One in 10 people living in California's most productive agricultural areas is at risk for harmful levels of nitrate contamination in their drinking water.

The National Steinbeck Center, located at One Main Street in Salinas, unveils its 2011 Steinbeck Festival: Friends and Foes, to be held from August 4-7, 2011, in Salinas, on Monterey’s Cannery Row and in Cities of Letters around the world. Salinas, California (PRWEB) May 09, 2011 The National Steinbeck Center, located at One Main Street in Salinas, unveils its 2011 Steinbeck Festival: Friends and Foes, to be held from August 4-7, 2011, in Salinas, on Monterey’s Cannery Row and in Cities of Letters around the world. This year, the Steinbeck Festival looks at friends, foes and accomplices of all stripes, in books, in arts and ideas, and in Steinbeck’s life and work.

SALINAS, Ca., Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The City of Salinas wishes to hire a branding consultant to lead a Community Branding initiative. An RFP has been posted on the city's website; www.ci.salinas.ca.us; detailing all information required and a unique financing proposal.

MONTEREY, Calif., Feb.

By Jim Johnson, The Monterey County Herald, Calif. Apr. 4--County parks officials say they are close to an agreement with an Arizona-based resort management firm to take over most of the recreational operations at two South County lakes. But they're hedging their bets anyway.