Daniel Dreifuss

For those looking to reduce their carbon footprint for Earth Day and also stay dry during this stint of April showers, Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST) is offering fare-free rides system-wide, all day Wednesday, April 22.

Ekene, who lives in Monterey, holds himself to a standard when it comes to writing music and lyrics: It must tell a story.

Have you voted yet? Sara Rubin here acknowledging that no, I have not, but I did already receive my ballot (early—they were scheduled to go in the mail starting today, but hit the U.S. Postal Service last week ). If you are registered to vote in California, you don’t need to do anything special or make a request to receive a ballot in the mail—one will just show up.

Property owners in the City of Monterey will receive mail-in ballots at the end of May to decide whether to allow the city to charge a monthly fee to fund annual stormwater program operations and maintenance.

A global cyber attack hit the platform Canvas used by California state universities, including CSU Monterey Bay, the first week of May, causing a major disruption for students and faculty. They could not access assignments, grades and any work they had uploaded into the system in the last few days of classes and just before finals are set to begin.

Erik Chalhoub here, with a reminder that it is officially election season. It’s difficult to not know this, as signs for candidates asking for your vote have sprouted on seemingly every high-traffic intersection in Monterey County.

MIIS graduate student and consultant Lailah Matrosova Khalil was interested in learning more about Bhutan’s GNH (gross national happiness index) academically and as it could apply to her clients, so she traveled there to see it in action.

The Bulldog Sports Pub abruptly closes, leaving many wondering what happened.

Academic enrichment is just one offering at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Monterey County, which has clubhouses in Salinas and Seaside.

The job pays very little and will only last six months, but it’s a job nine people say they want: filling a vacant seat on the Pacific Grove City Council. On Wednesday, June 3, the Council will decide which hopeful will join them on the dais.