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    ‘People are watching now’

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    Teen Moms Inc.: Helping young mothers navigate life

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    Una declaración de Dolores Huerta

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    A statement from Dolores Huerta

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    U.S. Army tells lawmakers they’re ‘not aware’ of plans for the Department of Homeland Security to ‘utilize’ Fort Hunter Liggett

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    State watchdog to investigate Salinas politico’s loan from David Drew

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    Reclaiming agency, sharing stories and inspiring change

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    The fight for joy in the face of fear

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    ‘Simplemente confié en su uniforme’

    Posted in Español by Charlotte West
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    A pesar de que el ejército lo niega, aumentan las evidencias de operaciones secretas de ICE en el sur del Condado de Monterey

    Posted in Español by Charlotte West
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    Monterey County’s social services building is a money pit

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    Las detenciones de inmigrantes en Fort Hunter Liggett plantean preguntas sobre la participación militar

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    Despite Army denials, evidence mounts of secretive South Monterey County ICE operations

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    ‘I just trusted his uniform’

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    Immigration detentions on Fort Hunter Liggett raise questions about military involvement

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    People who spent time in Monterey County jail are in for a little cash

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    Local Catholic nonprofit gets state funding for immigrant legal aid

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    Monterey County supervisors return to proposed mental health facility

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    ‘Where the social justice movement was headed’

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    Reversing the narrative: Lowrider car clubs come to Cal State Monterey Bay

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About Charlotte West

Charlotte West is a freelance journalist who covers education, criminal justice, housing, and politics. She is a member of the Education Writers Association and was a 2019 Kiplinger Fellow.

November 27, 2025

Q+A: How Hawaiian princes brought surfing to Santa Cruz Sport's rich cultural history featured in popular museum exhibition

October 9, 2025

Five questions about the crisis in local news Voices co-founder Julie Reynolds dishes on the documentary 'Stripped for Parts,' streaming on PBS this month

July 21, 2025

Here’s what the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ means for the Central Coast How social services, education, agriculture and more could be impacted

October 24, 2024

Monsters under the microscope A new research center at the University of California Santa Cruz is building an academic community of monster enthusiasts. 

June 1, 2023

‘I know how to walk the walk’ — the power of hiring a formerly incarcerated student

April 25, 2023

How students are helping to get people out of prison In “Making An Exoneree,” students from UCSC and Georgetown bring investigation and storytelling together in the pursuit of justice.

October 20, 2022

Incarcerated firefighters come to primetime ‘Fire Country’ brings the conversation about prison labor and second chances to the mainstream

May 19, 2021

Instagram Post Sparks #MeToo Movement at Carmel High Students speak out against ‘what boys do’

May 14, 2021

De las Aulas a los Recintos Gubernamentales Fomentando la participación cívica en las escuelas

April 1, 2021

From the Classrooms to the Halls of Government School administrators develop programs to encourage civic engagement among students

September 9, 2020

Addressing racial injustice at CSUMB Black faculty joins nationwide Scholar Strike

September 4, 2020

Cats in Tents Boulder Creek evacuees camp out with 40-plus rescue felines

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