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CSU Monterey Bay physician assistant program to close in May 2024
California State University Monterey Bay will close its Masters of Science Physician Assistant program in May following a loss of accreditation. The university’s physician assistant degree program kicked off in 2019 and 29 students from the inaugural cohort graduated in 2021. To help establish the program, Montage Health donated $600,000 and Central California Alliance for…
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Monterey County diversion program praised by state
SALINAS – Residents of Monterey County with behavioral and substance use disorders who find their ways into jails instead of treatment are finding their way out of the revolving door of imprisonment and back on the road to more productive living, thanks to a county-coordinated grant program that the state has called out as noteworthy.…
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49ers defensive coordinator Steve Wilks shifts to sideline for Jaguars game
SANTA CLARA — Steve Wilks, come on down, your new spot is on the sideline, signifying the latest change to the 49ers’ underachieving defense. Wilks, the 49ers’ first-year defensive coordinator, will move down from the coaching booth for Sunday’s game at the Jacksonville Jaguars, coach Kyle Shanahan said Wednesday. Players did not react as if…
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Watsonville police K-9 stabbed during high-risk traffic stop
A Watsonville K-9 officer is recovering after being stabbed by an attempted murder suspect on Tuesday.
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Beth Peerless, Where it’s at: Improvisational music’s conversation process
Adventure comes in many forms. And to each individual, there are different views of what adventure is. Taking a trip to a foreign land has its appeal. As well, hiking into the wilderness attracts a certain kind of adventurer. When it comes to music, there are those who are attracted to the familiar, and to…
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‘The Legend of Zelda’ will be made into a live-action film
Nintendo is developing a live-action film based on its hit video game “The Legend of Zelda,” the Japanese company behind the Super Mario franchise said Wednesday.
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Joan Baez said she wanted a ‘warts and all’ film about her life. She got one
At the start of the new documentary, “Joan Baez I Am A Noise,” there’s a quote from the writer Gabriel García Márquez that fills the screen for a moment: “Everyone has three lives: the public, the private, and the secret.” It’s a signal that this film has stories to share about the 82-year-old folk singer…
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Collapsed wall of historic adobe in Monterey still under repair
A wall collapsed of a historic adobe off of Alvarado and Pearl Street during this year’s storms. The building was left with substantial damage. The repairs still affecting foot traffic on the busy street.
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Barbara Rose Shuler, Intermezzo: Concert music on the rise
As Thanksgiving draws closer, concert music is on the rise. The Monterey Symphony presents works by Franz Liszt, Johannes Brahms and more led by guest conductor Andrew Grams. Chamber Music Monterey Bay brings back the popular Manhattan Chamber Players for a program that includes a world premiere by Spanish-born cellist and composer Andrea Casarrubios. And…
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Thousands without power in Santa Cruz Mountains as outage grows
The outage has grown and is affecting 3,721 PG&E customers in the mountain areas of Santa Cruz County.
