Artist sells work to support local food banks
Contemporary art is Tracey Adam’s passion.…
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Carmel-by-the-Sea talks closing street for take-out dining
The oven at La Bicyclette in Carmel-by-the-Sea is hot, once again. The restaurant opened for take-out for the first time, Friday. Now, they could…
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San Benito County moves into Stage 2 of reopening with state
San Benito County announced that it will be moving into Stage 2 of reopening along with the…
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Central Coast comeback: How will recreational activities change?
At some point the shelter in place orders will lift, but what will life be like…
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Central Coast city managers write to governor asking for financial help during COVID-19 pandemic
City managers from Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz Counties wrote a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom explaining how the COVID-19…
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California voters will receive mail-in ballots for November election
Gov. Gavin Newsom is providing an update on California’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic…
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Restrooms reopening in Pleasure Point and East Cliff Parkway areas
Restrooms in the Pleasure Point and East Cliff Parkway areas are…
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Monterey County Health Department to follow governor’s move to Stage 2 of reopening
Monterey County health officials announced that the county will be allowing limited re-openings as the state moves into Stage 2 of…
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Florists prepare for opening as state restrictions loosen
The state’s choice to ease the Shelter in Place order may have come at the perfect time.…
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Monterey shopping areas create online ‘Shelter in Place Malls’
Monterey businesses are making shopping locally online easier by creating “Shelter in Place…
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New stops added to MST WiFi project providing internet access to students
Monterey-Salinas Transit has been working with the Monterey County Office of Education and several area school districts to send…
Continue Reading 138 employees at meat plant test positive for coronavirus
At least 138 employees at a meat packing plant in central California have tested positive for the…
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Monterey County gets 750,000 masks for agriculture workers from state
Agriculture workers around Monterey County will be getting procedure masks that the county received from the…
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Gov. Gavin Newsom announces start of Stage 2 of reopening
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is reportedly preparing to loosen the state’s stay-at-home order to allow some businesses to…
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Salinas DMV office set to reopen Friday
The California Department of Motor Vehicles announced that 25 field office will reopen Friday, and Salinas is on the…
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Salinas faces financial impacts amidst COVID-19 pandemic
City officials announced a plan to address financial impacts in the community caused by the ongoing pandemic at a press conference…
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San Benito County hosting no-cost COVID-19 testing
Gov. Gavin Newsom said he would add more than 80 new COVID-19 testing sites around the…
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Santa Cruz COVID-19 peak projected in August, with possible new wave in the fall
Health officials in Santa Cruz County are providing an update on the county’s response to the…
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Hearts to be drawn over Central Coast skies to show thanks for essential employees
WATSONVILLE, Calid. (KION)- Residents in Monterey and Santa Cruz counties should keep their eyes peeled this Saturday, to witness an aerial tribute…
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California to get $247M refund as masks face delivery delay
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California will get a $247 million refund because of delayed delivery of protective masks it ordered under a deal with a…
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Up to $2K in grants available to Watsonville small businesses affected by COVID-19
El Pajaro Community Development Corporation said it is partnering with the City of Watsonville to provide emergency grants of up to $2,000 to help…
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New COVID-19 testing site set to open in Greenfield Wednesday
A new COVID-19 testing site is set to open Tuesday in Greenfield. Tests will be prioritized for healthcare providers and first responders, but there…
Continue Reading California court denies bid to block payments to immigrants
The California Supreme Court on Wednesday denied a bid to block the state’s first-in-the-nation plan to give money to…
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Gov. Newsom announces workers’ compensation for those who contract COVID-19 at work
Gov. Gavin Newsom is providing an update on California’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic…
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Santa Cruz boardwalk cancels free Friday night concerts this summer
The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk announced that it is canceling its free Friday night concerts this…
Continue Reading Santa Cruz County to allow some retailers to reopen as state launches stage 2 of reopening
Santa Cruz County said Health Officer Dr. Gail Newel will update the county’s Shelter in Place order as Gov.…
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Curtains on machinery added to separate farm workers during COVID-19
