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Archives from July 2, 2008 Tickets are now available at the Salinas Valley Chamber of Commerce for the Red Bull U. S. Grand Prix at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, running from July 18 through 20.

Searching for his first job has Sean McCormick, 17, frustrated by his mid-summer prospects.

INDEPENDENT THINKING When in the Course of human Events it becomes necessary for one People to dissolve the Political Bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the Powers of the Earth, ...

California fire officials have something else to worry about this week: fireworks for the July 4th holiday.

California's foreclosure tide isn't ready to start ebbing just yet. With additional waves of adjustable rate mortgages due to reset later this year, the state's default numbers aren't likely to level off in ...

The Salinas Californian is seeking reader feedback as we evaluate what features to continue, discontinue or alter.

Officials from Monterey Peninsula Unified School District unveiled plans Thursday to reopen a closed school and change its elementary schools to a uniform kindergarten-through-fifth-grade format, with the ...

McMahon departing Monterey County CVB The Monterey County Convention and Visitors Bureau has announced John McMahon , president and chief executive officer of the bureau since 2003, has resigned effective this ...

The Monterey County Film Commission's board of directors elected officers for the next fiscal year.

By NICK RAHAIM * The Salinas Californian * June 10, 2008 Supervisor Ila Mettee-McCutchon was literally the first to congratulate her opponent, Jane Parker, on Parker's presumed victory in their hard-fought race ...

Like many Santa Cruz County residents, I really enjoy good food, creative challenges, and I'm always looking to invite friends over.

About 30 parents who showed up at Monday's Monterey Peninsula Unified School District board meeting to talk about school boundaries and grade configurations were told to hold off and return June 12.

District 4 race barrels toward June 3 election By DAWN WITHERS * The Salinas Californian * May 24, 2008 Less than two weeks before the June 3 elections, two candidates for Monterey County supervisor continue to ...

With less than two weeks remaining before Election Day, candidates for a hotly contested seat on the Monterey County Board of Supervisors are lining up their final endorsements.

“Scientists study coyote attacks": What's to study? Poor beasts are hungry. People are taking away their habitat, food is scarce, so they attack children. I wonder how much this "study”

Best wishes for NAACP president Congratulations to Benjamin Jealous. I share with others in our community pride over his educational achievements, including his being a Rhodes scholar, along with all the good ... via Monterey County Herald

A dedication service in memory of Fourth District Supervisor Jerry Smith's life will be held at 4 p.m. Friday. via Thecalifornian.com

Pajaro Street Grill receives wine award Pajaro Street Grill has received its seventh consecutive Wine Spectator Award of Excellence. via Thecalifornian.com

“Everything that is available to the Peninsula will be available to the three smaller systems”

Water users in the Laguna Seca area could soon be subject to new regulations if a proposed move by the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District is approved. via Monterey County Herald

Caltrans honored four groups at its annual Monterey Bay Area Adopt-A-Highway ceremony Wednesday, thanking them for their efforts in cleaning designated sections of highway. via Thecalifornian.com

Union Bank of California Assistant Vice President and Seaside Branch Manager Anita McGuire was honored April 19 with the President's Award from the Seaside and Sand City Chamber of Commerce during its annual ... via Thecalifornian.com