Daniel Dreifuss

The Monterey County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 to provide one-year bridge funding to three nonprofits providing unique preventative mental health services, plus one more that was proposed during the meeting on July 7.

Back in April, Carmel Councilmember Jeff Baron told the Weekly he was definitely not going to run for mayor in November—he ran in 2024 and lost to Mayor Dale Byrne —and he was still contemplating a third run for City Council. He even took out nomination papers on July 13.

Greenfield Union School District Superintendent Laura Cortez supports transitioning from three districts to two. “It’s going to allow us to create a cohesive learning program for our students,” she says.

There was a dead body on the floor of the Indoor Forest Theater in Carmel, which opened its doors for the wide audience on Friday, July 24, for the

A complaint to the California Fair Political Practices Commission against Pacific Grove Councilmember Tina Rau has been closed without further action, according to a letter sent to Rau on July 29.

An investigation is underway after a video circulating social media reportedly showed a bull being physically abused during an event at the Salinas Sports Complex on Saturday, Aug. 1. The Salinas Police Department is investigating.

Deetjen’s in Big Sur is under an evacuation order as the Timber Fire continues to spread on Monday, Aug. 10.

Performers walked on stilts and danced among luxury cars with fire during the first-ever Piazza Motor Nights on Monday, Aug. 10 at the Lido Stage at the dual-branded Marriott Courtyard

Vintage fashion is just one of the ways the signature of Monterey County is imprinted on the community, and many of those elevated styles come out during Car Week and in the Weekly ’s annual home and lifestyle magazine Haven, out now.

The dining room of Kent Seavey’s Pacific Grove home serves as his office. At 86, he’s still working as a historic preservationist consultant.