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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.

April 10, 2022

Preguntas y respuestas con Joe Moses El Candidato a Alguacil del Condado de Monterey enfrenta preguntas sobre policías enviados a su casa

April 9, 2022

Preguntas y Respuestas con Jeff Hoyne Candidato a Alguacil del Condado de Monterey

April 8, 2022

Preguntas y respuestas con Justin Patterson Candidato a Alguacil del Condado de Monterey

March 22, 2022

Defamation case against sheriff candidate, others, reaches appeals court Joe Moses is entangled in a lawsuit that dates to the 2018 Monterey County sheriff’s race 

February 28, 2022

Plea bargain shortened alleged Salinas killer’s prison time Common legal procedure has escaped wider discussion partly because its effects are difficult to evaluate.

February 13, 2022

Spreading the political wealth In Monterey County, the big money is going into the race for sheriff and for a North County supervisor's position

February 2, 2022

A Weak Case Monterey County's ex-sheriff weighs in on oversight board proposal with wobbly arguments and off-based assumptions

Karen Ravn
January 15, 2022

Remembering Karen Ravn A life of pugs, math, greeting cards and genius

January 14, 2022

Nursing home under fire Special monitors sought to oversee Driftwood Health Care in Santa Cruz and 18 of sister operations in California on grounds of chronic understaffing, inadequate patient protections, inflated consumer ratings and false advertising

December 23, 2021

Royal’s Christmas poem

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December 23, 2021

Q&A with Justin Patterson Candidate for Monterey County sheriff

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December 17, 2021

Q&A with Joe Moses Candidate for Monterey County Sheriff faces questions about police sent to home

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