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California’s child farmworkers: exhausted, underpaid and toiling in toxic fields
Posted in Agriculture by Robert J. Lopez
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Los niños jornaleros de California: agotados, mal pagados y trabajando en campos de cultivo tóxicos
Posted in Agriculture by Robert J. Lopez
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Q+A: How Hawaiian princes brought surfing to Santa Cruz
Posted in Arts/Culture by Robert J. Lopez
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Monterey County awards new $139 million jail health care contract
Posted in Criminal Justice by Robert J. Lopez
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Los temores a ICE están perjudicando la salud pública
Posted in Español by Robert J. Lopez
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‘Te acaban de llevar’
Posted in Español by Robert J. Lopez
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With little apparent evidence, DA investigators question petition process
Posted in Features by Robert J. Lopez
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Programa de cocinas domésticas del condado de Monterey abre nuevas oportunidades
Posted in Economy/Business by Robert J. Lopez
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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 Robert J. Lopez
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Roughly 80,000 people in Monterey and Santa Cruz counties depend on SNAP benefits
Posted in Features by Robert J. Lopez
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When this California Spanish-language TV station closed, a news desert opened for Latino viewers
Posted in Features by Robert J. Lopez
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Immigration fears are harming public health
Posted in Features by Robert J. Lopez
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‘They just took you away’
Posted in Features by Robert J. Lopez
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Five questions about the crisis in local news
Posted in Features by Robert J. Lopez
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Monterey County’s home kitchen program opens new opportunities
Posted in Economy/Business by Robert J. Lopez
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Do art. Be kind.
Posted in Arts/Culture by Robert J. Lopez
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A young Salinas resident recounts her journey through the mental health system
Posted in Education by Robert J. Lopez
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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 Robert J. Lopez
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Salinas officials are poised to cross the church-state divide
Posted in Features by Robert J. Lopez

About Robert J. Lopez

Robert J. Lopez is an independent journalist and fellow at the McGraw Center for Business Journalism. | Robert J. López es periodista independiente y becario del Centro McGraw de Periodismo de Negocios.

December 1, 2025

California’s child farmworkers: exhausted, underpaid and toiling in toxic fields State officials are failing to protect the health and safety of thousands of young field laborers, an investigation has found.

December 1, 2025

Los niños jornaleros de California: agotados, mal pagados y trabajando en campos de cultivo tóxicos Según revela una investigación, las autoridades estatales evaden proteger la salud y seguridad de miles de trabajadores agrícolas jóvenes.