All Monterey County Articles

In which we ponder how to make things better in a climate of no.

California has historically been ahead of the rest of the country in expanding the legal right to abortion services. Here’s what state laws say today, and how we got here.

Monterey County’s 11 fire districts help protect a county with a long history of wildfires that dates back to the 1870s.

California residents can turn to these public and private entities to help prepare for wildfires and protect their property.

Community service districts can do most anything a city government can do. Here’s how they work and how to start one.

When people of color vanish, only one-fifth of the cases receive media coverage. These activists want to change that.

Inflation is on the rise, with prices in some parts of California their highest in 13 years. Here’s what caused this round of inflation, and how can it be stopped.

Should water be owned by the public, or can private interests do a better job of delivering precious water? That conflict is at the heart of Monterey County’s water system.

Author Catherine Prendergast peers into the past of Carmel-by-the-Sea’s artists’ enclave and the alleged suicide of poet Nora May French.

These organizations aim to help citizens engage with their governments.

A new California law to lower speed limits, AB 43, is part of an overall effort, called ‘Vision Zero,’ to eliminate traffic deaths completely. Here’s what the law does, and why it can make a difference.

Reporter Paul Wilner looks back on a century’s worth of great concerts, from Bach to jazz to rock.

The pesky mosquito can be deadly as well as annoying. Here’s how local governments in California have been waging war on mosquitoes for more than a century.

Despite myriad obstacles, Dungeness crab remains one of the most valuable commercial fisheries in California. Here’s how it works.

About 1.8 million veterans live in California. Here are some organizations dedicated to serving the needs of those who served America.

California’s cannabis business is blossoming, but industry experts tell the Sacramento Bee that the state is leaving money on the table.

Sam Quinones, whose last book dealt with the opioid epidemic, talks to the LA Times about his new work on the twin perils of fentanyl and meth.

We wanted to build a better local newspaper; it turned into something much larger.

LA Times staff writer Louis Sahagun reports from the front lines of the battle to preserve California’s most endangered species.

Voices of Monterey Bay editor launches a new podcast, “Where the Bodies Are Buried.”