Salinas State of the City
From Salinas Mayor Dennis Donohue’s State of the City address:
“The agricultural downturn is real, and it threatens our city’s livelihood,” Donohue said.
He warned the economic downturn could cost Salinas farm-worker and agricultural business jobs. To compensate, “we will need more companies to relocate to Salinas so that high-paying jobs will replace those that may be lost in agriculture,” he said.
Donohue also expressed optimism about Chiquita Brands International announcing a research and development headquarters at Fresh Express in Salinas - its second worldwide.
With the Salinas Valley’s designation as a state enterprise zone that offers tax breaks and job-creation incentives to employers, Salinas is poised to have an economic advantage in rough economic times, he said.
Donohue finished his speech by saying, “I don’t know if these are the worst of times that we face now. But I do know they are tough times. And I also know my town, and I know we are more than capable of doing the best thing, no matter how tough the times.”
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