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California underwent a massive transformation after the U.S. and Mexico signed a treaty to end the Mexican War in 1848, followed by the Gold Rush, and in early 1850 was on the brink of statehood. (Statehood was formalized on Sept. 9 of that year.) Federal and Anglo money interests pushed out…
Declaration of Independence
It begins with a statue. Barrington McLean, the firs…
Former Salinas Police Chief Kelly McMillin was a new…
When Ken Donkersloot and Mona Calis first started th…
The 26-year effort to recover from the closure of Fo…
FREE SPEECHOn June 17, a group of civil rights organizations including the NAACP and Anti-Defamation League, launched a campaign with a question: “What would you do with $70 billion? We know what Facebook did.” That figure refers to the social media giant’s annual revenue, and the answer fro…
Creating and approving a short-term rental ordinance…
To hear some tell of it, William Edward Petty Hartne…
There’s no TGIF for Sabrina Carrillo of Prunedale. A…
In the last three months, with stores and commerce shut down, and social distancing dictating you avoid crowds, you’ve probably been in your home and in nature a whole lot. But as more sectors of urban life open up, people are heeding the call of the merchants. I love nature. But I also love…
As growers in Salinas Valley continue to face a labo…
Excerpted from a story originally published on March…
In the nearly two years since former Seaside Council…
Fireworks may be festive, but lots of canine companions suffer through the Fourth of July. It can be tough to watch your furry pal stressing because of the noise.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Aries author Marge Piercy…
