Monday May 20 | Monterey County Herald
Owners choked up over cherry cars at Castroville festival
Fried thistles and Ferris wheels are great, but for some, this weekend's Castroville Artichoke Festival was all about the cars.
Monday May 20 | The Campbell Reporter
Roadshow: Our least favorite California roads
Q Are there any improvements along Highway 1 than can help make the drive, especially on the weekend, from Santa Cruz toward Monterey more enjoyable and timely where the highway goes from four to two lanes between Watsonville and Castroville? ... Why doesn't Caltrans or Monterey County build a four-lane road east of Elkhorn Slough? A ... (more)
Man Pleads No Contest to Killing Castroville Baby, Wrapped Body in Diaper
Monterey County District Attorney Dean Flippo has announced that 47-year-old Jesus Vargas Espinoza of Castroville, pled no contest to killing 10 month-old Angelle Negron.
Monterey Peninsula Water project: Locals won't have to travel to weigh in on latest study
Local residents will get a chance next month to weigh in on a state water board study on the critical water rights issue at the center of the Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project.
Supervisors urge officials to use Salinas River permit before they lose it
Monterey County supervisors urged water resources agency officials to hurry up with a plan for using Salinas River water under a permit that is in danger of being revoked.
Produce picks: Baby artichokes
If you have seen artichokes growing, you may have noticed that they grow in layers.
Monterey County Set To Hold More Anti-Gang Meetings
CASTROVILLE, Calif.- The second in a series of community meetings on preventing gang violence in Monterey County will take place Wednesday, May 8th at 6:00 p.m. at the Japanese School House in Castroville, 11199 Geil Street.
Your Town: Man faces charges in boy's death
A second man will be charged Wednesday in the shooting death of 6-year-old Azahel Cruz Alcantar, said District Attorney Dean Flippo.
Artichokes back in peak production
CASTROVILLE, Calif. - As peak production of artichokes began in California, early signs suggested better-than-average volumes could be available for retail shelves.
Meeting on gang violence prevention set for Tuesday in Greenfield
All are welcome to attend this workshop, which focuses on how residents and the county can build safer communities together.
The 'choke is state's official veggie
The Castroville area grows 80 percent of the nation's fresh artichokes. To commemorate the decision, the Salinas Valley Tourism and Visitors Bureau is selling decals, postcards and T-shirts emblazoned with an artichoke-adorned state flag design.
Ahhhhthe artichoke... vegetable of passion, food of nobility, thistle of love! A true delight - classy and fit for a Queen! In Castroville, California, the artichoke capital of the USA, silver screen hotty, Marilyn Monroe was named the first Artichoke Queen while on a publicity tour in the Salinas Valley in 1948.