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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.

City of Gonzales announces 2025-26 Youth Council members

Group of young leaders to help shape community and city projects

Publication: Salinas Valley Tribune
December 12, 2025

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

Publication: Salinas Valley Tribune
September 24, 2025

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.

Publication: Monterey County Weekly
August 14, 2025

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

Publication: Salinas Valley Tribune
August 6, 2025

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

Publication: The Monterey County Herald
July 31, 2025

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

Publication: Salinas Valley Tribune
June 11, 2025

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

Publication: McKnights
June 11, 2025

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

Publication: KSBW Action News 8
May 14, 2025

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 [...]

The Housing Authority finally issued more vouchers, but HUD now wants it to stop.

Publication: Monterey County Weekly
March 27, 2025

Earlier this month, Zulieka Boykin, executive director of the Housing Authority of the County of Monterey, sat before the Monterey County Board of Supervisors with some good news – finally. Three years earlier, the board and the U.S. Department of [...]

Gonzales breaks ground on new Industrial Wastewater System and Treatment Facility

Multi-phase project marks major step in addressing wastewater challenges and fostering sustainable growth

Publication: Salinas Valley Tribune
December 5, 2024

The City of Gonzales hosted a groundbreaking ceremony on Nov. 22 for Phase I of a new Industrial Wastewater (IW) System and Treatment Facility.

Honoring Heroes

City celebrates veterans with hometown heroes ceremony

Publication: Salinas Valley Tribune
November 13, 2024

In a heartfelt tribute, the City of Gonzales honored 28 local veterans and active-duty service members during a special Hometown Heroes ceremony last week at Central Park. The Nov. 6 event, held in partnership with the American Legion Post 81 and the [...]

Hometown Heroes ceremony honors local veterans in Gonzales

Publication: KSBW Action News 8
November 7, 2024

Gonzales hosted a "Hometown Heroes Ceremony" this morning to honor 27 local veterans and active duty service members with signs displaying their names and branches. The event, presented by the American Legion and the City of Gonzales, drew a [...]

Gonzales Fire Department receives $43K grant for new emergency response equipment

‘Jaws of Life' help extricate crash victims

Publication: Salinas Valley Tribune
November 6, 2024

Gonzales Fire Department has received a grant totaling $42,933 from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) to purchase new extrication equipment. Known as the "Jaws of Life," first responders use these specialized tools to safely rescue crash [...]

Gonzales celebrates ‘topping out' of new community center complex

Publication: Salinas Valley Tribune
October 17, 2024

City of Gonzales celebrated the "topping out" of the Dennis and Janice Caprara Community Center Complex with a ceremony Friday, marking the milestone of lifting the final structural beam into place. Local officials gathered at the construction site, [...]

Hometown Heroes Program honors Gonzales veterans, active-duty service members

Deadline nears to submit application to city

Publication: Salinas Valley Tribune
October 3, 2024

In partnership with the American Legion Post 81 and the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 81, the City of Gonzales is seeking veterans and active-duty service members of the community of Gonzales for the Hometown Heroes Program. Those who are a current [...]