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Small businesses are vying for your holiday shopping dollars.
Opinion

Small businesses are vying for your holiday shopping dollars.

  • Erik Chalhoub
  • Nov 26, 2025

Erik Chalhoub here, still having not thought about holiday shopping yet. It’s OK, I have about a month to figure it out, and I will use all of…

Why behind-the-scenes technology matters to people who rely on social services.
Opinion

Why behind-the-scenes technology matters to people who rely on social services.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Nov 16, 2025

Sara Rubin here, thinking about the magical little elves hidden inside the computers who are responsible for sending you this email newsletter…

As the federal government plays with hunger, locals step up.
Local Spin | Opinion

As the federal government plays with hunger, locals step up.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Nov 13, 2025

Here in the United States of America in the 21st century, more than 50 million of your friends and coworkers and neighbors rely on food banks …

As ICE makes its way through California and rumors spread on social media, an immigration attorney advises to prepare for the worst.
Opinion

As ICE makes its way through California and rumors spread on social media, an immigration attorney advises to prepare for the worst.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Jun 12, 2025

Yesterday, June 11, people gathered at Window on the Bay in Monterey for a last-minute rally to protest against immigrant raids and militariza…

In a 4-1 vote, Monterey City Council approves rainbow crosswalk in downtown.
News

In a 4-1 vote, Monterey City Council approves rainbow crosswalk in downtown.

  • David Schmalz
  • Jun 4, 2025

The Monterey City Council chambers were filled to standing room only on Tuesday afternoon, when the council considered approving a decorative …

A dedicated team hits the streets to combat the opioid crisis.
Opinion

A dedicated team hits the streets to combat the opioid crisis.

  • Daniel Dreifuss
  • Jun 1, 2025

Daniel Dreifuss here. For this week’s cover story, I wanted to answer the question: What was being done in Monterey County to combat the opioi…

Pajaro residents get certified in disaster response as the town’s infrastructure upgrades continue.
News

Pajaro residents get certified in disaster response as the town’s infrastructure upgrades continue.

  • Erik Chalhoub
  • May 27, 2025

For many Pajaro residents who suffered through the 2023 flooding, it was nothing new—they had also experienced the same catastrophe in the 1990s.

A powerful film chronicles one man’s last days within a loving community for all to witness.
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A powerful film chronicles one man’s last days within a loving community for all to witness.

  • Pam Marino
  • May 1, 2025

Facing certain death from a brain tumor, Ethan “E3” Sisser adopted a mantra.

In today’s turbulent times, a local group continues to have the courage to end homelessness.
Opinion

In today’s turbulent times, a local group continues to have the courage to end homelessness.

  • Pam Marino
  • Apr 18, 2025

Pam Marino here, reflecting on my time at the Lead Me Home Summit on Homelessness that took place yesterday, April 17, in Salinas, organized b…

An annual resource fair proves that our county is home to many who care about veterans.
Opinion

An annual resource fair proves that our county is home to many who care about veterans.

  • Pam Marino
  • Apr 17, 2025

Pam Marino here, thinking a lot about my grandfather, Paul Hamilton, these days. A classic member of the Greatest Generation, he spent most of…

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