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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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    Una declaración de Dolores Huerta

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    A statement from Dolores Huerta

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    U.S. Army tells lawmakers they’re ‘not aware’ of plans for the Department of Homeland Security to ‘utilize’ Fort Hunter Liggett

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

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    Reclaiming agency, sharing stories and inspiring change

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    The fight for joy in the face of fear

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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.

March 12, 2020

Luis Alejo and his tricky tweets Sowing confusion over raceway contract

March 5, 2020

McShane faces expensive climb Also, Marina duplicity and the silence of the sheriff

February 27, 2020

A life that might have been saved Deputy and coroner dropped the ball

February 20, 2020

Sheriff under scrutiny for using deputies to staff private events SWAT team protects sheriffs testing guns

February 10, 2020

Monterey County, where pot pairs well with politics Keeping the regulators on your side

February 10, 2020

A crowded field for Monterey schools

January 23, 2020

Are deputies being paid OT for private events? Monterey County brass won’t say

January 16, 2020

Skimming over Monterey County planning issues Officials don’t want to look too closely

January 9, 2020

Salinas pot pioneer’s coke conviction stands Done in by a wiretap

January 2, 2020

What could be news in 2020

December 19, 2019

New FPPC complaint filed over Laguna Seca deal Was public hearing just for show?

December 19, 2019

Royal’s silly holiday poem, yet again Happy December

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