On Nov. 8, about 50 residents filed into the community room at the Monterey County Regional Fire District’s East Garrison Station with concern on their faces. Seated around a horseshoe of tables were members – resident volunteers – of the East Garrison Community Services District Advisory Co…

Of the 9,660 students in the Monterey Peninsula Unified School District, about 20 percent are defined as homeless. That doesn’t mean they are unhoused, necessarily – some students and their families cram into a single room in a home, for example, or they may be staying in a hotel – but it me…

Having just released a draft environmental impact report on planned improvements to the Highway 68 corridor, transportation officials are now hosting a series of public hearings to present their plans and receive feedback from residents.

Like Willy Wonka, in the world of California’s cities and counties, a housing plan that’s been certified by the state’s Department of Housing and Community Development is as good as a golden ticket – one that means escaping potentially serious consequences like fines, civil penalties and for…

Over 20 years ago, a group of moms wanted to give the next generation tools to empower themselves and succeed, inside and outside the classroom. They were fueled by an increasing teen pregnancy rate and a lack of resources at school. “[These women] really wanted to make a difference in the l…