Good morning, Salinas.

Cal State Monterey Bay reached a key milestone by meeting all GI 2025 targets—improving graduation rates by over 23 points for first-time students and 32 points for transfers while closing equity gaps.

The university is now expanding programs in health care, accounting, tourism and agriculture and will launch a mentoring program to guide students into the workforce.

Cal State Monterey Bay professor Daniel Fernandez launched the Pacific Coastal Fog Research project with a $733,000 grant to track fog using 15 collectors along the coast.

Todd Dawson from UC Berkeley said the study may help answer how changes in fog affect local plant life (and people).

Liza Horvath (Senior Advocate and president of Monterey Trust Management) advised couples on sharing finances with a spouse, urging them to enjoy the present while planning flexible options for home ownership and joint accounts in case one dies before the other.

Carmel’s Jasper Bolante won the CCS Division IV boys cross country title — seven county runners advanced to the state meet.

Patrick O’Hara, Marc Cheung, Nate Burgstone and Claire Lee helped the Stevenson sailing team finish fourth overall at the Anteater Regatta in Newport Beach after competing in 20 races over two days—while the team’s second boat finished eighth against top high school programs as part of their championship quest. The strong performances set up a solid mid-term effort for the team as they push toward the season’s title.

On November 15th, Stevenson won its third Central Coast Section Division II girls water polo title in four years with a 6—5 victory over Santa Cruz.

The top 10 girls’ cross country rankings list Scotts Valley first, followed by Aptos and Alisal, with teams from Watsonville, Hollister, North County, Marina, Pacific Collegiate, Santa Cruz and King City included.

Teams such as Stevenson—along with Monte Vista, Soquel, Alvarez and Salinas—remain on the bubble as they aim to improve their regional standings.

The short-handed Pirates lost at Menlo-Atherton in the CCS football playoffs — and Stevenson, Alisal, King City, and North Salinas also fell in their divisional games.

The losses mark a tough day for multiple schools in the tournament.

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