About Royal Calkins

Contributing writer Royal Calkins has worked for newspapers in Santa Cruz, Monterey and Fresno. For the past couple of years, he has produced a local news and commentary blog, the Monterey Bay Partisan. He can be reached at calkinsroyal@gmail.com.

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

UPDATE: Monterey County prepared to seek easing of restrictions

The Surge (of Tourists)

Howl

PG woman’s tragic story

Working on the Frontlines

Across the Lettuce Curtain

COVID-19 is Sparing Monterey County Prisons — For Now

The Big Sur Tower?

Your One-Stop Coronavirus Meme Collection

Monterey County jury trials to resume June 1

One Bright Thing

The Doc in the Hot Seat

Bringing awareness of farmworkers’ plight, one caravan at a time

Voices Pop-ups: bringing stories to life

Meditations on life in prison under COVID-19

Not Just a Health Story

The Cop Who Bent All The Rules

Silent streets

COVID Meals

Preguntas comunes acerca del coronavirus