Good morning, Salinas.

ALAS, a Peninsula farmworker support group, opened a new clinic and unveiled a mobile resource center in Salinas to offer support and resources to local farmworkers - the group will share more on service hours soon.

Salinas police honored K-9 Tyson on Thursday, Oct.

8 after he passed away from cancer following more than four years of service; neighboring agencies gathered to pay tribute to his loyalty.

Taylor Farms CEO Bruce Taylor issued a statement in Salinas after the FDA found Cyclospora in two samples linked to recalled shredded iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms de Mexico.

The company has suspended harvests and increased testing, and it will join a task force to boost food safety+ detection measures.

Maya Cinema postponed its October 9 reopening to Halloween after ongoing renovations took longer than expected.

The theater plans an invitation-only soft opening on Halloween and will distribute free tickets ahead of its November 6 public opening.

PG&E has proposed a $11.7 billion, 10-year plan to bury over 5,000 miles of power lines statewide — including 139 miles in Monterey County — to reduce wildfire risks and outages.

The proposal sets a goal to complete 1,900 miles underground by the end of 2027.

Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren and immigration attorneys held a panel at the Soledad Community Center (a local venue) Monday night to explain new public charge rules, while a UCSC study (by professor Mark Massoud) found mosques face 16-18% more parking pushback than churches, urging cities to enforce uniform zoning standards.

Monterey County will offer free flu shot clinics for the 2026-2027 season — the county has partnered with local fire departments, Cal State Monterey Bay, Everyone’s Harvest and Monterey Peninsula College to supply vaccines.

Residents should check local schedules for clinic times.

Salinas meets Monterey for the 95th time in their historic high school football rivalry today at 7:30 p.m. on Monterey High's lit field, where both coaches plan to use strategy & teamwork to spark a competitive game.

After a week off, Monterey County junior colleges resume football today with upcoming campus games; teams are practicing hard and local supporters are eager to follow the season + cheer on their athletes.