Salinas
A city in Monterey County, California — population 154,868 as of 2020.
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City of Monterey
9 hours agoColton Hall Museum Hosting Exhibit on Historic Monterey Flags in Celebration of America 250
Colton Hall Museum will be displaying a variety of historic and replica flags for the month of July in celebration of America 250. A reception will be held from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, July 1st at Colton Hall Museum, and the museum will be open on July 4th. FULL NEWS…
Creatives & ArtsCity of Monterey
9 hours agoMonterey, Calif. – The City of Monterey invites residents 16 years and older to participate in the First City Academy . The Fall 2026 First City Academy will consist of seven one-week sessions on Thursdays from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., beginning September 3 and ending on October…
Community Groups & Organizations
City of Monterey
9 hours agoPride Flag Raising Ceremony in Honor of Pride Month in June, Friday, May 29
June is Pride Month, when the world's LGBTQIA+ communities come together and celebrate the freedom to be themselves. Pride Month celebrates years of struggle for civil rights and the ongoing pursuit of equal justice under the law for marginalized groups. FULL NEWS RELEASE IN PDF
Events
City of Monterey
9 hours agoThree News Releases Regarding Recent Unrelated Narcotics Arrests
The following three news releases were published by Monterey Police. They are unrelated narcotics arrests: May 22, 2026, Possession of Narcotics for Sales Arrests May 23, 2026, Possession of Narcotics for Sales Arrests May 26, 2026, Possession of Narcotics
Public Safety
City of Monterey
9 hours agoHazardous Materials Incident Response in Monterey
On Thursday, June 4, 2026 at 3:10 p.m., Monterey Fire Department responded to a reported chemical odor at an apartment complex at 201 Glenwood Circle in Monterey, California. FULL NEWS RELEASE IN PDF
Public SafetyIn and around Salinas
See & do
- A - Hartnell College Library
- A to Z Rental Center
- Alta Performance Institute
- Anytime Fitness
- Atlantic Little League
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Salinas by the numbers
- Area
- 23.51 sq mi (60.9 km²), 0.03 sq mi water
- Median age
- 32.4
- Households
- 43,620
- Persons per household
- 3.7
- Median household income
- $91,908
- Median house value
- $654,100
- Office
- MIGUEL GUTIERREZ ASSIST FINANCE DIRECTOR
- Address
- 200 LINCOLN AVE, SALINAS, CA 93901