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    Escasa vigilancia y pocas inspecciones dejan a agricultores menores de edad expuestos a pesticidas tóxicos

    Posted in Agriculture by Claudia Meléndez Salinas
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    Lax oversight, few inspections leave child farmworkers exposed to toxic pesticides

    Posted in Agriculture by Claudia Meléndez Salinas
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    California’s child farmworkers: exhausted, underpaid and toiling in toxic fields

    Posted in Agriculture by Claudia Meléndez Salinas
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    Los niños jornaleros de California: agotados, mal pagados y trabajando en campos de cultivo tóxicos

    Posted in Agriculture by Claudia Meléndez Salinas
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    Q+A: How Hawaiian princes brought surfing to Santa Cruz

    Posted in Arts/Culture by Claudia Meléndez Salinas
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    Monterey County awards new $139 million jail health care contract

    Posted in Criminal Justice by Claudia Meléndez Salinas
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    Los temores a ICE están perjudicando la salud pública

    Posted in Español by Claudia Meléndez Salinas
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    ‘Te acaban de llevar’

    Posted in Español by Claudia Meléndez Salinas
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    With little apparent evidence, DA investigators question petition process

    Posted in Features by Claudia Meléndez Salinas
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    Programa de cocinas domésticas del condado de Monterey abre nuevas oportunidades

    Posted in Economy/Business by Claudia Meléndez Salinas
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    Se estima que 80,000 personas en los condados de Monterey y Santa Cruz dependen de los beneficios del SNAP

    Posted in Features by Claudia Meléndez Salinas
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    Roughly 80,000 people in Monterey and Santa Cruz counties depend on SNAP benefits

    Posted in Features by Claudia Meléndez Salinas
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    When this California Spanish-language TV station closed, a news desert opened for Latino viewers

    Posted in Features by Claudia Meléndez Salinas
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    Immigration fears are harming public health

    Posted in Features by Claudia Meléndez Salinas
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    ‘They just took you away’

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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 Claudia Meléndez Salinas
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    Do art. Be kind.

    Posted in Arts/Culture by Claudia Meléndez Salinas
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    A young Salinas resident recounts her journey through the mental health system

    Posted in Education by Claudia Meléndez Salinas
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    California lawmakers may limit childhood sex abuse survivors’ ability to sue

    Posted in Features by Sara Tiano
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About Claudia Meléndez Salinas

Claudia Meléndez Salinas is an author, journalist, open water swimmer, and cat lover. | Claudia Meléndez Salinas es autora, periodista, nadadora de aguas abiertas, y aficionada a los gatos.

September 8, 2023

‘I would like to split myself in two’ Ramón Silva Ruelas, founder of Tonatiuh Danzantes del Quinto Sol, reflects on three decades of folklórico dance in Salinas

August 31, 2023

The next 10 years A veteran journalist and a rookie pinky-swear their commitment to Voices

June 10, 2023

Ancestral echoes Annual Palenke Arts Festival honors traditions past and present

May 18, 2023

EXPOSED A series about the effects of pesticides on communities

March 1, 2023

The star of his own film Hollywood actor Pepe Serna will receive a tribute for his lifelong career at the opening of the Watsonville Film Festival

February 9, 2023

Al frente de la exposición a pesticidas A pesar de décadas de investigación que relacionan la deriva de pesticidas con daños a la salud, las regulaciones siguen siendo débiles y dejan a los más vulnerables con pocas protecciones.

February 9, 2023

On the frontlines of pesticide exposure Despite decades of research linking pesticide drift to health harm, regulation remains weak and leaves the most vulnerable with few protections.

December 17, 2022

Transitioning

December 17, 2022

Transición

October 27, 2022

Pesticide Watch Citizens challenging application of possible toxins near North Monterey County schools

September 29, 2022

‘Our air is being poisoned’ Activists call on Agricultural Commissioners to reduce number of permits to apply cancerous pesticide

September 15, 2022

On Latino Heritage Month An opportunity to reflect on kinship and how our actions affect others

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