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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

    Posted in Education by Royal Calkins
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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.

July 9, 2018

UPDATED WITH CITY’S VIGOROUS RESPONSE: Voices goes to court for answers about Carmel city attorney’s specious résumé

June 27, 2018

The Partisan: Ending the Trump nightmare requires more than tweeting

June 20, 2018

The Partisan: Truth goes down the drain when the Cal Am spin cycle begins

June 13, 2018

The Partisan: Don’t ignore the angry roar from the San Joaquin And lingering issues from the sheriff’s contest

June 7, 2018

Carmel council provides little support for clearing city attorney of fibbing on his resumé

June 4, 2018

The Partisan: Davis and pals shot their own feet during painful race for Monterey County sheriff And Mozingo gets chance to explain résumé entries that don’t hold up

May 30, 2018

Back on the Ballot Former Monterey County Supervisor Dave Potter to run for mayor of Carmel

May 23, 2018

The Partisan: Two years after she lost, Casey Lucius still isn’t quite sure what hit her

May 16, 2018

The Partisan: Carmel City Council is told that potentially zooming city attorney costs are really just a guess

May 8, 2018

The Partisan: Scott + Steve That time when Scott Davis was endorsing Steve Bernal for sheriff

May 6, 2018

Campaign Conundrum Scott Davis consultant denies receiving money from previous campaign, but documents say otherwise

May 2, 2018

The Partisan: Sheriff candidates make campaigning entertaining but hardly illuminating

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