Two years ago, California hit a milestone decades in the making: Nearly every person in the state qualified for health insurance, regardless of immigration status and income, pushing the state’s insured rate to a record 95 percent. Now, that progress is unraveling.

Every Saturday morning at 8am, I have the privilege of welcoming people from across Monterey County into a free online grief support group held entirely in Spanish. Some participants come ready to talk. Others arrive with questions. Some simply listen. I always remind them that listening is …

When I was a boy, I thought power meant moving things with my mind. I would stand in the driveway, hold out my hand toward a basketball and wait for it to roll. I had seen enough heroes discover something hidden inside themselves to believe that, with enough focus, I might do the same. The b…

For 50 years, the California Conservation Corps has represented one of the best ideas California ever had. Founded during Gov. Jerry Brown’s first administration, the CCC is the largest and longest-operating conservation corps in the nation. It represents the best of California – service, ed…

Tourism is like fire. Out of control, it can destroy everything in its path.

Before dawn on a Monday morning in June, 16 swimmers from Monterey County gather at the marina in Sausalito, carrying wetsuits, goggles and heartfelt stories of Erica Fox.