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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.

August 31, 2023

Judge spanks Wellpath It’ll cost Monterey County inmate care provider

August 25, 2023

Monterey Peninsula school district accused of breaking fire-safety rules Suit filed by high school neighbors fighting stadium project

August 13, 2023

One side in Moses-Mitchell defamation case got a head start State law says non-financial conflicts are OK

August 10, 2023

Newly released records detail horrific health care failures at Monterey County Jail Death rate twice the national average as for-profit Wellpath ‘defies’ court-ordered obligations

July 24, 2023

Juez revela las inspecciones médicas de la Cárcel del Condado de Monterey El proveedor privado de atención médica Wellpath planea una apelación

July 22, 2023

Judge unseals Monterey County Jail’s medical inspections Private health care provider Wellpath plans an appeal

July 21, 2023

Who polices the police? Public hearing on oversight for Monterey County Sheriff’s Office

July 15, 2023

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Una década de litigios carcelarios en el Condado de Monterey

July 14, 2023

Secrecy in the court

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A decade of jail litigation in Monterey County

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