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).

August 29, 2019

El cambio climático afecta seriamente a los trabajadores de campo Regeneración quiere más personas se den cuenta de ello

June 27, 2019

Perfectly in Tune Salinas native Jorge Torrez travels the world as a classical vocal performer

June 12, 2019

Beyoncé and Beyond Marcie Chapa still rocks with the band

May 30, 2019

Something Fishy Aromas bridge mural welcomes steelhead back to Pajaro River

May 23, 2019

The Groove at Grove Market Independent grocery stores — like PG's Grove Market — flourish in the Monterey Bay area

April 29, 2019

Making His Mark Harry Marks’ life highlighted by creation of TED

April 25, 2019

Read All About It Bookstores gain new fans, community support in digital age

April 25, 2019

Empollando ingenieros El Nido Digital crea un ambiente propicio para que los jóvenes encuentren carreras en el Valle del Silicio

April 18, 2019

Hatching techies Digital Nest programs point youth at viable careers

March 28, 2019

Chasing painted ladies The migration is here

March 13, 2019

Death Penalty Paused Gov. Newsom’s moratorium affects fate of four local death row inmates

March 7, 2019

Woodstock West The greatest rock concert that never was

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

Yet another Christmas poem

To protect underage farmworkers, California expands oversight of field conditions

La veneración a Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe continúa, a pesar del temor de los migrantes

Salinas City Council moves forward with new rental assistance program

Veneration of Our Lady of Guadalupe to continue despite immigrants’ fears

Washington’s financial disruption means fewer teachers for Monterey County’s migrant students

Escasa vigilancia y pocas inspecciones dejan a agricultores menores de edad expuestos a pesticidas tóxicos

Lax oversight, few inspections leave child farmworkers exposed to toxic pesticides

California’s child farmworkers: exhausted, underpaid and toiling in toxic fields

Los niños jornaleros de California: agotados, mal pagados y trabajando en campos de cultivo tóxicos

Q+A: How Hawaiian princes brought surfing to Santa Cruz