Salinas

In a 6-1 vote Tuesday, the Salinas City Council walked back an earlier decision to get rid of protections for renters. A group called Protect Salinas Renters 2026 gathered enough signatures from the public to repeal their decision or bring it to voters in the next election.

Farmworkers in Salinas and Watsonville are back at work after going on strike for almost a week.Workers for Eat Sweet Farms began the strike last Thursday and are continuing to ask for a number of demands, although they’re back at work as of Tuesday.

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In a move that could reshape the city’s housing landscape, the Salinas City Council has repealed three tenant protection ordinances—rolling back rules on rent control, just cause evictions, and tenant harassment.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