About Royal Calkins

Contributing writer Royal Calkins has worked for newspapers in Santa Cruz, Monterey and Fresno. For the past couple of years, he has produced a local news and commentary blog, the Monterey Bay Partisan. He can be reached at calkinsroyal@gmail.com.

August 16, 2018

The Partisan: Development woes How a potential hotel subsidy may shape the upcoming council election in Marina

August 9, 2018

The Partisan: Carmel council moves ahead on attorney contract despite strong cautions

August 5, 2018

Update: Carmel Council gives attorney big raise despite resumé issues

August 2, 2018

The Partisan: The apology I never saw coming An odd footnote to politics Monterey County style

July 26, 2018

The Partisan: Local crime reportage is on life support

July 9, 2018

UPDATED WITH CITY’S VIGOROUS RESPONSE: Voices goes to court for answers about Carmel city attorney’s specious résumé

June 27, 2018

The Partisan: Ending the Trump nightmare requires more than tweeting

Today’s News Quiz

JUMP on, ride off

Voices presents: México de mis Amores Art Auction

A bright and shining year at Alisal High

A Journey Through the Ivies

Rising up

When Robert Mueller took on Salinas gangs

The Partisan: The apology I never saw coming

Catching the Drift

Summer games

Homeless in three stages of leaving

East Salinas in black & white

#HousingforAll

A win for Big Sur cannabis growers

Gray Area episode 4: Lou

#ViviendaParaTodos

This is what it’s like to volunteer in a migrant shelter

Potheads playing politics

EDITORIAL: Facebook is messing with the news and we’re not going to play along

Recalling Mae Brussell