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Sun Street Centers receives grant for education, addiction treatment services

February 1, 2021 3:58 PM Avery Johnson

Sun Street Centers is receiving nearly $50,000 in federal funding to support its education and…

California governor signs law extending eviction protections

January 29, 2021 9:58 AM The Associated Press

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law on Friday that extends eviction protections through the end of…

Audit: California jobless agency’s inaction led to fraud

January 28, 2021 12:27 PM The Associated Press

California’s unemployment agency was warned early in the pandemic about an increase in…

California unemployment backlog reaches highest level in months

January 22, 2021 2:59 PM Jonathan Sarabia

California’s unemployment backlog is at its highest. The Employment Development Department reported more than 900,000 claims.…

Santa Cruz County Bank opens Monterey branch

January 22, 2021 11:26 AM Avery Johnson

Santa Cruz County Bank announced that it has opened its first branch in Monterey…

Carmel Valley restaurant receives funding from Barstool Sports

January 18, 2021 6:27 PM Avery Johnson

Many restaurants have struggled or closed due to restrictions put in place due to the…

IRS: Tax filing season will start February 12

January 15, 2021 4:02 PM CNN

Thanks to the pandemic and the push to get stimulus payments out quickly, the 2021 federal tax filing season will start a little late this…

Biden unveiling $1.9T plan to stem virus and steady economy

January 14, 2021 2:45 PM The Associated Press, KION546 News Team

President-elect Joe Biden is unveiling a $1.9 trillion coronavirus plan Thursday to turn the tide…

Low-income families could see state financial support soon

January 8, 2021 12:40 PM Josh Kristianto

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION) Low-income families on the Central Coast could soon be getting an extra boost in their bank accounts if state lawmakers…

California’s $2 billion plan to reopen schools faces critics

January 8, 2021 2:58 PM The Associated Press

Most of California’s 6 million public school students have not seen the inside of a classroom in 10…

California budget proposes $15 billion for economic relief

January 8, 2021 10:49 AM The Associated Press

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to announce his proposed state budget for the 2021-2022 fiscal…

California suspends 1.4 million virus unemployment claims

January 7, 2021 2:58 PM The Associated Press

California has frozen 1.4 million unemployment claims as it battles fraud in its massive coronavirus…

California may have paid out-of-state inmates job benefits

January 6, 2021 4:21 PM The Associated Press

More than $40 million in California funding intended to help people left jobless by the coronavirus pandemic probably…

Newsom proposes $600 payment for low-income Californians

January 6, 2021 10:54 AM The Associated Press

Millions of low-income Californians would get a $600 payment from the state under a budget proposal by Gov. Gavin…

California governor plans $4 billion for economic recovery

January 5, 2021 5:22 PM The Associated Press

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday proposed a $4 billion spending plan he says will create jobs…

California EDD suspends payments on high-risk claims

January 4, 2021 3:02 PM Avery Johnson

The California Employment Development Department announced that it is suspending payments…

House votes to override Trump’s veto of defense bill

December 28, 2020 4:23 PM CNN

The House of Representatives on Monday voted to override President Donald Trump’s veto of the sweeping defense bill…

House passes measure to increase stimulus checks to $2,000

December 28, 2020 3:05 PM CNN

The House has passed the Caring for Americans with Supplemental Help (CASH) Act of 2020 by the slimmest of…

Community Fund for Carmel Valley grants thousands of dollars to Carmel Fire victims

December 23, 2020 3:18 PM Avery Johnson

The Carmel Fire destroyed 73 structures and damaged seven others when it burned through…

City of Monterey expresses disappointment with federal relief package

December 22, 2020 11:13 AM Avery Johnson

The City of Monterey shared its disappointment with a relief package passed by Congress Monday…

Donors contribute more than half a million dollars to Big Basin wildfire recovery

December 16, 2020 2:01 PM Avery Johnson

So far, the Sempervirens Fund and Save the Redwoods League have raised $543,000 in donations…

California governor extends small business tax deadlines

December 15, 2020 2:12 PM The Associated Press

California small businesses will have more time to file their tax returns in…

Monterey woman set to run more than 200 miles to raise money for multiple sclerosis research, patients

December 11, 2020 3:13 PM Avery Johnson

A Monterey woman will be participating in a relay to raise awareness and funds for multiple sclerosis research…

Hunter Biden facing federal investigation over ‘tax affairs’

December 9, 2020 1:27 PM The Associated Press

President-elect Joe Biden’s son Hunter said Wednesday that he has learned from federal prosecutors that his…

Joby Aviation buys Uber Elevate

December 8, 2020 1:58 PM Avery Johnson

Joby Aviation, a California aerospace company with offices in Santa Cruz and Marina, announced that it is expanding…

Deadline approaching for wildfire survivors to apply for disaster assistance

December 7, 2020 1:30 PM Avery Johnson

Wildfire survivors in Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties are eligible for disaster assistance through FEMA, but the deadline…

