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    Una declaración de Dolores Huerta

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    A statement from Dolores Huerta

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

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

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    Monterey County’s social services building is a money pit

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

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    ‘I just trusted his uniform’

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    Immigration detentions on Fort Hunter Liggett raise questions about military involvement

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

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    Local Catholic nonprofit gets state funding for immigrant legal aid

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    Monterey County supervisors return to proposed mental health facility

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    ‘Where the social justice movement was headed’

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

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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.

July 30, 2020

What if my opponent was a Dodgers fan?

July 16, 2020

The Partisan: Handicapping the Race in Salinas A process of elimination

July 3, 2020

Erasing our sins requires action

June 14, 2020

On a mission Campaign consultant’s crusade to clean up Monterey County

Yellow tape reading "Sheriff line-do not cross" separates the foreground from an area where multiple emergency response vehicles are parked with lights on in front of a residential area
June 14, 2020

Why are taxpayers paying for political slime job?

May 19, 2020

PG woman’s tragic story Don’t forget to move around during lockdown

May 12, 2020

Monterey County jury trials to resume June 1 Defense lawyers say it’s a horrible idea

Yellow tape reading "Sheriff line-do not cross" separates the foreground from an area where multiple emergency response vehicles are parked with lights on in front of a residential area
May 1, 2020

The Cases A summary of prosecutor Ed Hazel’s 2007 letter to the Sheriff’s Department.

May 1, 2020

The Cop Who Bent All The Rules Monterey County narcotics detective who 'made cases' left a legacy of sketchy warrants, leaving suspects in the wind

March 19, 2020

The Social Distance What ‘Shelter in Place’ looks like in Salinas Chinatown

March 19, 2020

SWAT Team Party Got Out of Hand Commander denies moonshine was to blame

March 12, 2020

Luis Alejo and his tricky tweets Sowing confusion over raceway contract

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