Issue Archive

The Weekly's 25Th Anniversary Issue: A look at how the Weekly got here – and what’s ahead in the brave new world of new media.

The Weekly's 25th Anniversary Issue: The Future of the Oceans - Affecting a sea change in how we view the oceans requires education, and a lot of it.

The Weekly's 25th Anniversary Issue: The Future of Democracy – With America at a turning point, we can govern through leadership or we can govern via crisis.

The Weekly's 25th Anniversary Issue: The Future of Food – Peeling back the layers on food production reveals a potentially bright future.

TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE… As a translucent cephalopod, Squid gets aggravated by public processes that are opaque. Like the county’s top-secret process for selecting a trauma center. Squid’s not opposed to having a nearby hospital to go to in case Squid’s beak gets squashed – but Squid’s not part…

The Weekly's 25th Anniversary Issue: The Future of Us - The great American melting pot simmers, and everyone needs to adapt.

The Weekly's 25th Anniversary Issue: The Future of the Future - As we enter the technolithic era, it’s time to be aware of technology taking over for emotions.

The Weekly's 25th Anniversary Issue: The Future of Culture - The next great cultural revolution unfolds before our eyes, and those driving it don’t care what anyone thinks about it.

The Weekly's 25th Anniversary Issue: The Future of Health Care – An aging population, unhealthy habits and fewer resources should sound a wake-up call for us all.

The Weekly's 25th Anniversary Issue: The Future of the Mexican Mexifornia was born in Monterey. Sure the gabachos tried to kill it, but here it will continue to flourish.

The Weekly's 25th Anniversary Issue: The Weekly seeks out some of the movers and shakers who will shape Monterey County for the next few decades. (**By no means a comprehensive list.)

The Weekly's 25th Anniversary Issue: Game-changing local leaders reflect on their most important reminders.

Squid Speaks…And speaks. And speaks. The undercover cephalopod, who joined the Weekly’s ranks in 1997, dives deep into the wayback machine and pulls a selection of greatest hits.

The Weekly’s first (and best) line of defense is a snappy redhead from Seaside.

Kerouac’s Central Coast reverie crashes on the rocks.

Get beat or die trying are the prison rules as cultural philosophy in Ender’s Game.

Allison Gong often keeps live sea stars for her college biology classes at CSU Monterey Bay. Early this fall, however, she was alarmed to find her animals eating each other. Even worse, they were beginning to disintegrate.