March 16, 2023 California’s new pesticide notification system aims to protect public health. Will it work? Community activists were instrumental in achieving the landmark program. But they worry it won’t go far enough to shield rural communities and farmworkers from pesticide harm.
March 16, 2023 El nuevo sistema de notificación de pesticidas de California, que también se puso a prueba en el Condado de Santa Cruz, busca proteger la salud pública. ¿Funcionará? Los activistas comunitarios fueron clave para la creación de este programa sin precedentes. Pero les preocupa que no sea suficiente para proteger a las comunidades rurales y a trabajadores agrícolas de los daños causados por los pesticidas.
March 12, 2023 Will the levee ever be replaced? After another breach of the Pájaro River, neighbors wonder if the necessary repairs will ever take place
March 10, 2023 Taxpayers pay big to keep public records private Lozano Smith counsels Monterey County schools against disclosure
March 9, 2023 Redemption and community Chicano playwright’s work resonates with Central Coast writer and her experience growing up in Watsonville
March 1, 2023 The star of his own film Hollywood actor Pepe Serna will receive a tribute for his lifelong career at the opening of the Watsonville Film Festival
February 23, 2023 ‘Everywhere you go, there you are’ Watsonville writer finds a piece of home five thousand miles away
February 23, 2023 A Monterey Bay Muckraker Visits the West Bank Israel may be the world’s most complicated place
February 9, 2023 Al frente de la exposición a pesticidas A pesar de décadas de investigación que relacionan la deriva de pesticidas con daños a la salud, las regulaciones siguen siendo débiles y dejan a los más vulnerables con pocas protecciones.
