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20 Years of Voting Data Finds Growing Turnout Gap Between Salinas Valley, Rest of County
10/30/2024THE SALINAS VALLEY is the setting for fecund soil, labor rights movements and John Steinbeck novels.Squeezed into one 90-mile-long wedge between the Gabilan and Santa Lucia mountains, the valley’s residents constitute less than 1% of Californians but have shaped the identity of the whole state.
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It’s Hard to Vote in California When You’re Homeless. Why It Matters When Their Voices Are Silenced
10/30/2024Homeless Californians face many barriers to casting a ballot, even in elections that affect their lives. Some counties and nonprofits are trying to boost turnout.
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