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The 2024 West End Celebration in Sand City might not be the last year the event takes place, but it will be the last year that Steve Vagnini, who’s coordinated it for the last 14 years, will be making it…
FREE SPEECHThe U.S. Navy must acknowledge that records exist of an investigation into whether a Marine Corps veteran mishandled classified documents, a federal judge ruled Sept. 30. The veteran, Jordan Duncan, was arrested in Idaho in 2020 over his alleged…
As the pandemic spotlighted, access to the internet is no longer a luxury but a necessity. From health care and online banking to education and disaster communication, much of everyday life requires being online.
With Election Day approaching Nov. 5, Salinas City Council might experience more of the same direction – or a sharp shift. Five out of seven seats are up for grabs, including the mayor. There are 14 candidates running, only three…
Pam Marino here, celebrating one of the great success stories on the homelessness beat: the creation, rise and continual growth of Gathering for Women, the only organization on the Monterey Peninsula focused on serving women experiencing homelessness. This year marks…
The Piney Fire in Carmel Valley grew to 221 acres overnight, with 15 percent containment, Cal Fire reports.
David Schmalz here. Just over three years ago in this newsletter, I offered a defense for the much-maligned bike path running down the center of North Fremont Street in Monterey, aka the Bike Lane to Nowhere.
The Piney Fire has grown quickly to 75 acres, on Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 8, with the potential for 500 acres, Cal Fire reports.
Arts Council for Monterey County is back with another (revamped) grant to support inclusive, under-resourced local art. Organizations can receive up to $7,500 during two funding cycles each year. The application cycle will last until Nov. 12.
It’s election day! OK, not the actual Election Day, which this year is Nov. 5, hence why I, Pam Marino, am using lowercase “e” and lowercase “d.” Semantics aside, today is the first day that Monterey County Elections opened early…
Poet Robinson Jeffers was not only talented, but also very lucky, it turns out.
Heat lended itself to burners on Saturday, Oct. 5, for the Monterey Burning Man Regional Group at Del Monte Beach. They showed up to “decompress” through dance, art and to educate others on what is called The Ten Guiding Principles.
After 20 years leading Monterey College of Law, Dean/President Mitch Winick has announced his plan to retire in July 2025. He was named as dean in 2005, then president and dean in 2011, giving him responsibilities as both academic officer…
David Schmalz here. As much as I love this week’s cover story, I’m also sad to say goodbye.
It’s pumpkin season, if you hadn’t already noticed. Hard not to with pumpkin spice everything filling up store shelves and populating coffee drink menus.
Celia Jiménez here, thinking about firefighters and realizing most of the ones I knew growing up were from TV screens. I don’t even think there is a fire department in the agricultural town I grew up in.
Roosevelt Elementary School in the Salinas City Elementary School District celebrated its 100th anniversary on Thursday, Oct.3. It's the same school where the famous novelist John Steinbeck attended when he was a child.
The signage on the Monterey County Democratic Central Committee's headquarters on Fremont Boulevard in Seaside reads “Center for Change,” a name that is supposed to evoke a forward-thinking vision. But recently, it could be referring to the locks on the…
Since 2013, Salinas residents have enjoyed the Ciclovia bike path, bringing their bikes out to pedal with their friends and family on a 1.6-mile car-free environment.
