Monterey City Manager Hans Uslar announces retirement
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV) — After seven years as city manager, Hans Uslar has announced his retirement in December of 2025. With 28 years of…
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The City of Marina considers a salary increase 10 times higher for mayor and council members
MARINA, Calif. (KION-TV) — The City of Marina is considering an ordinance that would raise the current salaries of the City Council as well as the…
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County of Monterey passed its Immigrants Rights Committee Tuesday
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Passed unanimously Tuesday, the County of Monterey Supervisors decided to move forward with its Immigrants…
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Hollister to welcome a new vice mayor over the next few weeks; Hollister City Council
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
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV) — The San Benito Health Care District (the “District”) announced Monday that Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital’s…
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California voters reject measure that would have banned forced prison labor
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
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…
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Measure Q passes in Santa Cruz County, what it is
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…
Continue Reading Santa Cruz County heads to the polls Tuesday for a few local issues
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — KION sent three reporters to cover the three local counties on election night, 2024. Briana Mathaw reported…
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San Benito County eager to see local election results
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…
Continue Reading Monterey County voters turn out for election night 2024
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
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Monterey County Sheriff’s office announced Monday evening that they are taking precautions ahead of the 2024…
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WATCH: The former Salinas Asst. city manager talks about his achievements, and the challenges ahead for the city
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
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — With election day approaching next week, many polls and offices across the Central Coast are receiving their 2024…
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WATCH: KION presents the Salinas Mayoral Debate, Scott Rates moderates
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…
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Santa Cruz Board of Supervisors closer to adopting a ban on the sale of filtered tobacco products
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — Santa Cruz County is one step closer to banning cigarette butts locally. The Board of Supervisors moved forward with…
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Pacific Grove candidates to speak on Tuesday
PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. (KION-TV) — Pacific Grove will be hosting a candidate debate on Tuesday for candidates running for office. The discussion is…
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Local farmers deal with the heatwave
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
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
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday that Sheriff Jim Hart, who has served the community…
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State, local officials react to President Biden announcing he will not seek reelection
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
THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN UPDATED WITH CONTENT BY By Carlos Castañeda FROM CBS NEWS BAY AREA. Francis Zamora, the chief spokesman for Oakland Mayor…
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Salinas native signs with San Jose Earthquakes II
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
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…
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Marina City Council appoints Jenny McAdams to vacant District 3 seat
MARINA, Calif. (KION-TV) — Former Pacific Grove City Councilmember, Jenny McAdams, has been appointed to the vacant Marina City Council District 3…
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Soledad City Council votes to let voters decide fate of District Elections ordinance
SOLEDAD, Calif. (KION-TV)- Soledad councilmembers have approved to allow voters to decide the fate of a District-Based Elections ordinance…
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Santa Cruz County adds sales tax measure to ballot
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.…
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Supreme Court rejects Derek Chauvin’s appeal in George Floyd’s killing
By Joan Biskupic, CNN (CNN) — The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from former Minnesota police officer Derek Chauvin, who was…
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Hollister City Council to discuss doubling mayoral term during council meeting on Monday
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…
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U.S. Senate hopeful Adam Schiff holds Salinas campaign event following Speaker Robert Rivas endorsement
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) – The Steinbeck Center in Salinas was a packed house Monday night as U.S. Representative Adam Schiff held a campaign event.…
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Candidates for Monterey County Sheriff
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…
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Jimmy Panetta announces re-run for Congress
Congressmember Jimmy Panetta announced he is running for re-election for the new 19th Congressional…
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Salinas Mayor announces run for Monterey County Supervisor
Supervisor John Phillips announced on Wednesday that he is not running for another term as Monterey County Board of Supervisors in 2022. Instead,…
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Central Coast leaders share concerns over ‘absurd and mindboggling’ redistricting boundary draft
San Benito and Monterey County leaders expressed disappointment over a current draft from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission that shows…
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Vote-Mobile stays on the road to reach Santa Cruz voters before polls close
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…
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Monterey Bay Aquarium weighs in on efforts to stop sale of Pacific Grove building
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…
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Monterey County names new Registrar of Voters
Monterey County officials announced Monday that County Administrative Officer Charles McKee has chosen Gina Martinez as the new Monterey County…
Continue Reading San Benito County seeks applications for appointment to Board of Supervisors
The Office of the Governor is accepting applications for appointments to the vacant San Benito County Supervisor for District 1 position, according…
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Talks about housing migrant children at Camp Roberts on “indefinite hold”
Camp Roberts in Monterey and San Luis Obispo counties was a site under consideration for housing unaccompanied…
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Central Coast reacts to U.S. Capitol breach
Central Coast reacts to U.S. Capitol…
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San Benito County certifies 2020 General Election results
San Benito County Elections announced that its department has certified the results of its…
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Election results certified in Monterey County
Monterey County Elections announced Tuesday that Registrar of Voters Claudio Valenzuela…
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City of Salinas conducting second interviews of City Manager candidates
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…
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Santa Cruz County Clerk leaving after 27 years
After more than 27 years working in Santa Cruz County elections, Gail Pellerin announced that she is…
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McShane and Askew call Monterey County Supervisor race with Askew in lead
With fewer than 10,000 votes left to count in Monterey County, Wendy Root Askew has 53% of votes in…
Continue Reading Ballots left to count on the Central Coast
Monterey County Monterey County election officials say that results have not been released for about 41,000 ballots. The first update since Tuesday…
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Mont. Co. Elections: No sign of any voter fraud so far
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) Two days after the biggest Election Day this country has seen in a while, poll workers at the Monterey County Elections…
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Bracing for 2020 Presidential Election results
Bracing for 2020 Presidential Elections…
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Koenig defeats Leopold for Santa Cruz District 1 Supervisor seat
A runoff in the March primary led to two candidates vying to fill the seat for District 1 Supervisor in Santa Cruz County. In the primary, incumbent…
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Central Coast candidates react to election results
Results are still coming in across the nation as well as the Central Coast the day after elections, and local candidates…
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