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Rants and Raves

Rant: It can be spun other ways, but the failure of Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital's 390 million bond measure should send a hopeful message....

Events calendar

Prunedale Senior Center Car Wash. 8a.m.-3p.m. Saturday, Aug. 30, at the Prunedale Valero Gas Station, San Miguel Road and Moro Road. Cost is a donation....

Kenney Trial Day 3

SALINAS, Calif.- In the morning Col. Rene Burgess, a friend of Kenney's and a fellow church goer, testified that Kenney was intimidated by the Grimes'...

Lawyer blames deputies

By CHRISTOPHER ORTIZ The Salinas Californian August 25, 2008 A lawyer for a Carmel Valley man accused of double murder says the Monterey County...

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Salinas, California average commute time: 27.37 minutes

Bicycle commuters: 0.00%
Walking commuters: 1.36%
Residents that work at home: 3.14%

Salinas, California general demographics:

Population (2006 estimate):141112
Male::52.08%
Female::47.92%
White alone:64.27%
Black or African American alone:1.92%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone:0.67%
Asian alone:5.87%
Some other race alone:24.33%
Two or more races::2.87%
Hispanic or Latino:71.32%
U.S. citizen, born in the United States:62.38%
U.S. citizen, born abroad of American parent(s):1.27%
U.S. citizen by naturalization:7.71%
Not a U.S. citizen:28.25%
Children under the age of 5:10.26%