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    Fruit and vegetable aid program underutilized in Monterey and Santa Cruz counties

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    An idea born in an airport became one of Salinas’ most enduring nights of art

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    Del Rey Oaks police knew in advance of ICE presence at Monterey Airport

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    Work at South County ICE facility temporarily paused

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    Private prison company sells two of California’s immigrant detention centers to the feds

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    Monterey County officials send a strong message to ICE: Get lost

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    The cameras Salinas approved in 2021 pose a danger to our community

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    Planned Gilroy detention center will increase arrests, advocates say

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    Monterey County settles suit against slow-moving owner of Quadrangle Building

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    Central Coast representative Lofgren arrives unannounced to inspect ICE facility in Mojave Desert

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    Attorney General Bonta, Santa Clara County sue to block ‘illegal’ ICE facility near Gilroy

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    Monterey County health officials warn of harm to public health from H.R. 1

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    Akira Boch comes home to show documentary at El Teatro Campesino

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    Carmel’s Rumsen Indians ‘youth takeovers’ feature cultural vitality and creativity

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    A village raises a leader

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    We shouldn’t normalize anonymous accusations and taunting

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    Proposed public housing rule could kick hundreds of Central Coast children into the streets

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    CSUMB not reaching 2030 Carbon Neutrality Goal

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    ‘People are watching now’

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    Teen Moms Inc.: Helping young mothers navigate life

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About Royal Calkins

Royal Calkins is a semi-retired journalist, a former editor of the Monterey Herald, who writes for Voices of Monterey Bay. He lives in Half Moon Bay.

February 26, 2021

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February 26, 2021

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January 10, 2021

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December 24, 2020

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December 12, 2020

State agency to investigate Monterey County Counsel’s Office and Sheriff’s Department

November 13, 2020

Monterey County sheriff accused of serial affairs with subordinates Allegations appear in complaint to state FPPC

October 27, 2020

Monterey mayoral candidate swings and misses Timothy Barrett and that $800 check

October 14, 2020

The Partisan: Lawsuit accuses MPUSD of hiding the ball Records request seeks high school construction details

October 11, 2020

Former councilman challenges mayor in Monterey Barrett’s website suggests he’s still on the council

September 18, 2020

Call it the Fickas Fiasco State exploring McShane campaign

September 16, 2020

Cal Am pulls plug on desal plan Promises a better approach next time

August 24, 2020

How Jonathan Green became a Facebook star Explaining the River Fire to a nervous audience

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