Monterey County Pulse

Monterey County Fair is now accepting nominations for women making major contributions to local agriculture, timed with the International Year of the...

Nominations for Monterey County Weekly's Best of Monterey County 2026 are open now through July 26. Show your support for Lighthouse District...

Local Government Decisions

• 🔥 Hotel Tax Increase Measure: Monterey County leaders voted to place a measure on the November ballot asking...

MBARI's free 2026 open house in Moss Landing gave attendees a rare behind-the-scenes look at deep-sea research through two dozen interactive booths and guided tours of the Sunflower Star Laboratory.

Monterey police are seeking a Hispanic man in a red jacket after an unprovoked stabbing on July 2 in the 2300 block of North Fremont Avenue. The...

Monterey County supervisors unanimously backed a November ballot measure to raise the hotel tax from 10.5% to 12.5% in unincorporated areas, aiming to...

Monterey County Free Libraries are positioning themselves as a one-stop summer hub for families seeking free learning and activity options.

• Free...

Judicial Appointment

• 🔥 Vazquez Appointed Judge: Rafael Vazquez has been appointed as a Monterey County Superior Court judge, filling a...

Monterey Bay news this week spotlights a local Japanese festival, crop report, call box removals and snowy plover recovery, where ecologist Stephanie Coates estimates egg age by floating them in water.

Rafael Vazquez, 42, of Salinas, has been appointed to the Monterey County Superior Court, filling the vacancy from Judge Albert H. Maldonado's...

Local golf prodigy Bobby Clampett has returned to Carmel Valley, opening a private training facility at his 10-acre ranch to teach select students...

SPCA for Monterey County has a full lineup of July events for pet owners and animal lovers.

• Animal Camp runs weekly with hands-on activities for...

Monterey police urgently need the public's help locating Sherry Marie Heath, an 82-year-old woman missing since Tuesday and at risk due to her age and...

Unprovoked stabbing on July 2 has Monterey police seeking a suspect.

• Victim attacked with pocketknife while walking on North Fremont Avenue
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Local Government Decisions

• 🔥 Marina Utility Tax: Marina voters will decide on a 7% utility users tax in November to fund new city facilities...

Monterey Bay FC hosts Las Vegas Lights FC at Cardinale Stadium in Seaside for the final Prinx Tires USL Cup group match at 7 p.m. PT this Saturday....

Riding pillion on a Suzuki GSX 1000R at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca hits 140-150 mph with knee-scraping leans through the Corkscrew that top any...

Reservoir Farms, the Salinas ag tech incubator, is backing a dozen startups tackling farm labor shortages and chemical reduction for local growers.

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• Carmel nears adoption of standard street addresses after more than a century.
• Housing element amendment passed on split 3-2 vote, projecting 434...

Marina will ask voters in November to approve a 7% utility users tax to replace aging city buildings after a 2024 bond fell short.

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