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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.

Gonzales proposes sales tax hike with Measure S on November ballot

Voters to weigh 0.5% tax hike for city improvements, with oversight from a citizen committee

Publication: Salinas Valley Tribune
September 12, 2024

City of Gonzales has placed Measure S on the Nov. 5 Presidential General Election ballot. Gonzales voters are being asked to consider approval of an ordinance that will create and impose a new one-half percent (0.5%) Transactions and Use Tax, raising [...]

Community can track progress of Gonzales center with new EarthCam

Publication: Salinas Valley Tribune
September 9, 2024

Community members interested in following the construction of the Dennis & Janice Caprara Community Center project in Gonzales can now do so with the help of a live EarthCam installed at the site by Otto Construction. Live images are taken every 15 [...]

Gonzales installs All-America City banners

City celebrates one-year since receiving national award

Publication: Salinas Valley Tribune
August 21, 2024

Last year the City of Gonzales was recognized by the National Civic League as one of 10 All-America City award winners in the nation, and the Gonzales Public Works crew recently installed 25 double-sided All-America City banners around the city. The [...]

South Monterey County's first-ever Youth Summit triumphs

Local Youth Councils collaborate for the student-led event

Publication: Salinas Valley Tribune
May 22, 2024

The Youth Councils of Gonzales, Soledad and Greenfield recently hosted their first South County Youth Summit at Main Street Middle School in Soledad. The theme of the May 11 event was "Lighting the Torch," and about 90 students attended the summit, [...]

City of Gonzales receives award for its leadership in housing development

Honored by the Monterey County Business Council at annual Gala

Publication: Salinas Valley Tribune
May 16, 2024

City of Gonzales was honored by the Monterey County Business Council (MCBC) at the 28th Annual Gala and Community Builder Awards on April 26 at The Inn at Spanish Bay in Pebble Beach. At this year's gala, the MCBC honored and highlighted "Community [...]

FLExing Minds

Trinity Christian School takes academics to new heights by volunteering in the community every other week.

Publication: Monterey County Weekly
May 16, 2024

Helping to beautify neighborhoods, packing food at the food bank, building a greenhouse and spending time with the elderly are all popular community service activities. For high school students at Trinity Christian School in Monterey, they are also [...]

YOUTH SUMMIT

Publication: Salinas Valley Tribune
May 8, 2024

The Youth Councils from Gonzales, Soledad and Greenfield will be hosting their first South County Youth Summit for local students on Saturday, May 11, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Main Street Middle School in Soledad. There will be guest speakers, [...]

Hundreds attend groundbreaking of Community Center Complex in Gonzales

Ceremony marks start of Phase 1 construction

Publication: Salinas Valley Tribune
May 1, 2024

A groundbreaking was held Saturday for Phase 1 of the Dennis and Janice Caprara Community Center Complex in Gonzales. Hundreds of residents gathered with elected officials at the April 27 event that took place at Gavilan Court and Fifth Street. The [...]

City of Gonzales to start construction on first community center

The community center will open in 2026

Publication: KSBW Action News 8
April 29, 2024

In Gonzalez, golden shovels hit the ground, marking the start of a new construction project for the first community center in the city. The center will be located next to the high school and will have a library, meeting spaces and a community hall [...]

Community center construction in Gonzales will start in May.

Publication: Monterey County Weekly
April 26, 2024

The City of Gonzales will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for phase one of its community center on Saturday, April 27. The Dennis & Janice Caprara Community Center Complex is 23,000-square-foot project. It will be built on city-owned property at [...]

Gonzales named 2023 All-America City

National award honors city's work to improve well-being of community

Publication: Salinas Valley Tribune
June 13, 2023

Gonzales has been named one of 10 All-America City award winners, presented by the National Civic League in recognition of the city’s work to improve the health and well-being of young people and, by extension, all residents in the Salinas Valley [...]

Gonzales City Council appoints Carmen Gil to city manager

Publication: KION 46
June 13, 2023

The Gonzales City Council has appointed Carmen Gil to become the next city manager. Gil has been with the city as Director of Community Engagement & Strategic Partnerships since 2020 and served as Interim City Manager from June 2022 thru Jan 2023. [...]

Gonzales appoints Carmen Gil as the new city manager.

Publication: Monterey County Weekly
June 9, 2023

On June 5, Gonzales City Council appointed Carmen Gil as city manager. Gil has been Gonzales’ director of community engagement and strategic partnership for three years, and has decades of experience working at different organizations in the private [...]

Gonzales High senior awarded national mental health scholarship

Valeria Tinoco Perez helped create project to advocate for youth mental health resources

Publication: Salinas Valley Tribune
June 5, 2023

Gonzales High School senior Valeria Tinoco Perez has been awarded a Mental Health Awareness Scholarship from the National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS). The award was established to recognize students for their positive efforts in raising [...]

Gonzales Youth Lead in Mental Health Education

Young Voices

Publication: Voices of Monterey Bay
May 20, 2023

The Young Voices Media Project joined efforts with the California Youth Media Network to produce a series of stories on youth mental health. Young reporters Estrella Pacheco, Nyelli Ceja, Ariana Calderon, Angela Rodriguez and Carlos Castro [...]