Salinas, California

Main Street in downtown Salinas, 2006

Salinas /səˈliːnəs/ is the county seat and largest municipality of Monterey County, California. It is an urban area located just outside the southern part of the Greater Bay Area and 10 miles (16 km) east-southeast of the mouth of the Salinas River. The population was 163,542 as of 2020. Salinas is known for its vibrant and large agriculture industry and being "The Salad Bowl of the World" as the hometown of writer and Nobel Prize in Literature winner John Steinbeck, who based several of his novels there.

Salinas, California Media

• José Eusebio Boronda, a Californio ranchero, was granted Rancho Rincón del Sanjón in 1840, covering today's northwestern Salinas and Boronda.

• Barracks at Salinas Assembly Center

• Sargent House, a historic Victorian home on Central Avenue

• Salinas and the Salinas Valley. Fremont Peak and the Gabilan Range are also shown.

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  Downtown Salinas in December 2018. Winter months are mild in Salinas.

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  Record-breaking snow covered nearby mountaintops in 2006

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  The headquarters of Taylor Farms in Downtown Salinas, was constructed in 2015.

Other websites

• Official website of the city of Salinas
• Salinas Chamber of Commerce