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The Salinas Valley (Spanish: Valle de Salinas) [1] [2] is one of the major valleys and most productive agricultural regions in California. [3] It is located west of the San Joaquin Valley and south of San Francisco Bay and the Santa Clara Valley .
It was the hometown of writer and Nobel laureate John Steinbeck (1902–68), who set many of his stories in the Salinas Valley and Monterey. [14] Salinas has a high Hispanic proportion, which at 79.6%, is the highest proportion of Hispanic Americans out of any city in California, and 8th largest overall in the nation. [15]
It is located on the Salinas River 51 miles (82 km) southeast of Salinas, [8] at an elevation of 335 feet (102 m). [6] It lies along U.S. Route 101 in the Salinas Valley of California's Central Coast. King City is a member of the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments. The population was 13,332 at the 2020 census, [7] up from 12,874 in 2010.
Events and outreach programming makes up the bulk of the National Steinbeck Center's time, effort, and budget. The center plans and runs over 40 events a year. The major events the center is known for is the annual Steinbeck Festival, Steinbeck's Birthday Celebration, [4] the Steinbeck Young Authors Program, [5] and the Salinas Valley Comic Con ...
The 56 acres (23 ha) Wagon Caves rock formation about 18 miles (29 km) northwest of present-day Jolon is an archeological site that was used by the Salinan Antonianos subtribe [3] [4] who researchers believe occupied at least two villages in the area, an older site dating to approximately 450 A.D. and a later, protohistoric site with dates ...
The Salinas Valley — a large valley and significant agricultural region, in northern California. Subcategories This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.
Resigned from office to be sworn in as a member of the Los Angeles City Council. [6] Matt Dababneh: January 6, 2014 – January 2, 2018 Sworn in after winning special election to fill vacant seat left by Blumentfield in 2014. In 2018 he resigned from office after sexual allegiations. [7] Jesse Gabriel: June 11, 2018 - 2020
Assembly members Party Years served Counties represented Notes Hugh McElroy LaRue: Democratic: January 3, 1883 – January 5, 1885 Sacramento: Winfield J. Davis: Republican: January 5, 1885 – January 3, 1887 Harry W. Carroll: January 3, 1887 – January 7, 1889 William M. Petrie: January 7, 1889 – January 5, 1891 Judson C. Brusie