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01/17/2025

As waves of uncertainty and fear increase among the immigrant community in Monterey County and beyond, Líderes Campesinas en California, Proyecto Mixteco and United Farmworkers Foundation are organizing free immigration workshops where experts and advocates will share recommendations, constitutional rights…

01/16/2025

Sara Rubin here, my heart aching for everyone affected by the devastating fires in and around Los Angeles. The latest news reports say while wind and weather conditions are improving at the moment, helping firefighters get their arms around the…

01/16/2025

SPCA Monterey County and Peace of Mind Dog Rescue recently travelled to Los Angeles to take in animals housed at shelters in the area.

01/16/2025

There was one point all six members of the Pacific Grove City Council could agree on as they deliberated who to fill the vacancy left by former councilmember Debby Beck, who resigned in November.

01/15/2025

The coffee bar at Carmel Valley Creamery quickly became popular. But when Sophie Hauville opened the shop seven months ago, coffee was not on her mind. Instead, it was wine and beer to pair with her small batch artisanal cheeses.

01/15/2025

Western Rivers Conservancy, a nonprofit that acquires land and then conveys it to stewards, has a simple motto that speaks to the group’s mission: “Sometimes to save a river, you have to buy it.”

01/15/2025

Andrew Hawryluk remembers the cows peacefully grazing in the 80-acre bucolic pasture that lies up Olmsted Road, opposite Monterey Regional Airport, part of the undeveloped land south of Highway 68 known as Tarpy Flats. One day the cows disappeared. Neighbors…

01/15/2025

The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) is hosting public hearings on draft regulation for the use of the pesticide 1,3-dichloropropene, also known as 1,3-D or “Telone.”

01/15/2025

FREE SPEECHMeta’s decision to scrap its third-party fact-checkers will open its platforms – Facebook, Instagram and Threads – to even more disinformation, critics say, which even CEO Mark Zuckerberg admitted. On Jan. 7, Zuckerberg announced Meta is replacing its fact-checkers…

01/15/2025

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