Monterey Bay Today

The weekly roundup includes a shelter opening in Salinas in anticipation of El Niño, a fin whale washed ashore at Cowell Beach, and a watchdog group alleging ICE agents pepper sprayed their volunteers.

A new Italian cafe in Monterey is serving up low prices by keeping things simple. And, a Fin Whale washed ashore at Cowell Beach in Santa Cruz on Thursday morning.

Scientists are still monitoring Elkhorn Slough soil months after a battery fire reignited in Moss Landing. And, public health and mosquito experts are worried El Niño could bring on a bad mosquito season.

The regional air resources board wants fewer people burning wood for heat. And, the Santa Inez Band of Chumash Indians is looking to move some land out of county or state control.

An inclement weather shelter is opening in anticipation of an aggressive El Niño winter. The Monterey District Attorney’s office identified five people on death row who could have their sentences commuted.

It's the seventh consecutive year the commercial crab season is delayed. And, scientists in Moss Landing are working on a plan to reintroduce sunflower sea stars to California’s waters.

The weekly roundup includes area election results, voter voices, free park passes and other local stories.

One man has been arrested in connection with the shooting deaths of two teenagers near Moss Landing State Beach. Monterey County demands that Immigration and Customs Enforcement depart from its properties. And, tax measure votes in two local cities are headed in opposite directions.

Fourth graders and their families get free entry to participating state parks with the pass.

The CoSMOs Adapts tool shows where flooding is likely and what might help reduce the cost of damage it causes.

KAZU reporters spoke with voters at the polls yesterday.

At least two people are dead after a shooting near Moss Landing State Beach early Monday. And, Salinas voters will choose between four candidates for mayor.

Voters will decide tomorrow whether the incumbent or a challenger will be Monterey’s mayor.

A closer look at candidates and statewide measures, an ICE incident in Monterey, obstetric service cuts in Watsonville and more in this week's local news roundup.

Marina mayoral candidates Ana Luz Acevedo-Cabrera, Liesbeth Visscher and Mike Moeller share their priorities ahead of next week's election.

Prop. 44 would create new rules for how community clinics spend their revenue. And, the Monterey County Jail reopens after a three-hour lockdown Tuesday.

Scientists are studying how wildfires affect birds. And, the board overseeing Watsonville Community Hospital will consider service cuts Wednesday Oct. 28.

Nurses are asking Watsonville Community Hospital to keep obstetric services open. And, the Little Hoover Commission is looking into the California housing shortage.

This week's new roundup looks at the run-off for Santa Cruz mayor, a farmworker health event is coming to Salinas, and how local officials are preparing for a wet winter.

A farmworker health event is coming to Salinas on Sunday at Sherwood Hall. And, a Diablo Canyon Power Plant evaluation wraps up.

As the season’s first rains come to the area, local officials prepare for a wet winter. And, Watsonville Community Hospital leaders are considering service cuts to stabilize the budget.

Californians are voting on Proposition 38, which would set aside billions of dollars for health research grants. And, racist language persists in many property documents.

State funding will help a regional soccer complex unveil new fields, among other improvements. And, federal authorities charge 28 non-citizens in California for illegally registering to vote and voting.

Proposition 5 would change the recall election process for state officials. And, the state attorney general says fear of federal immigration enforcement could keep people from accessing public services.

Across the Monterey Bay region, at least 10 “No Kings—Vote Early” events are scheduled tomorrow. And, the current Kelvin wave is dissipating, but future waves coupled with storms could cause flooding.