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) As the coronavirus pandemic continues, it is clear that our agricultural workers are among those at a higher risk of…
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Residents say restroom closures have led to frequent public urination
Heading the coast to catch some waves or hit the bike trail sounds like a great way to spend the day, until you see that nearby public restrooms are…
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A Monterey County hotel is housing the most vulnerable homeless
The homeless are possibly the most vulnerable group of people during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many in Monterey County live in tents grouped closely…
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Monterey County parks reopening for trail use, walking, hiking
Monterey County-owned parks have been closed, but they are reopening for limited…
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Santa Cruz County dentists told to only provide urgent, emergent services for now
Santa Cruz County Health Officer Dr. Gail Newel said dentists should only perform urgent and emergency dental services until more guidelines are…
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Court upholds California ban on church services in pandemic
A federal judge says California Gov. Gavin Newsom had the right to ban church assemblies to prevent the spread of the…
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Emergency Food and Shelter Program grants available to agencies providing services in Monterey County
United Way Monterey County said its Emergency Food and Shelter Program has received additional funds through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic…
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Taylor Farms employee reportedly tests positive for COVID-19
Taylor Farms confirms that an employee at its San Juan Bautista production facility reported that he tested positive for COVID-19 Sunday…
Continue Reading Gov. Gavin Newsom provides update on state’s COVID-19 response
Gov. Gavin Newsom is providing an update on California’s response to COVID-19…
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Santa Cruz County looking for vendors to prepare meals for older residents
As part of the Great Plates Delivered program, Santa Cruz County is looking for help from restaurants, caterers and other food businesses to prepare…
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Amid demands, Newsom introduces possibility of less restrictive county orders
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION) California Governor Gavin Newsom introduced a plan that would allow local governments to have less restrictive public…
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Monterey business opens despite Shelter in Place order
Owner of Sirens Salon Studio in Monterey, Jodi Petersen, reopened her business,…
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Rossi’s Towing updates policies in response to claims that nurse was refused service
Rossi’s Towing has issued a statement in response to claims that a nurse was refused service because she has contact with COVID-19…
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California governor says some business may reopen this week
California Gov. Gavin Newsom says the state will move into the second phase of his reopening plan as early as Friday, allowing lower-risk…
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Survey shows how Monterey County agriculture industry is impacted by COVID-19
A survey conducted by the Monterey County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office shows how much growers around the…
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City of Monterey: Partial beach closures successful over the weekend
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION) City officials in Monterey said in a news briefing Monday that partial beach closures proved to be successful over the…
Continue Reading San Benito County Supervisor shares letter to Governor requesting different treatment for rural counties
San Benito County Supervisor Jim Gillio shared a letter on social media directed to Gov. Newsom requesting that rural…
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Monterey Public Library asks for submissions to document community experiences during pandemic
The Monterey Public Library is working to document the community’s experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic, and it is asking for submissions from…
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Annual Hollister Independence Rally postponed due to COVID-19 concerns
The Hollister Independence Rally has been postponed until next year due to COVID-19…
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Unimpressed by online classes, college students seek refunds
Students at more than 25 universities are filing lawsuits demanding tuition refunds from their schools after finding that the online classes they’re…
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J.Crew files for Chapter 11 as pandemic chokes retail sector
The owner of J.Crew is filing for bankruptcy protection, the first major retailer to do so since the pandemic forced the closing of most stores in…
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New revisions for Monterey County shelter in place order
Monterey County loosens some restrictions in new shelter in place…
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Pebble Beach Golf Links and Spyglass Hill reopen
With Monterey County releasing some loosened shelter-in-place orders, golf courses are allowed to…
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Monterey County hosting two new community testing sites for COVID-19
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) Monterey County will be launching two new testing sites in Salinas and Greenfield for COVID-19 after the governor of…
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