Story and photos by Julie Reynolds I. “The first thing you have to learn is to call your vehicle a rig. No matter what it is, minivan, car, whatever — out here, it’s a rig.” I was in the desert …
LETTER Suicide is one of the most challenging societal issues of our time claiming more lives than war, murder, and natural disasters combined. In 2021, 48,183 people died by suicide in the U.S. and 4,148 in California. In 2020, the …
YOUTH BEAT Article and photos by Isaac González Díaz Hartnell College Faculty Association members organized a rally at the Main Campus on Wednesday, October 25 to protest against working conditions for part-time teachers and to ask administrators for improvements. “We …
YOUTH BEAT Article and photos by Isaac González Díaz Hartnell College, in partnership with the Hospice Giving Foundation and Hijos del Sol Arts Production, organized the Day of the Dead celebration at the Hartnell College main campus on November 2. …
FEATURED Article and photos by Carlos Rene Castro Reprinted from The (Fresno State) Collegian Editor's note: To protect the privacy of Richard Puerta and his family, some names and identifying details in this story have been changed. Richard Puerta, the …
FEATURED By Valli Barrioz Everyone puts on a costume at some point, whether for Halloween, a party, or a job — then we call it a uniform. What happens when we wear the clothes, when we paint or mask the …
FEATURES By Claudia Meléndez Salinas Looking at a dearth of accessible textbooks reflecting the diversity of Chicano/Latino/Mexican American/Latinx lives, two local professors set out to write one. María J. Villaseñor, a Chicanx/Latinx Studies professor on leave from California State University …
YOUNG VOICES Article and photos by Andrea Valadez On the heels of a statewide report criticizing the handling of sexual harassment complaints at the California State University system, officials at California State University, Monterey Bay held a Title IX town …
YOUTH VOICES Photos by Isaac Alberto González Díaz Under the booms of air show fighter planes flying above, the second Annual March for Peace took place in Salinas earlier this month. The event drew about 300 participants, including a large …
OPINION By Royal Calkins If you like political debate to be divided, heated and quite close to pointless, you should be sorry you missed Tuesday’s meeting of the Monterey County Board of Supervisors. Board Chairman Luis Alejo, for reasons that …
FEATURES By Dennis Taylor Heartbreak is a hard way to rekindle a relationship, but that’s how Sonia De La Rosa was reacquainted with the place where she grew up. De La Rosa, who spent her formative years in King City, …
FEATURES A version of this story previously appeared in the Los Angeles Times. By Paul Karrer Nearly two years ago, our gentle 5-year-old French bulldog had to be put down due to an allergy, a steroid reaction, or a spider …
FEATURES Article and photo illustration by Joe Livernois THE COSMIC PARTICLES must have connected somehow. Or maybe the intergalactic placement of planets finally aligned over Big Sur. However it happened, I was grateful to learn, via a text message received …
FEATURES Artículo y fotos por Claudia Meléndez Salinas En el clan Silva Ruelas, cuenta la leyenda que Ramón, el tercero de siete críos, de repente se perdió de los adultos durante una visita a la casa de la abuela. En …
FEATURES Article and photos by Claudia Meléndez Salinas In the Silva Ruelas clan, legend has it that Ramón, the third of seven children and the youngest of the boys, escaped from the adults one day during a visit to his …
JUSTICIA PENAL HISTORIAS RELACIONADAS: Muerte y secretos en la cárcel del condado de Monterey Una década de litigios carcelarios en el condado de Monterey Secreto en la corte Por Royal Calkins Traducción: Gabriela González Cuando el caso de Hernández comenzó …
JUSTICIA PENAL HISTORIAS RELACIONADAS: Muerte y secretos en la cárcel del condado de Monterey Secreto en la corte Cuentos inquietantes de la cárcel. Por Royal Calkins Traducción: Gabriela González Esta lista incluye la mayoría de los litigios carcelarios relacionados con …
OPINION Article and photos by Claudia Meléndez Salinas Michael Ndubisi first crossed paths with Voices of Monterey Bay in October 2020, when he delivered a powerful speech for the All in for Equity Conference. The conference was online — it …
JUSTICE By Royal Calkins The federal judge monitoring medical care in the Monterey County Jail repeatedly scolded the health care provider in a recent hearing over the size of fines it will have to pay for persistently poor performance. Several …
JUSTICE By Royal Calkins The longstanding legal skirmish surrounding the planned football stadium upgrade at Monterey High School now includes allegations that the Monterey Peninsula school district relied on falsified fire code paperwork and ignored state rules about fire department …
