Salinas
Morning News
Saturday, November 1st, 2025
Good morning, Salinas. Here's your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 1st of November.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ The Food Bank for Monterey County in Salinas is preparing for a surge as SNAP food benefits expire today amid federal funding cuts — volunteers are packing food for roughly 160,000 people each month through 150 partner agencies. KAZU
BUSINESS NEWS
- ➤ Councilman Andrew Sandoval toured the new Raising Cane’s set in the Northridge Mall parking lot where the restaurant will open on November 18. A DJ will start at 6:30 a.m. and 20 customers lining up at 7 a.m. will win free meals for a year—details of additional mall promotions were also shared. KSBW
CULTURE NEWS
- ➤ The Monterey and Salinas Valley Railroad Museum hosted a free open house on Friday and is welcoming visitors today from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. next to the Amtrak station in Salinas—showcasing historic rail artifacts and a 140-foot model train diorama of the Salinas Valley. Monterey Herald
- ➤ Paper Wing Theatre in Cannery Row is hosting its annual Rocky Horror Show that marks 50 years of the famous movie by inviting the audience to join in the fun—fans dress up and join in callouts—and a midnight show is held today. The production, running every year since 2004, brings both regular supporters and curious newcomers together on Friday and Saturday nights. KAZU
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ The North Monterey County Unified School District is planning to convert the closed Moss Landing Middle School site into workforce housing to help teachers and staff stay in the area. The district is seeking grants for a feasibility study on the 20-acre site to build 60 housing units and a resilience center—no timeline has been set. KSBW
- ➤ Facing uncertainty from a federal shutdown, Cal State Monterey Bay and UC Santa Cruz are extending pantry hours and adding food selections to help students using SNAP benefits; students showing their EBT cards can now pick three extra items while community donations are welcomed (to support the expanded food pantries). KSBW
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ Federal judges ruled on Oct. 31 that the USDA must use contingency funds to continue SNAP funding, but food benefits will not be issued today—leaving many Californians waiting for help. In response, California fast-tracked $80 million to support 50 food banks as demand for food assistance grows. The Californian
SPORTS NEWS
- ➤ The North Salinas Vikings played their first home game under the lights last night with new turf and upcoming bleachers—fulfilling a longtime promise after years of playing off campus at Rabobank Stadium. Students, alumni and staff celebrated senior night as the team faced Alisal High School with electric energy. KSBW
- ➤ Palma clinched the Gabilan Division title with a 28 to 21 win over Soquel at Rabobank, ending Soquel’s streak of 17 wins in division play as tailback Eli Dukes rushed for 235 yards and scored all four touchdowns. The team will face Hollister next week with playoff seeding at stake—coach Jeff Carnazzo said their focus remains on winning and pursuing an undefeated season. Monterey Herald
- ➤ Aptos is ranked first in the top 10 girls flag football list with St. Francis, Alisal, Carmel, Salinas, Palma, King City, Pajaro Valley, Soquel and North County following — teams on the bubble include Pacific Collegiate, Scotts Valley, Soledad, Watsonville and Hollister. Monterey Herald
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