From summer 2024 through most of 2025, 816 full-grown eucalyptus trees and countless smaller trees were removed in North Monterey County.

The Marina City Council unanimously approved exploring a plan that rezones a portion of the Marina Landing Shopping Center to allow for housing on Wednesday, March 18.

If a disastrous flood happens again, Pajaro will be better equipped to handle it.

As the three-year anniversary of the March 2023 flood in Pajaro approaches, a new mural is complete, promising a symbol of a brighter future ahead.

Planning on running for local office in June? Nomination forms are now available.

Some of the rough roads in North and South Monterey County will get work done in the near future.

I’ve counted 17 publications that I’ve either worked for or contributed to across Monterey, Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, San Benito and San Luis Obispo counties. So I was in a unique position to write this week’s cover story on the state of local newspapers.

Hello journos! We at @montereycountynow.com are excited to launch Salinas Valley Now this spring. We are hiring a full-time staff writer and a part-time editor. Please share among your networks, @mallorycarra.com @thelatinonewsletter.org www.journalismjobs.com/job-listings...

Frank Pinto, who opened Work Horse Bicycles in Old Monterey in July 2017, is retiring and closing the shop at 486 Washington St. Its final day is Dec. 31.

Premier Hyundai of Seaside suddenly closed Friday, Dec. 12. Employees on site said the announcement to staff came out of nowhere, only two days ago.

A story about theater, sign language and accessibility takes center stage. #theater #signlanguage #accessibility #asl #pacrep #inclusion #performingarts

Retired Monterey County Administrative Officer Lew Bauman will be the City of Monterey’s interim city manager beginning Jan. 1, as the search continues to replace the retiring Hans Uslar.

There is one house that stands out among the rest in Del Rey Oaks. Ghastly figures have taken residence in the front yard, daring all who pass by to enter, if they are so brave.

For weeks, I’ve been looking for a part to get my old bike back on the trails. In just five minutes, I found it this weekend at AMG Cyclery’s bike swap in Seaside.

The clock is ticking for the County of Monterey to distribute $20 million in state funds for the benefit of Pajaro.

The Monterey Planning Commission recommended the city council adopt an ordinance that prohibits gun shops in most areas of the city.

A demonstration project is underway along Geil and Seymour streets in Castroville, featuring curb extensions, traffic circles and crosswalks, with the goal to assist pedestrians and slow down traffic.

For decades, the Life Time Sea Otter Classic has been a mecca for all things biking. But it’s not afraid to switch things up every once in awhile, and its offerings for 2026 show that.

The third and final phase of direct financial assistance to Pajaro residents will launch in October.

The nearest hospital for thousands of North Monterey County residents returned to public ownership in 2022, and as part of that deal, the governing board that manages it must be divided into zones in 2026.

Seaside Fire and Police sound the sirens, simulating what it sounded like in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001. A gathering today at Seaside City Hall commemorated the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

King City officials announced recently that construction on the first phase of the King Station Multimodal Transit Center is expected to begin in 2028 or 2029.

Joby is scaling up its Marina facility and hitting milestones with its future air taxis.

The Aug. 30 fire at the California Flats Energy Storage Project in a solar farm near Parkfield in southern Monterey County was extinguished within 24 hours, but monitoring is ongoing 24/7.

Advisory for North Monterey County residents/commuters: The County of Monterey announced that Elkhorn Road work begins Monday, Aug. 25, with a closure and detour in place.

Lemons and exotics, all in one day during #MontereyCarWeek

In which I make like a TV news reporter. Lol. Great work by @celiajimenez.bsky.social. We hit the streets of Carmel last night to report on Car Week. www.montereycountynow.com/blogs/news_b...

Scenes from last night's Motorlux at the Monterey Jet Center.

Today I feel like I won carspotting—saw my childhood hero car, a Ferrari F50, driving on Fremont Boulevard in Seaside.

Do you have any carspotting stories? Where do you like to go in Monterey County to spot some unexpected vehicles?

Crowds gathered today in downtown Monterey to catch a glimpse of the cars being unloaded for the RM Sotheby's auction happening later this week.

Car Week is nearly upon us. Depending on your point of view, those six words either caused you to jump for joy or throw whatever device you’re reading this in anger.

The Men's 50+ group powers through the start/finish of yesterday's Sand City Criterium.

With President Donald Trump signing the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill” on July 4, federal incentives for alternative energy upgrades now have an expiration date.

Two men were arrested in recent days for the murder of a man whose body was found buried along the Pajaro River levee in April.

“I had professors who were very nurturing, very good at mentoring,” CSU Monterey Bay professor Phuong Nguyen says. “I want to pay it forward to the next generation. I’m lucky to be able to do it in the community I grew up in.”

Today, officials celebrated Castroville's new sign and arch, replacing the original arch that had spanned the Merritt/Preston street intersection since 1931.

Castroville’s historic Merritt Street sign is about to be replaced.

According to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, mountain lions prefer to stay away from humans. Attacks are also rare—since 1890, there have been less than 50 verified mountain lion attacks on people, CDFW data shows.

Two months after a fire ravaged the Carl’s Jr. restaurant at 902 Lighthouse Ave. in Monterey, the building remains a pile of rubble as investigators sift through the wreckage.

In his final action as Monterey Regional Airport’s executive director, Mike La Pier climbed aboard Graniterock’s loader and scooped up a load of dirt. The airport celebrated the groundbreaking of its new terminal today, June 6. www.montereycountynow.com/blogs/news_b...

There may be another time in the future when hundreds of bicyclists depart San Lorenzo Park in King City all at once, but on Tuesday, June 3, it was the last time they would do it in the name of supporting those with HIV.

Federal funding requested for the Pajaro River Flood Risk Management Project was zeroed out by the Trump Administration as it hones in on the majority-Democratic state of California.

Central Coast Community Energy, which sources energy for customers across the Central Coast, is urging people who are on the fence about electrifying their homes or transportation: The time is now.

Work has resumed on a new attraction inside the long-shuttered movie theater on Cannery Row, nearly three years after its permits were approved by the Monterey Planning Commission.

Post-California Journalism Awards celebration at Universal Studios Hollywood. Good times. The under-construction Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift roller coaster guarantees that I’ll be back in 2026.

The Monterey County Weekly and the Media Literacy Coalition have been recognized for second place in Public Service Journalism in the 2024 California Journalism Awards! cnpa.com/california-j... @cnpa.bsky.social #MediaLiteracy

Congratulations to our Monterey County Weekly team @montereycountynow.com @cnpa.bsky.social

My thought when I heard @erikchalhoub.montereycountynow.com was at a National Labor Relations Board hearing: “I want to go to an NRLB hearing.” #nerd www.montereycountynow.com/news/local_n...

North and South Monterey County are notorious hotspots for illegal dumping.