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Elkhorn Slough oyster restoration project aims for 10 million oysters.
6+ hour, 22+ min ago (486+ words) Did you know that oysters can swim? At least, for a part of their lives." Katie Rodriguez here, after an early, brisk morning spent in Elkhorn Slough's Oak Marsh, where I learned a very fun fact: Baby oysters spend their…...
Debate over strawberry safety grows amid viral videos and pesticide reports.
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (508+ words) Over the last month, videos have proliferated on social media linking one company, Driscoll's, to increases in childhood cancer tied to toxic strawberries. "So your favorite strawberries are giving you cancer," Luke Hillman, who posts as @lukestoptalking, said in an…...
To cut costs, state legislative office suggests closing a Soledad prison.
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (366+ words) The Correctional Training Facility (CTF) in Soledad currently houses 4, 255 inmates, over the 2, 800-person design capacity, according to CDCR reports. With projections that California's prison population will decline each year until 2030 and to reduce spending by roughly $150 million annually, the state's…...
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1+ day, 6+ hour ago (39+ words) Mike Sheehan Monterey County Weekly There was a problem reporting this. Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language. The mission of Monterey County NOW is to inspire independent thinking and conscious action, etc....
Who are you today? A local children's book provides a gamut of answers.
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (353+ words) Mike Rutkowski and Jeff Sax at the P. G. Meetinghouse in Pacific Grove. Beautiful things can be born out of friendship. If the friends are artists who spend a lot of time together'like visual artist Jeff Sax and writer Mike Rutkowski at…...
Sudden death: Mexico faces Ecuador in a World Cup match you can watch at the Salinas Regional Soccer Complex.
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (214+ words) Dozens of people attended to watch World Cup matches on a giant screen at the Salinas Regional Soccer Complex during the tournament's opening week. Mexico will face Ecuador in a 2026 World Cup qualifying match in Mexico City. The match will…...
Sudden death: Mexico faces Ecuador in a World Cup match you can watch at the Salinas Regional Soccer Complex. | Culture | montereycountynow. com
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (154+ words) There's an old saying that goes something like this: Soccer is a sport where two teams play for 90 minutes and Germany wins. As everyone who will be attending the tailgate party knows, tonight is do or die for Mexico or…...
Monterey County Supervisor lauds Supreme Court decision over birthright citizenship.
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (302+ words) Monterey County Supervisor Luis Alejo lauded Tuesday's Supreme Court decision to uphold birthright citizenship. On June 30, Alejo applauded the court's decision, saying that coming from an immigrant family, he is grateful that the judges landed on his side of the…...
The Monterey County Board of Supervisors appoint an interim CEO for Natividad.
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (236+ words) Nancy Buscher has served as chief nursing officer at Natividad Medical Center since 2015. She takes over as interim CEO on July 2. The chief nursing officer for Natividad Medical Center, Nancy Buscher, will be taking over as interim CEO on July…...
Public safety officers prepare for illegal fireworks crackdown during Fourth of July.
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (506+ words) So-called "safe-and-sane" fireworks are allowed in Seaside starting at noon on June 28. The smaller, legal fireworks have a curfew of 10pm nightly through July 6. As the country gets ready to celebrate its 250th birthday, public safety officers throughout Monterey County are bracing…...