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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.

Cannery Row in Monterey to host its first family-friendly Cultural Festival

Publication: The Monterey County Herald
September 12, 2019

The waterfront district in Monterey will be the scene for the first Cannery Row Cultural Festival – a celebration of the contributions and history of the diverse cultures and people who have made Monterey renowned. The Cultural Festival will be held [...]

The Case for Healthy Military Housing

February 25, 2019

According to the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment, "The quality of military housing, as part of the military quality of life, is a key component of military readiness." However, recent reports from Reuters and the Military [...]

The Small California Farm Town That Puts Kids First

Against All Odds, Gonzales—Population 9,000—Offers Services That Touch the Lives of All Its Young People

Publication: Zocalo Public Square
February 6, 2019

What if California actually decided to put the needs of its poor kids first? What would that look like? Here's one answer: it might look like Gonzales, a small city of 9,000 people—many of them farmworkers—along Highway 101 in the Salinas Valley. The [...]

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Chef Nathaniel Tuazon develops a personal bond with his diners at Forest Hill senior living community

Publication: The Monterey County Herald
February 6, 2019

Very rarely does a professional chef develop a personal bond with diners, the physical and emotional wall of the kitchen standing firmly in the way. Not so with chef Nathaniel Tuazon, who prepares breakfast, lunch and dinner for the same guests, day [...]

Gonzales Small Business Loans Boost Big Goals

Publication: Coastal Grower
October 31, 2018

Luz Garcia had a vision: a walk-up clinic in the small rural community of Gonzales. When her idea caught on with the local independent pharmacy, she opened inside the store and quickly attracted a regular flow of clients seeking locally available and [...]

Rep. Jimmy Panetta visits Gonzales High to look at student project

Publication: The Monterey County Herald
April 3, 2018

The Gonzales High School campus was empty on Monday afternoon as students were on a much needed spring break just before the end of the school year. But that didn’t stop a group of students in the Wings of Knowledge program from hosting Rep. Jimmy [...]

Gonzales High students build weather station for NOAA

Publication: The Monterey County Herald
March 20, 2018

Students from the Wings of Knowledge program will show off their latest weather station project they developed in collaboration with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration at Wednesday’s Science Maker Faire at Soledad High School. “It’s [...]

Know your roots: Wings of Knowledge program educates students and farmers

Publication: The Monterey County Herald
February 2, 2018

It’s Friday morning at Pisoni Farms and a group of students from Gonzales High School are working on a project that will hopefully one day change the world. But for now, sophomore Elizabeth Arreola and junior Pablo Mendoza are working to help improve [...]

Small and Speedy, Gonzales Is a City on the Move

Publication: Zocalo Public Square
September 18, 2017

Here's a nasty bit of conventional wisdom: California's small, rural places are supposedly desperate and doomed, with few economic prospects in an era when state policy favors the urban coastal mega-regions with high-paying jobs and reputations for [...]

The Best of the Best in Cannery Row – Restaurants, Hotels, and Attractions

Publication: Stuffed Suitcase
June 30, 2017

Take me away to Monterey any day! Earlier this month I went on a press trip to explore Cannery Row in Monterey, California. As I sit here remembering all the great food and beach views, I'm dreaming of going back with my family. If you're looking for [...]

HELLO Salinas! Gonzales in the spotlight.

Publication: The Salinas Californian
April 26, 2017

Don’t let Gonzales’ size fool you - whether it be its 8,549 population, the several streets of downtown, or the single entry and exit (a turn off Highway 101) into this pint-sized city. A 20-minute drive south from Salinas, Gonzales can be easily [...]

How One Rural Town Improved Healthcare

Publication: Modern Healthcare Magazine
March 6, 2017

When it comes to providing adequate access to healthcare, rural communities often rank at the bottom of the barrel. A few years ago, the farming town of Gonzales, Calif., trailed even the rural average of doctor-to-population ratios. Not anymore. [...]

Drinking Water From the Deep

Publication: National Geographic
June 1, 2016

A desalination project built around a unique area of undersea topography could produce potable water for drought-ravaged California. The public-private partnership, called the Monterey Bay Regional Water Project, would take seawater that originates [...]

Sustainable growth with an agricultural focus helps boost economic development for Gonzales

Publication: Coastal Grower
March 31, 2016

On Google Earth, the sprawling Constellation Brands facility in Gonzales looks more like a giant solar farm than a winery. The solar panels covering the roof of Constellation's main building provide renewable energy to the winery. But in an unusual [...]

Romantic Cannery Row Getaway

Publication: Diablo Magazine
March 18, 2016

Monterey's historic Cannery Row has long appealed to families with its salt water taffy and arcade games. But dig a little deeper, and you'll find that a romantic hideaway set against the breathtaking bay awaits you. Just two hours from home, [...]