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If demography really was COVID destiny, then Gonzales — a small, working-class town with a young, Latino population in rural California — would be a pandemic disaster. Instead, Gonzales is among California’s most vaccinated places. In this Salinas [...]

Sen. Anna Caballero visited Gonzales last week to present a $5 million check to city leaders and Gonzales Youth Council members for the construction of a teen center.

The Carmel Mission has undergone its third restoration, valued at $4 million, just in time for its 250th anniversary. The restored location was originally built in 1797. With 11 total structures and five museums throughout the 22-acre complex, the [...]

In time for the 250th anniversary of the founding of the Carmel Mission, the $4 million Downie Museum and Basilica Forecourt project and restoration work on the grounds of the site have been completed, the third major restoration by the Carmel [...]

The long-awaited $5 million dollars arrived Tuesday for the Gonzales Youth Innovation Center. Senator Anna M. Caballero was in Gonzales to present the $5 million check so they can begin construction at the Gonzales Community Complex. The Gonzales [...]

The center, recommended by the Gonzales Youth Council, will be a safe place for teens outside school hours while also offering educational and career resources.

Community Foundation for Monterey County (CFMC) is praising the City of Gonzales for reaching a 95% vaccination rate with more than 6,600 people in the community eligible for the Covid-19 vaccine receiving at least one dose. The County of Monterey [...]

Gonzales Public Works staff installed 54 new banners around town last month, each featuring a 2020-21 graduate from Gonzales High School plus their plans for college and careers. This is the third year the city has honored the graduating seniors as [...]

The Downie Museum and Basilica Forecourt project and restoration work on the grounds of the Carmel Mission in Carmel has been fully funded and will be completed ahead of schedule, the Carmel Mission Foundation announced this week.

When rolling power blackouts hit California’s Salinas Valley in the future, they should roll right past the energy-dependent packing houses that anchor the industrial parks in the city of Gonzales. Gonzales will soon become one of a scant few [...]

Two youth from Gonzales recently participated in a virtual workshop examining the relationship between civic engagement, population health, youth participation and health equity in the United States. Current Gonzales Youth Commissioner Aiden [...]

Gonzales City Manager Rene Mendez will be participating in an online event hosted by Zócalo Public Square on Thursday, June 17, at 6:30 p.m., “What Makes a Good Small Town.” In addition to Mendez, the panel includes Coachella councilmember and civil [...]

Construction has begun on the second phase of a multi-million-dollar project to restore the 100-year-old Downie Museum and Basilica courtyard area at the Carmel Mission. Spearheaded by the Carmel Mission Foundation, the restoration project is [...]

Recent winter storms in Texas and elsewhere around the United States are just the latest example of how vulnerable cities and residents are to sudden shocks to their electrical grids. Last summer, about half-a-million homes in Californians [...]

If California is lucky, our energy future could look like a small town in the rural Salinas Valley. Longtime readers of this column will not be surprised to learn that the town in question is Gonzales, the California municipal version of the Little [...]