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    Los temores a ICE están perjudicando la salud pública

    Posted in Español by Joe Livernois
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    ‘Te acaban de llevar’

    Posted in Español by Joe Livernois
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    With little apparent evidence, DA investigators question petition process

    Posted in Features by Joe Livernois
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    Programa de cocinas domésticas del condado de Monterey abre nuevas oportunidades

    Posted in Economy/Business by Joe Livernois
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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 Joe Livernois
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    Roughly 80,000 people in Monterey and Santa Cruz counties depend on SNAP benefits

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

    Posted in Features by Joe Livernois
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    Immigration fears are harming public health

    Posted in Features by Joe Livernois
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    ‘They just took you away’

    Posted in Features by Joe Livernois
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    Five questions about the crisis in local news

    Posted in Features by Joe Livernois
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    Monterey County’s home kitchen program opens new opportunities

    Posted in Economy/Business by Joe Livernois
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    Do art. Be kind.

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

    Posted in Education by Joe Livernois
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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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    King City boy wants to become the future of music in Monterey County

    Posted in Arts/Culture by Joe Livernois
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    Salinas officials are poised to cross the church-state divide

    Posted in Features by Joe Livernois
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    The Souls of Potter’s Field

    Posted in Features by Joe Livernois
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    Here’s what the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ means for the Central Coast

    Posted in Features by Joe Livernois
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    BREAKING: Monterey County jail gets big money for helping ICE find targets

    Posted in Features by Joe Livernois
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    Pedacitos: Stories in the path of healing

    Posted in Arts/Culture by Joe Livernois
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About Joe Livernois

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

June 7, 2022

Emil & Edna The Mystery of 'Nude in Tall Grasses;' or how a Big Sur cultural relic ended up in a Prunedale yard sale

bundles of cash
May 5, 2022

Money in Politics Monterey County primary elections for sheriff and North County supervisor raise more than $1.1 million

April 14, 2022

The Souls of Potter’s Field The forgotten lives of departed Monterey County citizens are buried along a busy intersection in Salinas

March 31, 2022

Emil & Edna Chapter One: The Mystery of 'Nude in Tall Grasses;' or how a Big Sur cultural relic ended up in a Prunedale yard sale

March 16, 2022

Railroaded The Robber Barons prosecuted a malcontent in Monterey, and the outcome wasn't what they expected

March 10, 2022

Unappreciated Genius I did not throw that pie at Mayor Willie Brown Jr., and more proof of intelligence

March 4, 2022

A Disgrace to Decency Pattern of racist diminishment culminated in a fire that destroyed Pacific Grove's Chinatown in 1906

February 23, 2022

A very early deployment of familiar right-wing tropes Accusation against apparent frontrunner in Sheriff election a likely harbinger for bitter campaign ahead, as candidates discuss accountability issues

Stefani Esta with Calling
January 18, 2022

The spaces between Stefani Esta's art reflects a world of addition and subtraction

January 12, 2022

Barbara Shipnuck’s ‘indelible imprint’ First woman elected to the Board of Supervisors died Jan. 6. She left a legacy in healthcare and social issues

December 30, 2021

Meditations on Tennessee Ernie Ford’s hat The secret to colorful writing, and other useful tips

December 16, 2021

The Awful Tale of Josh Billings Recalling John Steinbeck's offal story

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