Salinas Valley Now — en Español https://salinasvalleynow.com/es/ Últimas noticias de Salinas Valley Now es-419 The Monterey County Environmental Health Bureau presents its findings on the solid waste rate disparity across East and West. https://salinasvalleynow.com/2026/05/19fb1879/es/index.html https://salinasvalleynow.com/2026/05/19fb1879/es/index.html Katie Rodriguez here, thinking about the invisible lines that draw boundaries across our nation, state and within Monterey County, and how those lines shape our thinking about services and resources with more ambiguous boundaries, like water, energy and waste. News The clock is ticking on water projects to bring local groundwater basins into compliance. https://salinasvalleynow.com/2026/05/56486cc7/es/index.html https://salinasvalleynow.com/2026/05/56486cc7/es/index.html With a short window to tackle a high-stakes problem – water – things are getting serious, fast. News Salinas Valley Health earns the right to deliver free vaccines to kids through its mobile clinic. https://salinasvalleynow.com/2026/05/3f781858/es/index.html https://salinasvalleynow.com/2026/05/3f781858/es/index.html Lynette Fitzgerald is not one to give up when faced with a challenge. As Salinas Valley Health’s community benefit director, she pushed for several years to get the SVH mobile clinic approved for the Vaccines for Children Program through the Centers for Disease Control. The federal program allows approved providers to administer free childhood vaccines to families that can’t afford them. News A new Netflix series written by two CSUMB professors questions stereotypes and life. https://salinasvalleynow.com/2026/05/7dde118c/es/index.html https://salinasvalleynow.com/2026/05/7dde118c/es/index.html The Mexican border city Tijuana, which is full of dichotomies, is the set for Santita, a series on Netflix. Santita also shows a duality: whether being a Santita, which literally means “little saint,” is good or bad, as the main character explores the meaning of sin. Culture Youth councils host South County Youth Summit on May 2. https://salinasvalleynow.com/2026/05/3661d1b3/es/index.html https://salinasvalleynow.com/2026/05/3661d1b3/es/index.html Gonzales, Soledad and Greenfield youth councils will host their third Annual South County Youth Summit at the Dennis and Janice Caprara Community Center in Gonzales on May 2.  News Literacy club delivers its 10,000th book to first-graders in Salinas. https://salinasvalleynow.com/2026/04/14d14ea9/es/index.html https://salinasvalleynow.com/2026/04/14d14ea9/es/index.html On Tuesday, April 14, first-graders at Los Padres Elementary School in Salinas are eagerly waiting for Clifford Gilkey to start reading aloud a bilingual book, El león y el ratón, The Lion and the Mouse. After the former teacher and volunteer wraps up, each student will get their own copy of the book – a gift from the Kiwanis Literacy Club of Salinas – to keep. News Alisal Union approves committee to discuss renaming Cesar Chavez Elementary School. https://salinasvalleynow.com/2026/04/29c934d0/es/index.html https://salinasvalleynow.com/2026/04/29c934d0/es/index.html After sexual abuse allegations came to light surrounding iconic farmworker leader Cesar Chavez in March, his name on public facilities and statues honoring him are being removed from the public eye across the nation.  News New Environmental Justice Advisory Committee to meet in Salinas to discuss pesticide concerns. https://salinasvalleynow.com/2026/04/5f98e11d/es/index.html https://salinasvalleynow.com/2026/04/5f98e11d/es/index.html On Friday, April 24, the newly formed Environmental Justice Advisory Committee (EJAC), part of the Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR), will meet at Salinas City Hall for its second meeting. News