Client News
Through our expertise in media relations and the many relationships we have built, we have received media coverage for our clients in a variety of local, regional and national publications.
California Coastal Commission holds Gonzales meeting during its 50th year
Three-day public hearing brings coastal policy discussions to Salinas Valley
California Coastal Commission met in Gonzales earlier this month for a three-day public hearing that brought coastal policy discussions inland and encouraged broader public participation from Central Coast communities. The meeting, held April 15-17 [...]
California Coastal Commission begins public hearings in Gonzales
The California Coastal Commission began three days of public hearings in Gonzales on Wednesday to explore issues important to South Monterey County residents. The meetings, typically held in coastal communities, are taking place at the community [...]
California Coastal Commission to hold meeting in Gonzales
San Diego, Ventura and Half Moon Bay are the sort of places the California Coastal Commission typically meets at for its monthly public hearings. But in April, the Commission will be changing things up, heading inland to the city of Gonzales. While [...]
Gonzales unveils first digital billboard on Highway 101
City aims to boost communication, support local businesses
City of Gonzales celebrated the installation of its first digital billboard along Highway 101 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Feb. 26. The high-resolution display, operated by Legacy Signs, is positioned on a single monopole to reach both northbound [...]
Hundreds of laptops distributed to Salinas Valley students, families
Additional funding given to Gonzales Community Center, Rancho Cielo and others
AT&T, Monterey Peninsula Foundation and Human-I-T have provided Salinas Community Science Workshop (SCSW) more than 250 refurbished laptops to distribute to Monterey County residents in need. The computers, funded by AT&T’s $220,000 donation from the [...]
Former hotel transformed into supportive housing in Salinas
A former motel in Salinas has been transformed into permanent supportive housing. Housing Authority County of Monterey (HACM) celebrated the grand opening of the Fairview housing complex on March 5 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by local [...]
Supportive transitional housing opens at the former Fairview Inn
What was once the Fairview Inn in Salinas will soon be a place to call home for members of community in need of support. The Fairview Housing Complex celebrated its grand opening on Thursday with a ribbon cutting ceremony hosted by the Housing [...]
City of Gonzales announces 2025-26 Youth Council members
Group of young leaders to help shape community and city projects
City of Gonzales' 2025-26 Gonzales Youth Council (GYC) has been selected, and this year will be led by Youth Commissioners Shelby Anderson, Orlando Rodriguez Perez and Richard Rodriguez Perez. Members chosen to serve on the youth council include [...]
Joining the Fleet
Firefighters Present New Fire Engine During Dedication Event
A brand-new Fouts fire engine was presented last Thursday afternoon during a dedication ceremony in front of the Gonzales Fire Department. The new $750,000 machine was funded by the County of Monterey Community Development Block Grant and Gonzales [...]
The county makes progress on transitioning people from three encampments to housing.
The tiny homes, looking like slatted cubes, started arriving behind a church in Watsonville on Aug. 5, the fruition of over two years of work to give people living in tents along the Pajaro River a warm, dry place to sleep and a stepping stone to [...]
Casa de Esperanza breaks ground in King City
Major renovation will convert former motel into permanent housing for homeless residents
Local and county leaders gathered last Wednesday to break ground on Casa de Esperanza, a long-anticipated project that will transform a shuttered motel into 46 studio apartments for individuals experiencing homelessness in King City. The July 30 [...]
The Story of Carmel Hills Care Center
A stay in a skilled nursing facility (SNF) isn't typically on anyone's bucket list of things to accomplish in life. "We understand that most of our residents would rather be at home, so we work hard to make their stay at Carmel Hills Care Center as [...]
BONUS BRIEF: HOUSING AUTHORITY AWARDED
MONTEREY COUNTY — Housing Authority of the County of Monterey (HACM) has received two distinguished awards from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) during the Northern California/Nevada NAHRO Chapter Conference. These awards [...]
Commode toss, wheelchair slalom highlight nursing home's popular SNF Olympics
What would soon become a Carmel Hills Care Center tradition started as a simple idea in 2015. It all began when current administrator Jarrod Christensen caught Olympics fever shortly before the 2016 games. Nine years after their first opening [...]
Skilled nursing facility Olympics bring fun and camaraderie to Carmel Hills Care Center
The ninth annual skilled nursing facility Olympics was held at Carmel Hills Care Center in Monterey, celebrating Skilled Nursing Week organized by the American Health Care Association. "We're here at Carmel Hills Care Center skilled nursing facility [...]















