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County of Monterey passed its Immigrants Rights Committee Tuesday

December 4, 2024 5:23 PM Jeanette Bent, Victor Guzman

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Passed unanimously Tuesday, the County of Monterey Supervisors decided to move forward with its Immigrants…

Hollister to welcome a new vice mayor over the next few weeks; Hollister City Council

December 3, 2024 5:23 PM Jeanette Bent

HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV) — The City of Hollister voted to change its vice mayor seat over at least the next few weeks. In Hollister’s city…

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Measure X approved for Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital’s lease-to-own agreement

November 18, 2024 12:31 PM Jeanette Bent

HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV) — The San Benito Health Care District (the “District”) announced Monday that Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital’s…

California voters reject measure that would have banned forced prison labor

November 11, 2024 9:35 AM Associated Press

Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California voters have rejected a measure on the November ballot that would have…

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Ten of the 58 California counties flipped from blue to red in the 2024 election

November 8, 2024 3:42 PM Jeanette Bent

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — California is slowly seeping from blue to red, according to the most recent numbers from the Secretary of State’s…

Measure Q passes in Santa Cruz County, what it is

November 7, 2024 12:53 PM Jeanette Bent

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — Voters in Santa Cruz passed Measure Q this week, which helps support the County’s approach to water and wildfire…

Santa Cruz County heads to the polls Tuesday for a few local issues

November 5, 2024 10:05 PM Jeanette Bent

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — KION sent three reporters to cover the three local counties on election night, 2024. Briana Mathaw reported…

San Benito County eager to see local election results

November 5, 2024 7:34 PM Jeanette Bent

SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — KION’s Sergio Berrueta was out in San Benito County today speaking with voters about issues that matter most…

Monterey County voters turn out for election night 2024

November 5, 2024 4:53 PM Jeanette Bent

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — KION has been covering the elections locally. Today, three reporters scouted the three counties–Monterey, Santa…

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Enhanced security and law enforcement ahead of the 2024 election

November 4, 2024 5:26 PM Jeanette Bent

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Monterey County Sheriff’s office announced Monday evening that they are taking precautions ahead of the 2024…

WATCH: The former Salinas Asst. city manager talks about his achievements, and the challenges ahead for the city

November 3, 2024 7:52 AM Scott Rates

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) – Jim Pia has worked for the city of Salinas for 45 years. Pia retired from his role as assistant city manager on…

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Percentage of ballots counted for Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz counties so far

October 29, 2024 12:22 PM Jeanette Bent

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — With election day approaching next week, many polls and offices across the Central Coast are receiving their 2024…

WATCH: KION presents the Salinas Mayoral Debate, Scott Rates moderates

October 9, 2024 3:47 PM Scott Rates

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) – The 2024 election is just weeks away. There are many issues facing the city of Salinas. The candidates for mayor are…

Santa Cruz Board of Supervisors closer to adopting a ban on the sale of filtered tobacco products

October 7, 2024 2:57 PM Jeanette Bent

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — Santa Cruz County is one step closer to banning cigarette butts locally. The Board of Supervisors moved forward with…

Pacific Grove candidates to speak on Tuesday

October 7, 2024 5:13 PM Jeanette Bent

PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. (KION-TV) — Pacific Grove will be hosting a candidate debate on Tuesday for candidates running for office. The discussion is…

Local farmers deal with the heatwave

October 4, 2024 2:02 PM Jeanette Bent

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — With temperatures heating up along the Central Coast, local farmers are feeling the impact and getting an earlier start…

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Abandoned shopping cart ordinance passes in King City

August 28, 2024 12:20 PM Jeanette Bent

KING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV) — In a city council meeting held Tuesday, the King City council members voted to adopt an ordinance regulating abandoned…

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Santa Cruz County Sheriff Hart announces retirement at the end of this year

August 7, 2024 12:07 PM Jeanette Bent

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday that Sheriff Jim Hart, who has served the community…

State, local officials react to President Biden announcing he will not seek reelection

July 21, 2024 2:04 PM Victor Guzman

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — Multiple local and state leaders are reacting to news President Biden will not seek reelection. Representative Zoe…

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After FBI raid, defiant Oakland mayor says she did nothing wrong and will not resign

June 24, 2024 12:21 PM Associated Press

THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN UPDATED WITH CONTENT BY By Carlos Castañeda FROM CBS NEWS BAY AREA. Francis Zamora, the chief spokesman for Oakland Mayor…

Salinas native signs with San Jose Earthquakes II

March 21, 2024 12:19 PM Derrick Ow

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KION-TV)- A Salinas native will be realizing his boyhood dream of becoming a professional soccer player. Former San Jose State…

