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PVUSD trustee draws criticism for photographing teachers during meeting

A Pajaro Valley Unified School District trustee is facing criticism after he left the dais during a board meeting Wednesday, photographed three teachers in the audience and posted the image on Facebook, accusing them of engaging in “shady tactics” in his reelection campaign. Trustee Daniel Dodge Jr., who...

Watsonville, CA · 7d
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Watsonville's Lee Road Trail Opens First Half-Mile, 3-Mile Network Still to Come

A new half-mile trail connecting Pajaro Valley High School to Watsonville Slough Farm is officially open, giving Watsonville walkers and cyclists their first taste of a project more than a decade in the making. The path begins at the corner of Lee Road and Harkins Slough Road, and about 45 people turned out for a ribbon-cutting ceremony last Saturday to mark the milestone.

Watsonville, CA · 7d
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Salinas Valley News Briefs | Oct. 30, 2026

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Elections will offer extended hours and additional opportunities for in-person voting and ballot returns ahead of the Nov. 3 general election. The Elections Office at 1441 Schilling Place, North Building, in Salinas, will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Oct. 31...

Monterey County, CA · 7d
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San José Spotlight

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Gilroy to review plans to help homeless residents

Despite recent numbers indicating Gilroy’s homeless population appears to be in decline, the city remains without a plan for how to handle unhoused residents — and officials are divided on the best solution. City Administrator Matt Morley said there is no policy in place to address Gilroy’s homeless community, which the most recent point in... The post Gilroy to review plans to help homeless residents appeared first on San José Spotlight .

Gilroy, CA · 7d

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Campaign for Seaside mayoral candidate Alex Miller raises nearly $70,000.

Since he began fundraising for his mayoral campaign earlier this year, current Seaside City Councilmember and mayoral candidate Alex Miller has raised approximately $68,000, more than five times the incumbent mayor, Ian Oglesby, according to the latest campaign finance disclosure forms. The majority of the funds raised were given to...

Seaside, CA · 7d

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Downtown Salinas hosts family-friendly Halloween bash on Main Street.

Prepare your costumes, makeup and candy bag as this Halloween, Downtown Salinas City Center invites families from across Monterey County to join in the fun at the annual Downtown Trick-or-Treat event on Saturday, October 31. From 11am to 2 pm, Main Street will be alive with costumes, candy, and community...

Salinas, CA · 7d

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Phase one of Lee Road Trail open for public use

Dozens of community members gathered on Oct. 24 to celebrate the opening of phase one of the Lee Road Trail, a half-mile stretch connecting Pajaro Valley High School and Watsonville Slough Farm. The ribbon-cutting ceremony drew around 45 people to the corner of Lee Road and Harkins Slough Road, where...

Watsonville, CA · 8d

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Inside California’s Unlikely New Boomtown Where Homes Sell for Under $500K — As People Flee Over-Priced City Life in Droves

While Los Angeles bleeds residents and businesses, an unlikely California city is rolling out the welcome mat. Fresno, once a national punch-line thanks to Louis Theroux’s BBC documentary “The City Addicted to Crystal Meth,” is now the best place in the Golden State to start a business, a new study found, with cheap land, fast-tracked building rules and a $9 billion farm economy luring companies and coastal refugees alike.

Fresno, CA · 11d

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Morgan Hill Veterans Run is Nov. 15

The 12th annual Morgan Hill Veterans Run is scheduled for Nov. 15, giving participants a chance to support those who served in the armed services in the days after Veterans Day. The Veterans Run was started by Charles Weston, a Vietnam veteran and marathon runner, with the idea to help...

Morgan Hill, CA · 7d

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San Jose Braces for Soggy El Niño Winter, Urges Storm Drain Reports Now

San Jose officials are telling residents to get ready now for what forecasters are calling a potentially historic wet season, pointing people toward storm drain hotlines, sandbag pickup sites and flood maps before the heaviest rains arrive. The push comes as federal weather agencies predict stronger storms and potential flooding brought on by El Niño this winter, with the city and Santa Clara County rolling out resources meant to help residents prepare and cut down on community risk.

San Jose, CA · 6d

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Residents are feeling the loss of the social services building in Seaside.

