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As Blue Zones Project Monterey County packs up, the question remains: Is Monterey County healthier?
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As Blue Zones Project Monterey County packs up, the question remains: Is Monterey County healthier?

  • Sara Rubin
  • Aug 20, 2025

Sara Rubin here, writing after I snacked on some carrots and hummus—followed by some chocolate. More often than I’d like to admit, my own best…

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  • Aug 7, 2025

Pretty City

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Letters to the Editor 08.07.25

  • Aug 7, 2025

Family Planning

A new health clinic in Salinas meets clients in the community where they live.
Opinion

A new health clinic in Salinas meets clients in the community where they live.

  • Pam Marino
  • Jun 18, 2025

In a world where access to much-needed services feels like it’s shrinking, it was good to see it opening up for an entire neighborhood when it…

Salinas officials push to rename the city, conveying its agricultural leadership.

Salinas officials push to rename the city, conveying its agricultural leadership.

  • Staff Report
  • Apr 1, 2025

The Salinas Valley has long had a reputation as the Salad Bowl of the World, known for its outsized agricultural presence. While strawberries …

Isaura Arreguin steps up to represent her community on the Salinas Valley Health board.
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Isaura Arreguin steps up to represent her community on the Salinas Valley Health board.

  • Pam Marino
  • Mar 27, 2025

Isaura Arreguin says she had her two daughters in mind, as well as many other Latina girls and young women, when she applied to fulfill an une…

Local promotores trained on climate change impacts are now teaching fellow farmworkers.
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Local promotores trained on climate change impacts are now teaching fellow farmworkers.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Mar 20, 2025

Farmworkers are especially vulnerable to climate change. They work in the fields through different weather conditions, from extreme heat to co…

Podcasting was this doctor’s ticket to mastering a new skill while helping others.
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Podcasting was this doctor’s ticket to mastering a new skill while helping others.

  • Pam Marino
  • Feb 27, 2025

“It’s kind of a hobby but it helps me professionally. Someday I’d love to do more”…

Juan Magaña mentors young people to help them find paths into medical careers.
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Juan Magaña mentors young people to help them find paths into medical careers.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Feb 27, 2025

One way to tell the story of Dr. Juan Magaña’s career path to working as a hospitalist at Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula would b…

The Haute Enchilada shuts down—for now—in the wake of the Vistra plant fires.
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The Haute Enchilada shuts down—for now—in the wake of the Vistra plant fires.

  • Dave Faries
  • Feb 21, 2025

Kim Solano is shuttering The Haute Enchilada, at least temporarily.

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