May 4, 2023

Peace and Flowers South Coast Island, cut off by slides, is in the midst of rewilding

February 2, 2023

Life between the Slides Helicopter drops supply more than essential goods

January 19, 2023

A Winter’s Tale on the South Coast Living with isolation and uncertainty during an extended natural event is par for the course

February 11, 2022

Tackling the Fire Issue Local efforts needed to protect wildlands, but climate change remains the elephant in the room

November 12, 2021

The ‘Nasty’ needs help Nacimiento-Fergusson: A lifeline in jeopardy

June 18, 2021

La Bamba at Loma Vista The problems behind a recent Big Sur musical event

March 5, 2021

Reconstruction at Rat Creek Living with consequences of debris flow devastation

November 12, 2020

After the Fires Big Sur community prepares for debris flows, road closures

September 10, 2020

Escape from the Dolan Fire Big Sur Kate packs up, heads out for safer pastures

June 26, 2020

Wildfire in the Time of Coronavirus The season is starting early on the South Coast

May 15, 2020

The Big Sur Tower? Feds unveil plan to move surveillance equipment to the South Coast

April 21, 2020

Closing down nature Shutting trails and roads in Big Sur a tough call

Monterey County awards new $139 million jail health care contract

Los temores a ICE están perjudicando la salud pública

‘Te acaban de llevar’

With little apparent evidence, DA investigators question petition process

Programa de cocinas domésticas del condado de Monterey abre nuevas oportunidades

Se estima que 80,000 personas en los condados de Monterey y Santa Cruz dependen de los beneficios del SNAP

Roughly 80,000 people in Monterey and Santa Cruz counties depend on SNAP benefits

When this California Spanish-language TV station closed, a news desert opened for Latino viewers

Immigration fears are harming public health

‘They just took you away’

Five questions about the crisis in local news

Monterey County’s home kitchen program opens new opportunities

Do art. Be kind.

A young Salinas resident recounts her journey through the mental health system

California lawmakers may limit childhood sex abuse survivors’ ability to sue

King City boy wants to become the future of music in Monterey County

Salinas officials are poised to cross the church-state divide

The Souls of Potter’s Field

Here’s what the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ means for the Central Coast

BREAKING: Monterey County jail gets big money for helping ICE find targets

About Kate Woods Novoa

Peace and Flowers South Coast Island, cut off by slides, is in the midst of rewilding

Life between the Slides Helicopter drops supply more than essential goods

A Winter’s Tale on the South Coast Living with isolation and uncertainty during an extended natural event is par for the course

Tackling the Fire Issue Local efforts needed to protect wildlands, but climate change remains the elephant in the room

The ‘Nasty’ needs help Nacimiento-Fergusson: A lifeline in jeopardy

La Bamba at Loma Vista The problems behind a recent Big Sur musical event

Reconstruction at Rat Creek Living with consequences of debris flow devastation

After the Fires Big Sur community prepares for debris flows, road closures

Escape from the Dolan Fire Big Sur Kate packs up, heads out for safer pastures

Wildfire in the Time of Coronavirus The season is starting early on the South Coast

The Big Sur Tower? Feds unveil plan to move surveillance equipment to the South Coast

Closing down nature Shutting trails and roads in Big Sur a tough call