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Letters to the Editor 06.19.25
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Letters to the Editor 06.19.25

  • Jun 19, 2025

Jacks Out of a Box

Community Foundation for Monterey County announces recipients of nearly $2 million in grants for Pajaro recovery.
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Community Foundation for Monterey County announces recipients of nearly $2 million in grants for Pajaro recovery.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Dec 18, 2024

As part of the Pajaro recovery plan, Monterey County set aside $2 million from a $20 million state allocation to support the town of Pajaro in…

The one paved road through Big Sur is perpetually in trouble. Highway 1 closures are just part of life.
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The one paved road through Big Sur is perpetually in trouble. Highway 1 closures are just part of life.

  • Sara Rubin
  • May 30, 2024
  • 13 min to read

THERE IS PERHAPS NO MORE SCENIC PLACE to sit in a vehicle, idling in traffic, than on Highway 1 in Big Sur. Time the convoy just right and you…

A quadruple murder shakes King City as police continue to search for the killers and boost patrols.
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A quadruple murder shakes King City as police continue to search for the killers and boost patrols.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Mar 14, 2024

Solemnity and sadness fill the auditorium at Chalone Peaks Middle School in King City on the evening of Thursday, March 7, where over 300 peop…

Six months after a flood, real recovery is just beginning for Pajaro.
Local Spin | Opinion

Six months after a flood, real recovery is just beginning for Pajaro.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Sep 7, 2023

In the hours and days after the Pajaro River levee breached in March, it was all hands on deck in Pajaro. Rescuers were on the ground and out …

Relief is not enough -- public resources, like land and water, should be returned to the people of Hawai’i.
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Relief is not enough -- public resources, like land and water, should be returned to the people of Hawai’i.

  • Kaniela Ing
  • Aug 24, 2023

In the heart of Lahaina, where the hum of life once vibrated, a somber scene unfolds: Dozens of cadaver dogs painstakingly search for our love…

As Pajaro residents resettle, it’s time to rethink how and where we live.
Local Spin | Opinion

As Pajaro residents resettle, it’s time to rethink how and where we live.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Apr 6, 2023

After the Pajaro River levee breached in the middle of the night, the response was swift and urgent. Firefighters and law enforcement officers…

A new county plan for disaster response reveals underlying inequality.
Local Spin | Opinion

A new county plan for disaster response reveals underlying inequality.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Oct 15, 2021

When I first spoke to Luna Mohammad in June of 2020, we were still in the relatively early days of shelter-in-place, full-on disaster mode. At…

After two wildfire evacuations in less than a year, residents of Arroyo Seco expect a rough year.
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After two wildfire evacuations in less than a year, residents of Arroyo Seco expect a rough year.

  • Christopher Neely
  • Jul 11, 2021

With her 14-year-old chihuahua mix, Houdini, riding shotgun in her periwinkle pickup truck, Dee Heckman navigates Carmel Valley Road’s winding…

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