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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.

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May 2, 2019

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March 21, 2019

The Partisan: Transparency, a bridge and the water wars

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The Partisan: supervisorial candidate McShane says he’s greener than you think

March 7, 2019

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