About Kathryn McKenzie

Kathryn McKenzie grew up in Santa Cruz, worked for the Monterey Herald for 10 years, and now freelances for a variety of publications and websites. She and husband Glenn Church are the co-authors of "Humbled: How California's Monterey Bay Escaped Industrial Ruin" (Vista Verde Publishing, 2020).

February 5, 2021

Pictures from a Pandemic Santa Cruz exhibit gets in-depth treatment in gallery talk series

October 2, 2020

The Refinery That Never Was New book details 1965 project to make Monterey Bay an industrial center

August 6, 2020

Dread McCall, 1954-2020 Photographer, Warrior, Comrade

June 2, 2020

Caught in a Spiritual Crossfire Former St. Dunstan's rector now at church used as Trump prop

April 9, 2020

Hangin’ on the telephone The COVID-19 Chronicles: The gifts of time, the phone, and joyful noise

April 2, 2020

All The World’s A Stage Local arts groups move performances online

March 26, 2020

The long road home from Antarctica The COVID-19 Chronicles

March 12, 2020

Suffrage and suffering Celebrating women’s hard-fought right to vote

February 20, 2020

Solidarity, not charity Caroline’s Pantry feeds the hungry, no questions asked

October 31, 2019

Días de Los Muertos: Party with the dead Celebrations set all around the Central Coast

October 17, 2019

Remembering Loma Prieta Readers share quake stories from Oct. 17, 1989

August 29, 2019

Hot times in the fields Watsonville group works to protect farmworkers from climate change

‘People are watching now’

Teen Moms Inc.: Helping young mothers navigate life

Una declaración de Dolores Huerta

A statement from Dolores Huerta

U.S. Army tells lawmakers they’re ‘not aware’ of plans for the Department of Homeland Security to ‘utilize’ Fort Hunter Liggett

State watchdog to investigate Salinas politico’s loan from David Drew

Reclaiming agency, sharing stories and inspiring change

The fight for joy in the face of fear

‘Simplemente confié en su uniforme’

A pesar de que el ejército lo niega, aumentan las evidencias de operaciones secretas de ICE en el sur del Condado de Monterey

Monterey County’s social services building is a money pit

Las detenciones de inmigrantes en Fort Hunter Liggett plantean preguntas sobre la participación militar

Despite Army denials, evidence mounts of secretive South Monterey County ICE operations

‘I just trusted his uniform’

Immigration detentions on Fort Hunter Liggett raise questions about military involvement

People who spent time in Monterey County jail are in for a little cash

Local Catholic nonprofit gets state funding for immigrant legal aid

Monterey County supervisors return to proposed mental health facility

‘Where the social justice movement was headed’

Reversing the narrative: Lowrider car clubs come to Cal State Monterey Bay