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    California’s child farmworkers: exhausted, underpaid and toiling in toxic fields

    Posted in Agriculture by Royal Calkins
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    Los niños jornaleros de California: agotados, mal pagados y trabajando en campos de cultivo tóxicos

    Posted in Agriculture by Royal Calkins
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    Q+A: How Hawaiian princes brought surfing to Santa Cruz

    Posted in Arts/Culture by Royal Calkins
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    Monterey County awards new $139 million jail health care contract

    Posted in Criminal Justice by Royal Calkins
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    Los temores a ICE están perjudicando la salud pública

    Posted in Español by Royal Calkins
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    ‘Te acaban de llevar’

    Posted in Español by Royal Calkins
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    With little apparent evidence, DA investigators question petition process

    Posted in Features by Royal Calkins
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    Programa de cocinas domésticas del condado de Monterey abre nuevas oportunidades

    Posted in Economy/Business by Royal Calkins
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    Se estima que 80,000 personas en los condados de Monterey y Santa Cruz dependen de los beneficios del SNAP

    Posted in Features by Royal Calkins
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    Roughly 80,000 people in Monterey and Santa Cruz counties depend on SNAP benefits

    Posted in Features by Royal Calkins
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    When this California Spanish-language TV station closed, a news desert opened for Latino viewers

    Posted in Features by Royal Calkins
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    Immigration fears are harming public health

    Posted in Features by Royal Calkins
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    ‘They just took you away’

    Posted in Features by Royal Calkins
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    Five questions about the crisis in local news

    Posted in Features by Royal Calkins
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    Monterey County’s home kitchen program opens new opportunities

    Posted in Economy/Business by Royal Calkins
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    Do art. Be kind.

    Posted in Arts/Culture by Royal Calkins
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    A young Salinas resident recounts her journey through the mental health system

    Posted in Education by Royal Calkins
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    California lawmakers may limit childhood sex abuse survivors’ ability to sue

    Posted in Features by Sara Tiano
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    King City boy wants to become the future of music in Monterey County

    Posted in Arts/Culture by Royal Calkins
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    Salinas officials are poised to cross the church-state divide

    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.

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July 14, 2023

A decade of jail litigation in Monterey County

July 14, 2023

Disturbing tales from the jail

July 14, 2023

Pain, death and secrets in Monterey County Jail Documents — and the lack of them — illustrate continuing troubles despite federal oversight

June 10, 2023

Salinas leader McShane’s ouster should open eyes Chamber and council roles aren’t compatible

June 1, 2023

One plaintiff still fighting Monterey County sheriff’s brass Christian Schneider says campaign lies destroyed his business

March 10, 2023

Taxpayers pay big to keep public records private Lozano Smith counsels Monterey County schools against disclosure

February 23, 2023

A Monterey Bay Muckraker Visits the West Bank Israel may be the world’s most complicated place

January 19, 2023

Marina council says deal ‘em Second card room headed to town

January 16, 2023

Some Marina leaders are betting on betting Does the city have room for two gaming permits?

January 16, 2023

Tracking the man behind California’s cardrooms Not well known outside card rooms and campaign contributions

December 29, 2022

New Monterey County sheriff is sort of progressive But first, she is a cop

December 29, 2022

Q&A with incoming Sheriff Tina Nieto

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