Pacific Grove

Local Tibetan leader responds to self-immolation death of a human rights activist outside the United Nations last week. And, Monterey County’s annual crop report shows agriculture remained strong in 2025.

Salinas is temporarily putting the brakes on new tobacco retailers while city leaders consider stricter rules to prevent children from accessing tobacco products. And, the Fourth of July holiday weekend begins tomorrow for many, and communities throughout the region are planning events.

A statewide effort to monitor birds, the California Bird Atlas, hosts events around the region. And Lovers Point Beach is closed after a whale washed up.

Juan Carlos Portillo Contreras was deported to El Salvador a year ago after living in the U.S. for 25 years. He is trying to resolve his immigration status to reunite with his family in Seaside.

A Mountain View woman faces charges in connection with the March fire at the Tassajara Zen Center in Carmel Valley. And, salary increases for the Pacific Grove mayor and city council members are unlikely.

Pacific Grove nurtures an expanding music and bar scene where people mix across generations.

A town known for its sleepy reputation now has a growing nightlife scene, advocates say support is still available for immigrant domestic abuse survivors and PVUSD seeks help amid financial struggles.

In this week's episode of Monterey Bay This Week, Cal State Monterey Bay hosts it's fourth annual gift drive for student-parents, a UC Santa Cruz program dedicated to preserving community history is ending just three years after its debut, and more local news.

Multiple agencies have suspended their search for a swimmer who went missing at Lover’s Point Beach in Pacific Grove on Sunday. And, a new California law will make it illegal for AI chatbots to misrepresent themselves as licensed clinicians.

After last year's record low migration season, monarch butterflies find their way back to the Pacific Grove Monarch Sanctuary.