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Marina declares property as surplus, paving the way to demolish former barracks.
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Marina declares property as surplus, paving the way to demolish former barracks.

  • Erik Chalhoub
  • Feb 24, 2026

The decaying Army barracks near the intersection of Imjin Parkway and Second Avenue in Marina were demolished more than five years ago, making…

There’s a growing sense of optimism that more housing can get built.
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There’s a growing sense of optimism that more housing can get built.

  • Pam Marino
  • Jan 18, 2026

Pam Marino here, feeling a little more optimistic on the housing front after having spent a couple of months talking to people determined to m…

A new energy is coalescing around constructing housing that more people can actually afford.
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A new energy is coalescing around constructing housing that more people can actually afford.

  • Pam Marino
  • Jan 15, 2026

WHEN IT COMES TO CONSTRUCTING NEW HOUSING IN MONTEREY COUNTY, the answer for decades has been “no” – not always directly but for reasons like …

Salinas’ strategy of making loans to developers is paying off with more affordable housing.
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Salinas’ strategy of making loans to developers is paying off with more affordable housing.

  • Pam Marino
  • Dec 11, 2025

It takes money to make money, as the old saying goes, describing how it takes an investment of cash to earn a return. In the case of Salinas, …

It remains to be seen if all the talk about housing leads to tangible results.
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It remains to be seen if all the talk about housing leads to tangible results.

  • Pam Marino
  • Nov 6, 2025

Pam Marino here, at the start of what you could call “housing month” in Monterey County. Suddenly there are a bevy of gatherings all focused o…

Veterans are finding a place of respite in a 100-percent affordable complex in Marina.
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Veterans are finding a place of respite in a 100-percent affordable complex in Marina.

  • Pam Marino
  • Nov 6, 2025

Navy veteran Gary Roidt finally has an apartment of his own inside the 71-unit Lightfighter Village in Marina, subsidized housing for low-inco…

Historic preservation threatens an affordable housing project in Monterey.
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Historic preservation threatens an affordable housing project in Monterey.

  • David Schmalz
  • Oct 30, 2025

A funding opportunity for an affordable housing project behind Monterey City Hall is in jeopardy, as the state Office of Preservation (SHPO) r…

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  • Oct 16, 2025

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Seeking revenue, Marina City Council discusses rent increases at Preston and Abrams developments.
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Seeking revenue, Marina City Council discusses rent increases at Preston and Abrams developments.

  • David Schmalz
  • Oct 9, 2025

On Tuesday, Sept. 30, the Marina City Council held a special meeting to review its 2010 policy on rents in Preston Park and Abrams Park, two f…

A 100-percent affordable housing development in Salinas finally gets going.
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A 100-percent affordable housing development in Salinas finally gets going.

  • Pam Marino
  • Oct 2, 2025

It’s been a long seven years of stops and starts for a proposed 75-unit, 100-percent affordable housing development on East Market Street in S…

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