Monterey County Local News: History

“There is so much history that gets lost because we don’t tell our stories,” Supervisor Chris Lopez said.

But School Boards Association says bill could further inflame tensions between state and local districts

Lou Calcagno was first and foremost a dairyman, raising cows in Moss Landing. He was born on the family dairy along Elkhorn Slough and died there on Aug. 31.

Luis Alejo and Chris Lopez will salute living Bracero workers who reside locally as part of Monterey County’s first-ever “Bracero History Recognition Week.”

Lou Calcagno was first and foremost a dairyman, raising cows in Moss Landing. He was born on the family dairy along Elkhorn Slough, and he died there on Aug. 31.

A group of tech investors who want to build a new city in Solano County are following a well-worn path.

Four hydroelectric dams totaling 100,000 tons of concrete will be destroyed by the end of 2024.

Compared to 1939, California has better systems to respond to floods and tropical storms

Harold Gordon lived several lifetimes. Some were full of joy. Some, like four-and-a-half years of childhood spent in five Nazi concentration camps, were full of tragedy.

The nation’s first Air Pollution Control District formed in Los Angeles more than 75 years ago.

Climate change deniers make plenty of arguments against the scientific consensus. Do they have a point?

The roots of the climate denial movement go all the way back to the Cold War.

With Barbie getting a big Hollywood movie, here’s how the doll helped build the California toy industry.

Pam Marino of Monterey County Weekly reports that the city government there is grappling with a unique problem: How to provide access to the places that make Monterey “the most historic city in California.”

In landmark ruling, Supreme Court throws out decades of precedent on race-based college admissions.