🌱 Will you be at tonight’s big Bitterwater School holiday fundraiser?

Greetings King City! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Will you be at tonight’s big Bitterwater School holiday fundraiser?
• Which King City streets saw the most police calls last month?

📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around King City? Post it to King City photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️

Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Low clouds, then some sun, with a high of 73 and low of 47 degrees.
• Thursday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 69, low: 44.
• Friday: Some sun, then turning cloudy, with a high of 69 and low of 49 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Community invited to celebrate Bitterwater School Christmas Dinner and Play on Wednesday (kingcityrustler.com) — Families in and around King City are invited tonight to Bitterwater School’s annual Christmas Dinner and Play at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds Pavilion, supporting local students through their biggest fundraiser of the year. Doors open at 5 p.m. for a lasagna dinner, student performance, and live and silent auctions that fund classroom improvements and enrichment programs.
   

• Published Dec. 10, 2025 (salinasvalleytribune.com) — Recent police logs show a busy November week in King City, with incidents ranging from DUIs and vandalism to domestic violence and mental health calls across several neighborhood streets. The report also summarizes similar activity in Soledad and Gonzales, giving residents a snapshot of crime trends around South Monterey County.
   

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📸 Around King City

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🗓 Upcoming Events in King City

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday December 23

• City Council Meeting
  City Hall, 212 S Vanderhurst Ave, King City
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday December 18

• St. John's Catholic Church Bingo Night
  St. John Catholic Church Parish Hall , 504 N. 3rd St. , King City
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 17

• Gonzales - Family Storytime
  Gonzales Branch - Monterey County Free Libraries , 630 5th St , Gonzales
  12:00 pm
• Regular City Council Meeting
  Soledad City Hall , 248 Main St , Soledad
  6:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) grant
  Soledad Unified Soledad, CA 93960
• St. John's Catholic Church Bingo Night
  St. John Catholic Church Parish Hall , 504 N. 3rd St. , King City
  7:00 pm

Friday December 19

• đ PJ Day đ§¸
  Soledad Unified Soledad, CA 93960
• Soledad - Student Support Center
  Soledad Branch - Monterey County Free Libraries , 401 Gabilan Dr , Soledad
  12:00 pm
• đ Girls Basketball vs NMCH- Cooper
  Soledad Unified Soledad, CA 93960
  5:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• Soledad - Storytime and Craft
  Soledad Branch - Monterey County Free Libraries , 401 Gabilan Dr , Soledad
  1:00 pm

Friday December 26

• Boost Your Conflict Management Training in Greenfield, CA
  Greenfield High School , 225 S El Camino Real , Greenfield
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• O'Reilly Automotive posted a job opening for Parts Specialist in King City. Apply here.
• Greenfield Union School District posted a job opening for Middle School Math Teacher 2025-2026 School Year ***Signing Bonus $14,000 if Credentialed*** in Greenfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near King City here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Soledad

• Man with rifle shot by deputy in Soledad, Monterey County sheriff says (cbsnews.com)
• Merced Family Sues State After Graphic Prison Killing Video Circulates Online (losbanosenterprise.com)

Carmel Valley

• The stress of apartment searching in San Diego: monthly rents and cost of living exceed national average, while scammers target renters (eastcountymagazine.org)
• On Location: Monterey County, Calif. (prevuemeetings.com)

Salinas

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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