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  As levels of circulating respiratory viruses increase and people spend more time indoors for the holiday season, it’s important to know all the ways to stay healthy this winter.     All Bay Area Health Officers recommend the following actions:      Get Vaccinated Against COVID-19, Flu and RSV.        Staying up to date on vaccination is the best way to protect against severe COVID-19, influenza (flu) and RSV disease. These viruses pose the greatest risk to infants, older adults, and persons with certain health conditions. Getting recommended vaccines when pregnant protects pregnant people as well as their babies.           One dose of this year’s updated COVID-19 vaccine is recommended for everyone ages 6 months and older, at least two months after their last dose. Children 6 months to 4 years of age and immunocompromised persons who have never been vaccinated are recommended to get additional doses....

  As we head into the winter months, Monterey County Free Libraries (MCFL) knows that it is the perfect time to snuggle up with a good book and read! To help you get your snuggle on, MCFL invites library users of all ages to sign up for the fourth annual Winter Reading Program. Starting December 1st, visit any MCFL Branch to get your reading log, or sign-up online by visiting Beanstack https://emcfl.beanstack.org/.  Winter reading is for everyone and all who signs-up – kids, teens and adults – can select a FREE book to keep as their sign-up bonus (books available in Spanish and English). Track your reading for up to 6 hours to earn your choice of finisher prize. Prizes for kids include a stuffed penguin or snowman slime and prizes for adults and teens include lip balm or a USB. Or finishers can select another free book as their prize. All reading counts including parents reading to children and listening to audiobooks, so have fun, and discover some new stories. The Winter Rea...

  SALINAS, California- Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni announced on November 30 that on November 28, 2023, the Honorable Mark E. Hood sentenced 29-year-old Adrian Rojas Sebastian of Greenfield to 20 years in prison for committing 3 counts of forcible rape and for personally inflicting great bodily injury upon a victim during the rape. These offenses are serious and violent felonies and considered strikes under California’s 3 Strikes law. Sebastian will also be required to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life. The incident took place in the Fall of 2022. Jane Doe reported that Sebastian had come to her house to socialize the night of the crime. After everyone had gone to bed Jane Doe told Sebastian he should stay at her home because he had consumed too much alcohol to drive safely. Jane Doe tried to go to bed but Sebastian grabbed her and forced her to the floor. Sebastian then proceeded to rape Jane Doe. Jane Doe told Sebastian “no” numerous tim...

  The King City Police Department reports that scammers are out and about trying to steal money from the public through fake HHS websites and social media scams.  The Office of the Inspector General of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is warning the public about a fraud scheme that uses fake social networks and websites to steal money from people offering fake HHS grants. The scheme involves scammers pretending to offer HHS grants and asking for payment or personal information to receive the fake grants. Scammers can use various social media platforms and chat apps to communicate with you and target you to fake websites, online chats, chat boards or live customer care to lure you into providing your personal or financial information. These scammers can impersonate a "friend" or someone from HHS. While the exact message may vary, the scammer provides false HHS employee information or a link to a fake HHS website, tells you they'll receive fre...

  1 vehicle overturned off of 4800 Interlake Road in Bradley at 7:57 am on Tuesday morning, November 28. 1 occupant received injuries as a result of the crash. 

  MONTEREY COUNTY – The Transportation Agency of Monterey County (TAMC) will celebrate the grand opening of the “King City Traffic Garden” with community members on Saturday, December 2 from 11 am – 2 pm at San Antonio Park in King City. The grand opening will begin at 11 am with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, followed by a community celebration. This family fun event features the traffic garden where community members are invited to bring their bikes and scooters to try out the course, safety trainings, bike & scooter repair workshops, a bike rodeo, sidewalk chalk art, hoola-hoops, and raffle prizes throughout the day! Traffic gardens are safe and fun spaces. Their purpose is to be a place where children can learn the rules of the road and practice bicycling and driving skills in a safe environment. They feature small-sized streets with scaled-down traffic features to teach how to navigate streets and traffic. The King City Traffic Garden is one of 12 traffic gardens installed in ...

  WASHINGTON, DC – After a thorough review of the Ethic Committee’s report to the House of Representatives in the Matter of Allegations Relating to Representative George Santos, consideration of House precedent, and in light of a likely vote in the U.S. House of Representatives during the week of November 26, U.S. Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) released the following statement:    “On November 1, 2023, I voted against the House Resolution to expel Rep. George Santos and stated that, ‘once either the court or official [Ethics] Committee processes conclude, I am prepared, based on known facts, to vote to expel the Congressman.’ That time has arrived.   “In modern times, it is House precedent that Representatives are only expelled after conviction of a felony. In the matter involving Rep. Santos, the Ethics Committee has now found and documented conduct that is as serious as that of Members who on prior occasions have been expelled following felony convictions. ...