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    Regreso al hogar, a la tierra

    Posted in Español by Royal Calkins
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    Los campesinos en California y en todo el país lamentan la muerte de Mo Jourdane

    Posted in Agriculture by Royal Calkins
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    Farm workers in California and the country mourn Mo Jourdane

    Posted in Agriculture by Royal Calkins
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    Coming home to the land

    Posted in Features by Royal Calkins
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    Alebrijes y Nahuales traen color e historias a Salinas

    Posted in Arts/Culture by Royal Calkins
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    Finally, a statue for Ritchie Valens — in Iowa

    Posted in Arts/Culture by Royal Calkins
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    Monterey County residents come out against surveillance cameras

    Posted in Features by Royal Calkins
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    Mother of newborn Baby Angelita not being sought on criminal charges

    Posted in Criminal Justice by Royal Calkins
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    Alebrijes and Nahuales bring color and stories to Salinas

    Posted in Arts/Culture by Royal Calkins
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    Monterey County officials confident about voting integrity — while state and national representatives continue to cast aspersions

    Posted in Features by Royal Calkins
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    Fruit and vegetable aid program underutilized in Monterey and Santa Cruz counties

    Posted in Features by Royal Calkins
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    An idea born in an airport became one of Salinas’ most enduring nights of art

    Posted in Arts/Culture by Royal Calkins
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    Del Rey Oaks police knew in advance of ICE presence at Monterey Airport

    Posted in Features by Royal Calkins
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    Work at South County ICE facility temporarily paused

    Posted in Features by Royal Calkins
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    Private prison company sells two of California’s immigrant detention centers to the feds

    Posted in Features by Royal Calkins
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    Monterey County officials send a strong message to ICE: Get lost

    Posted in Features by Royal Calkins
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    The cameras Salinas approved in 2021 pose a danger to our community

    Posted in Features by Royal Calkins
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    Planned Gilroy detention center will increase arrests, advocates say

    Posted in Features by Royal Calkins
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    Monterey County settles suit against slow-moving owner of Quadrangle Building

    Posted in Features by Royal Calkins
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    Central Coast representative Lofgren arrives unannounced to inspect ICE facility in Mojave Desert

    Posted in Features by Royal Calkins
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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 7, 2019

The Partisan: Salinas Valley’s next power grab Plus more Mozingo and lots of water

January 24, 2019

The Partisan: Newspaper takeover plan is bad news

January 17, 2019

Memphis bound In search of country ham

January 17, 2019

The Partisan: Public water advocates seek to unseat Potter

January 9, 2019

The Partisan: Carmel needs new counsel ASAP

January 7, 2019

Mozingo resigns Under pressure, Carmel City Attorney announces his departure

December 27, 2018

Headlines we expect to see in 2019

December 19, 2018

Oh no, it’s time for more of those awful Christmas rhymes It's Royal Calkins' annual Christmas poem

December 6, 2018

The new face of water Meet Melodie Chrislock, the new head of Public Water Now

November 28, 2018

The Partisan: Setting the Agenda for City Officials

November 21, 2018

The Partisan: New water board member professes neutrality on Cal Am takeover

November 14, 2018

The Partisan: Dragging things out in Carmel Mozingo’s resumé is not the only record we’ve requested from the city

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