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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 Joe Livernois
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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 Joe Livernois
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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 Joe Livernois

Joe Livernois has been a reporter, editor and columnist in Monterey County for 35 years.

August 8, 2025

The Souls of Potter’s Field A Salinas plot filled with forlorn death

September 9, 2023

Mystery solved: In which a legendary newsman finally discovers how a photographic treasure ended up in a Prunedale garage sale.

August 12, 2023

Big Expectations Ritchie Lovejoy's book is finally published after eight decades and a lifetime of grief and disappointment

May 2, 2023

Panning ‘Cannery’ Steinbeck's novel didn't wow the critics on first arrival

December 15, 2022

More History in an Historic Town Gino Garcia, Monterey's first Latino city councilman, settles in

November 22, 2022

An Epicurean Elegy The clock ran backward and the quesadillas were the gods' ambrosia

November 17, 2022

Theodore Needs Help Marina author's 'Bipolar Bear' tackles sensitive topics as a graphic novel for adults

October 7, 2022

Fit to Print How a noted war correspondent ended the war in Europe a day early and ended up in the cozy confines of Monterey

October 6, 2022

The Writing on the Wall Lyde Hussey revisited her childhood home in Chicago and rediscovered her past in a unique way

August 24, 2022

Filling Seats for Nixon Spiro Agnew, Sammy Davis Jr. and dancing the night away with the Mike Curb Congregation

June 22, 2022

Food Fights, Chapter 2 The Lettuce Strike of 1936 remains a dark stain on the history of Salinas

June 9, 2022

The Root of Monterey County Politics Grassroots campaigning prevails in off-year primary election

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