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    Do art. Be kind.

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

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

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

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    Salinas officials are poised to cross the church-state divide

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    The Souls of Potter’s Field

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

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

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    Pedacitos: Stories in the path of healing

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    In defense of immigrants

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    Celebrating the end to an injustice

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    Students talk about security in social media and how it might be improved

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    ‘Patients will suffer. Patients will die.’ Why California’s rural hospitals are flatlining.

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    A fight for justice

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    Sacred Rage & Rhymes

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    State watchdog to investigate why Monterey County ignored transparency rules and paid for slander defense

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    Building bridges, not walls

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    Travels with Corbett | Episode 2 of ELDERS

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    New Salinas City Council takes aim at recently approved Rental Stabilization Ordinance

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    Honoring Humanity

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About Kate Woods Novoa

Since 1985, Kate Woods Novoa has lived in Big Sur, working as a public defender for Monterey County. She started the bigsurkate blog (https://bigsurkate.blog) during the 2008 Basin Complex fire and kept at it when she didn’t intend to.

March 19, 2020

From Overtourism to Ghost Town Big Sur residents hunker down for shelter in place

February 13, 2020

The Ballad of Kit and Rachel In Big Sur, dog lovers do what they can to help strays

January 2, 2020

They look out for us The lonely life on remote towers

November 21, 2019

The Natural Barriers Remote terrain limits potential for traffic improvement in Big Sur

October 3, 2019

The Story of a Redwood Tree Five hundred years of Big Sur history for sale

September 11, 2019

Slice of Life on the South Coast The challenges of simple errands and illegal campfires

August 22, 2019

The spirit of wild places

August 8, 2019

Big Sur Kate: A day in the life Chasing down reports of wildfires and craziness

July 18, 2019

Living with Wildfire Waging war on the campfire tradition in Big Sur

July 18, 2019

Up in Smoke The Raging History of Wildfires in Big Sur

June 20, 2019

Big Sur’s STR Problem South Coast is too wild for short-term rentals

May 30, 2019

The Nightmare at Bixby Traffic jams in paradise

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