Castroville News

Fried thistles and Ferris wheels are great, but for some, this weekend's Castroville Artichoke Festival was all about the cars.

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)

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.

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.

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.

If you have seen artichokes growing, you may have noticed that they grow in layers.

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.

A second man will be charged Wednesday in the shooting death of 6-year-old Azahel Cruz Alcantar, said District Attorney Dean Flippo.

CASTROVILLE, Calif. - As peak production of artichokes began in California, early signs suggested better-than-average volumes could be available for retail shelves.

All are welcome to attend this workshop, which focuses on how residents and the county can build safer communities together.

Thirty-one Day Basic Regular GoPasses will be sold at the Salinas and Sand City Warehouses beginning Saturday, April 27 at $69.99, a 26 percent savings off the $95 price.

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.