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    Prop. 40 is heading for defeat. Now a healthcare crisis awaits California.

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    The art of bearing witness

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    Salinas at a crossroads 2026

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    Changing immigration tactics and surge in detentions across California felt in Monterey County

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    What is Measure H?

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    Arbitrariedades en el control de pesticidas ponen en riesgo a trabajadores agrícolas de California

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    Haphazard pesticide enforcement puts farmworkers in California at risk

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    Baby Angelita’s death casts shadows over Mixteco communities

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    Flock cameras remain in Monterey County, despite supervisors’ vote to end contract

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    Regreso al hogar, a la tierra

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    Los campesinos en California y en todo el país lamentan la muerte de Mo Jourdane

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    Farm workers in California and the country mourn Mo Jourdane

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    Coming home to the land

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    Alebrijes y Nahuales traen color e historias a Salinas

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    Finally, a statue for Ritchie Valens — in Iowa

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    Monterey County residents come out against surveillance cameras

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    Mother of newborn Baby Angelita not being sought on criminal charges

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    Alebrijes and Nahuales bring color and stories to Salinas

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    Monterey County officials confident about voting integrity — while state and national representatives continue to cast aspersions

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About Tom Hicks

Tom Hicks is a gratefully retired publishing and new media executive. A transplant from the East Coast, he now resides in Pacific Grove with his wife and two ginger cats.

March 19, 2021

Whatsa Bagel? Unraveling the great NYC vs. California bagel debate

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