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HERMAN GARCIA IS AN UNLIKELY ENVIRONMENTAL HERO. He grew up in Gilroy, hunting and fishing and playing in local rivers and streams for recreation, but the natural world grew distant for him during a 33-year career as a professional poker player. At 72, he is proud of his still-black hair and…
Excerpted from “Notes from the Underground,” origina…
It’s an old saying but true during this unpredictabl…
Casey Aguilar, owner of Monterey Bay Food Tours, has…
Two weeks past due, Gov. Gavin Newsom finally signed the 2020-2021 California state budget on June 29. It isn’t as abysmal as many initially expected. However, it does require federal dollars to make it all work.
FREE SPEECHIt might look like a small and subtle change, but new guidance from the Associated Press Stylebook to capitalize the words Black and Indigenous when used as ethnic or racial terms turns them into proper nouns, making a significant change. “The lowercase black is a color, not a per…
In 1991, Timothy Johnson was sentenced to seven year…
Forest, a brilliant green and red parrot, was having a birthday on June 17, Julie Cardoza of the exotic bird performing act Happy Birds told children of the Pacific Grove Public Library’s Summer Reading program via Zoom. The children sang “Happy Birthday” to Forest, and then a few minutes la…
It was a confusing and conflicting three-day holiday…
Here’s a lunatic tale of intrigue, involving confide…
Have you ever thought: “Man, I’d really like a beer, but I just don’t feel like putting on my mask, going to the brewery and waiting in line.”
Jo Mora’s story begins as that of an artistically ta…
ARIES (March 21-April 19): “As beautiful as simplicity is, it can become a tradition that stands in the way of exploration,” said singer Laura Nyro. This is practical advice for you to heed in the coming weeks. According to my analysis, you’re scheduled to enjoy an extended engagement with r…