Aric Sleeper here, thinking about falling leaves and the end of daylight saving time, already longing for the later sunsets to come this spring. Monterey County residents who have patronized the County’s social services building in Seaside, which shuttered its doors on Friday, Oct. 30, may also be looking ahead to a time in the coming years when a new building will replace the aging edifice, built in 1975.

Seaside, CA · 6d

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Eden Housing celebrates grand re-opening with city

Eden Housing, the City of Watsonville and South County Housing celebrated the reopening of two affordable housing communities, Tierra Linda and Pajaro Court, following major renovations. The properties provide a combined 28 affordable rental homes. Built in 1994, Tierra Linda is at 490 Beck St., while Pajaro Court is at...

Watsonville, CA · 8d

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Residents are feeling the impending loss of Monterey County’s social services building in Seaside.

Fans whirred inside the Seaside social services building to block out the heat as Monterey County residents continued to drop in for the last few days of its services until its closure. County officials decided to shutter the building due to a $3.9 million price tag to fix the building’s...

Seaside, CA · 9d

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This Man-Made California Reservoir Allows Only Non-Motorized Boats, and Its Glassy Morning Water Keeps Paddlers and Anglers Coming Back

Some of the best spots in California are the ones you almost drive right past. You pull off a winding road expecting a quick look at some water, and suddenly you want to stay all morning. Picture still, mirror-like water, green hills all around, and nothing louder than a paddle...

Cupertino, CA · 13d

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Salinas Fire Department receives about $4.4 million in grants to address understaffing and response times.

Below-standard response times, a need for a building inspection program and costly overtime—these are just some of the issues that the Salinas Fire Department hopes to offset through an infusion of about $4.4 million in federal and state funding. The Salinas City Council approved the Fire Department to receive...

Salinas, CA · 7d

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Carmel Valley Village fire devastates local businesses.

The Carmel Valley Center Street Marketplace building was a recipe for disaster. The old wooden building had no fire sprinklers. Filled with flammable material inside like art and glass blowing studios, it was already on the Monterey County Fire Protection District’s radar before it went up in flames in the early morning of Wednesday, Oct. 28.

Carmel Valley, CA · 9d

San José Spotlight

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Gilroy roller-skating business struggles to expand

One South County city and a family-owned skate rink are at odds over the business’ attempts to expand its operation. Mikey Gaeta and Yanessa Cruz, husband-and-wife owners of Skater Things Clubhouse in Gilroy, said their efforts to move into a larger facility a block south of their current location at 7050 Monterey Road are fading... The post Gilroy roller-skating business struggles to expand appeared first on San José Spotlight .

Gilroy, CA · 9d

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Mitchell’s Cove in Santa Cruz: off-leash dog beach hours and rules

Mitchell’s Cove in Santa Cruz: off-leash dog beach hours and rules. Mitchell’s Cove is the one beach on the City of Santa Cruz list of places where dogs can run off leash, and the off-leash hours decide when to go: before 10 a.m. and after 4 p.m., according to the City of Santa Cruz list of dog off-leash areas. The cove sits below West Cliff Drive on the west side of town. The city lists access by a stairway on West Cliff Drive at Sunset Avenue, and Visit Santa Cruz County places the beach near West Cliff Drive and Almar Avenue. DogTrekker keeps a Mitchell’s Cove Beach listing with a map.

Santa Cruz, CA · 9d

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Best of Santa Cruz County entertainment, arts & food events this weekend, Oct. 29-Nov. 1

This Friday is the season finale of Scotts Valley’s Food Truck Friday at Skypark, and of course it’s Halloween-themed. In addition to food trucks, beer and wine, and live music, there will be a free screening of “Hocus Pocus 2” after the sun goes down. Costumes are encouraged. – Lily Belli.

Santa Cruz County, CA · 8d

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Two new independent bookstores bring fresh energy to Santa Cruz County – one for romantasy, one for adventure

In an era of AI-generated content, the continued growth of e-commerce and regular media discourse around the state of American literacy, two local entrepreneurs are setting their sights on something decidedly analog: the brick-and-mortar bookstore. Marissa Swett and Charese Allen have each had long careers in other fields – teaching...

Santa Cruz County, CA · 10d