romaine lettuce bacterial contamination that is getting traced back to the Salinas Valley is putting a lot of consumers on…

Santa Cruz County businesses make changes to be more prepared for next PG&E power shut off

November 18, 2019 3:14 PM Drew Andre

More than a third of Santa Cruz County was hit by last months PG&E power shut…

Chamber of commerce conducts survey of power shutoff effects in Santa Cruz County

November 21, 2019 12:45 PM Avery Johnson

The Santa Cruz County Chamber of Commerce is working with the Business Council to survey businesses…

County in negotiations with new Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca management team

November 14, 2019 1:32 PM KION546 News Team

Monterey County officials said they are in negotiations with a new management team interested in taking over Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca in…

Designs for new-look Capitola Mall come to light; includes 637 affordable housing units

November 14, 2019 7:52 PM Victor Guzman

A new design for a major project at the Capitola Mall has some blueprints to it, now, with 637 affordable housing units listed as a possibility for…

Better Ask Barry: Can working from home work for you?

November 19, 2019 6:23 PM Barry Brown

There are times Dakota Smith commutes all the way to his living room. He usually works from home one or two days a…

Better Ask Barry: Are free trial offers really free?

September 30, 2019 5:20 PM KION546 News Team

You don’t have to look far to find free offers these days. Many products and services offer a free trial period, but before you sign up,…