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Ballot drop off and voting locations on the Central Coast

March 3, 2024 4:13 PM Victor Guzman

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — The last day to vote in the March Presidential Primary is Tuesday, March 5 and we have a list of voting center and…

Marina City Council appoints Jenny McAdams to vacant District 3 seat

February 29, 2024 3:22 PM Victor Guzman

MARINA, Calif. (KION-TV) — Former Pacific Grove City Councilmember, Jenny McAdams, has been appointed to the vacant Marina City Council District 3…

Soledad City Council votes to let voters decide fate of District Elections ordinance

November 15, 2023 11:12 AM Dania Romero

SOLEDAD, Calif. (KION-TV)- Soledad councilmembers have approved to allow voters to decide the fate of a District-Based Elections ordinance…

Santa Cruz County adds sales tax measure to ballot

December 6, 2023 6:32 PM Derrick Ow

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Santa Cruz County voters will be able to decide to raise the sales tax for unincorporated parts of the county.…

Supreme Court rejects Derek Chauvin’s appeal in George Floyd’s killing

November 20, 2023 11:11 AM CNN Newsource

By Joan Biskupic, CNN (CNN) — The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from former Minnesota police officer Derek Chauvin, who was…

Hollister City Council to discuss doubling mayoral term during council meeting on Monday

November 19, 2023 6:27 PM Derrick Ow

HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Hollister City Council will be consider doubling the length of its mayoral term from two years to four years. During…

U.S. Senate hopeful Adam Schiff holds Salinas campaign event following Speaker Robert Rivas endorsement

November 6, 2023 11:37 PM Austin Castro

SALINAS, Calif. (KION) – The Steinbeck Center in Salinas was a packed house Monday night as U.S. Representative Adam Schiff held a campaign event.…

Candidates for Monterey County Sheriff

June 3, 2022 11:33 AM Melody Waintal

The primary election is taking place on June 7 if none of the candidates receives more than 50 percent of the vote— which can be difficult in a…

Jimmy Panetta announces re-run for Congress

December 28, 2021 5:18 PM Melody Waintal

Congressmember Jimmy Panetta announced he is running for re-election for the new 19th Congressional…

Salinas Mayor announces run for Monterey County Supervisor

December 15, 2021 12:20 PM Melody Waintal, Victor Guzman

Supervisor John Phillips announced on Wednesday that he is not running for another term as Monterey County Board of Supervisors in 2022. Instead,…

Central Coast leaders share concerns over ‘absurd and mindboggling’ redistricting boundary draft

November 18, 2021 4:28 PM Victor Guzman

San Benito and Monterey County leaders expressed disappointment over a current draft from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission that shows…

Vote-Mobile stays on the road to reach Santa Cruz voters before polls close

September 14, 2021 4:22 PM Erika Bratten

The Vote-Mobile allows Santa Cruz County Clerks and elections workers to go out prior to the election and do voter outreach, making several stops at…

Monterey Bay Aquarium weighs in on efforts to stop sale of Pacific Grove building

August 4, 2021 12:31 PM Avery Johnson

The Executive Director of the Monterey Bay Aquarium is weighing in on efforts to stop the sale of a building belonging to the National Oceanic and…

Monterey County names new Registrar of Voters

July 12, 2021 3:03 PM Avery Johnson

Monterey County officials announced Monday that County Administrative Officer Charles McKee has chosen Gina Martinez as the new Monterey County…

San Benito County seeks applications for appointment to Board of Supervisors

July 6, 2021 11:52 AM Avery Johnson

The Office of the Governor is accepting applications for appointments to the vacant San Benito County Supervisor for District 1 position, according…

Talks about housing migrant children at Camp Roberts on “indefinite hold”

June 2, 2021 5:38 PM Avery Johnson

Camp Roberts in Monterey and San Luis Obispo counties was a site under consideration for housing unaccompanied…

Central Coast reacts to U.S. Capitol breach

January 6, 2021 7:20 PM Jocelyn Ortega

Central Coast reacts to U.S. Capitol…

San Benito County certifies 2020 General Election results

December 1, 2020 2:30 PM Avery Johnson

San Benito County Elections announced that its department has certified the results of its…

Election results certified in Monterey County

November 24, 2020 5:25 PM Avery Johnson

Monterey County Elections announced Tuesday that Registrar of Voters Claudio Valenzuela…

City of Salinas conducting second interviews of City Manager candidates

November 12, 2020 11:03 AM Avery Johnson, Josh Kristianto

SALINAS, Calif. (KION) With a COVID-19 crisis still at a boiling point, a deep economic crisis hanging over the nation and with the budget of Salinas…