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‘They just took you away’
Posted in Features by Andrea Patton
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Five questions about the crisis in local news
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Monterey County’s home kitchen program opens new opportunities
Posted in Economy/Business by Andrea Patton
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Do art. Be kind.
Posted in Arts/Culture by Andrea Patton
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A young Salinas resident recounts her journey through the mental health system
Posted in Education by Andrea Patton
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California lawmakers may limit childhood sex abuse survivors’ ability to sue
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King City boy wants to become the future of music in Monterey County
Posted in Arts/Culture by Andrea Patton
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Salinas officials are poised to cross the church-state divide
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The Souls of Potter’s Field
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Here’s what the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ means for the Central Coast
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BREAKING: Monterey County jail gets big money for helping ICE find targets
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Pedacitos: Stories in the path of healing
Posted in Arts/Culture by Andrea Patton
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In defense of immigrants
Posted in Agriculture by Andrea Patton
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Celebrating the end to an injustice
Posted in Agriculture by Andrea Patton
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Students talk about security in social media and how it might be improved
Posted in Criminal Justice by Andrea Patton
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‘Patients will suffer. Patients will die.’ Why California’s rural hospitals are flatlining.
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A fight for justice
Posted in Agriculture by Andrea Patton
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Sacred Rage & Rhymes
Posted in Arts/Culture by Andrea Patton
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State watchdog to investigate why Monterey County ignored transparency rules and paid for slander defense
Posted in Criminal Justice by Andrea Patton
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Building bridges, not walls
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About Andrea Patton

Andrea grew up in Salinas, moved to Ohio to teach high school English and journalism, and returned to Santa Cruz where she wrote for Good Times and taught at Cabrillo College. An avid traveler, she currently resides in Seattle.

August 8, 2019

For whom the bells toll Native tribe seeks to remove mission markers in Santa Cruz

May 9, 2019

A Teaching Exodus High cost of housing is driving teachers out of the Central Coast

February 28, 2019

Home school Education officials eye abandoned sites for teacher housing

January 31, 2019

Status Uncertain Santa Cruz agency guides immigrants through the uncertainty

December 17, 2018

A Promise to the Virgin Mary Santa Cruz woman carries on grandmother's tradition

October 25, 2018

Civil engineer turned activist hopes Measure M could help prevent homelessness Sitting down with Ernestina Saldaña