Good morning, Salinas.

Seaside Raiders will receive a grant from the Mayor’s Youth Fund to expand its youth programs (ensuring every child can participate regardless of their families' financial circumstances).

During Classic Car Week on the Monterey Peninsula, five auction houses set a record with $755.6 million in sales and record bids on supercars including a Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe that sold for nearly $43 million (data from Hagerty).

At Classic Car Week at Pebble Beach, wealthy collectors view exclusive cars such as Bugatti’s tailor-made Destrier and Lamborghini’s high-performance Revuelto SV, with prices from $741,000 to tens of millions.

The custom vehicles will undergo design refinements and road tests before their 2028 delivery (showing local luxury car culture).

Tahra Goraya argues that broadband is a key part of boosting our local economy, not merely a tech issue.

The call for better digital access urges more local investment (an essential move for community growth).

CSU Monterey Bay invites students to move into Gavilan Hall (a converted dorm with private bathrooms and a central courtyard with a fire pit) today as interim President Carlos Vargas arrives to build on campus strengths and support student success.

Local officials selected a project portfolio to combat seawater intrusion as part of a state mandate to sustain Salinas Valley groundwater (by 2040), marking a key step toward long-term water security.

The Monterey County Sheriff's Office downgraded evacuation orders for Timber Fire zones MRY-F023, MRY-F025 and MRY-F026 to warnings on Tuesday — moving the north Highway 1 closure to just south of Alila Ventana Resort and Post Ranch Inn.

Orders remain for other zones while firefighters contain the 5239 acre blaze.

Salinas high school football team competes in a local tour event today and owns the second longest playoff streak in the PCAL — maintaining the best record in the Gabilan Division over the past eight years.