Salinas

The City of Salinas is taking new steps to address prostitution and human trafficking—issues that have drawn complaints from hundreds of residents over the past several years.

In a move that could reshape the city’s housing landscape, the Salinas City Council has repealed three tenant protection ordinances—rolling back rules on rent control, just cause evictions, and tenant harassment.

Salinas City Council is considering rolling back four tenant protection ordinances—including rules on rent control, just-cause evictions and tenant harassment.

The City of Salinas is facing a looming shortfall in its sewer system budget and has advanced a proposal to more than triple its rates.

Central Coast farmworkers and labor advocates are calling for new regulations governing the use of a Cancer-causing pesticide.

A Salinas artist is connecting youth to art, healing and community through a grassroots gallery and workshop space.

A program called Environmental Science Through Art, or ESTA, is creating a space for Latinx high school students in the Salinas Valley to learn science by doing art.

Salinas is a city known for its agriculture. Instead of selling strawberries and lettuce, a group of artists has come together to sell their work once a month in what they’re calling a different kind of farmers market. It’s the brainchild of two local high school art teachers who want to cultivate art in the city.

The city of Salinas is funding more public art through budgeting and local partnerships. New murals are coming to three underpass tunnels of Highway 101, which bisects the city.

The City of Salinas is home to one of the Central Coast’s most important literary figures. It’s the birthplace of John Steinbeck and the setting for some of his most famous novels like "East of Eden" and "Of Mice and Men."