Student loan payment pause extended to January 31

December 4, 2020 4:32 PM CNN

People with student loans will get another month of relief after Education Secretary Betsy DeVos extended the pause on student…

Santa Cruz County DA’s Office files lawsuit against dating service Match.com

December 3, 2020 5:49 PM Avery Johnson

The Santa Cruz County District Attorney’s Office announced that its Consumer Affairs and…

Highway 156/Castroville Boulevard Interchange Project receives $20 million in funding

December 3, 2020 4:50 PM Avery Johnson

The Measure X Highway 156/Castroville Boulevard Interchange Project is getting millions of dollars in…

Monterey County to offer financial incentive for COVID-19 patients with no income to isolate

December 2, 2020 11:54 AM Avery Johnson

A new program approved by the Monterey County Board of Supervisors will provide financial help in…

Central Coast organizations call for support on Giving Tuesday

December 1, 2020 12:19 PM Elisha Machado

Dozens of organizations, from children’s programs to shelter services, are calling on the community to support their causes this Giving…

California paid $400 million in jobless benefits to inmates

December 1, 2020 5:35 PM The Associated Press

California sent about $400 million in fraudulent unemployment benefit payments to state prisoners, a state official…

Four South Monterey County teachers receive grants for classroom projects

December 1, 2020 11:55 AM Avery Johnson

Aera Energy, an oil and gas producing company based in Bakersfield, is providing “Impact Grants” to five teachers in…

Starbucks is giving free coffee to health care workers this month

December 1, 2020 11:30 AM CNN

Health care workers are getting a special treat this…

State offers additional assistance for businesses affected by COVID-19 pandemic

November 30, 2020 3:02 PM Avery Johnson

As we enter December, state officials are expressing concerns that the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations is…

Inmates at Monterey County Jail may be involved in statewide EDD scam

November 25, 2020 3:22 PM Avery Johnson

Thousands of inmates in California, including death row inmates, may have received up to a billion dollars from the…

Some California counties winding down hotels for homeless

November 25, 2020 5:17 PM The Associated Press

Some California counties are pushing ahead with plans to wind down a program that’s moved homeless people into…

Prosecutor: Unemployment claim made in Scott Peterson’s name

November 24, 2020 12:57 PM The Associated Press

A California prosecutor says someone has filed an unemployment claim in the name of convicted murderer Scott…

Two energy bill assistance programs open to Monterey, Santa Cruz County residents

November 24, 2020 12:38 PM Avery Johnson

The Central Coast Energy Services is offering two programs to help low-income households in Monterey, Santa Cruz…

Santa Cruz County receives multi-million dollar grant to help homeless during pandemic

November 19, 2020 4:25 PM Avery Johnson

Santa Cruz County is receiving a $9.95 million emergency solutions grant to help homeless residents during the COVID-19…

Arts Council of Monterey County offers grants for nonprofits in need of support for arts, culture projects

November 13, 2020 11:35 AM Avery Johnson

The Arts Council for Monterey County is partnering with the Monterey County Board of Supervisors to offer…

Ulta is opening up mini shops inside Target stores

November 10, 2020 11:19 AM CNN

Ulta Beauty is opening up mini cosmetics shops inside of Target stores starting next year to try to sell makeup and skincare to…

Monterey-Salinas Transit receives $8.45 million loan for South County facility

October 30, 2020 1:16 PM Avery Johnson

Monterey-Salinas Transit announced that it has been approved for a loan to help finance the construction of a…

Two Monterey County residents win at least $750,000 in lottery

October 29, 2020 12:35 PM Avery Johnson

Two Monterey County residents, one in Seaside and one in Monterey, are celebrating big lottery…

A California city is guaranteeing income to 800 residents for two years

October 20, 2020 5:31 PM CNN

The city of Compton is launching a pilot program that will guarantee free, recurring cash payments to 800 of its low-income…

Rents in San Francisco have fallen by as much as 31%

October 19, 2020 2:41 PM CNN

Rents continue to drop in some of America’s most expensive…

California’s unemployment backlog shrinks to 1.3 million

October 7, 2020 5:06 PM The Associated Press

California’s embattled unemployment benefits agency said Wednesday it has cleared about 246,000 of its more…

Chevron donates $133,600 to nonprofits in Monterey County

October 6, 2020 2:33 PM Avery Johnson

Chevron announced that it has donated $133,600 to Monterey County nonprofit organizations as part of its Aces for Access…

Trump pulls plug on pre-election virus aid plan

October 6, 2020 12:34 PM The Associated Press

President Donald Trump says he has instructed aides to stop negotiating on a coronavirus aid plan until after the election,…

Grant will provide $600,000 to help Latino UCSC, CSUMB students prepare for graduate studies

September 29, 2020 1:57 PM Avery Johnson

Congressman Jimmy Panetta announced that $559,867 in grant funding will be used to help Latino UC Santa Cruz…