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A Hartnell board appointment is scuttled by residents demanding a special election.
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A Hartnell board appointment is scuttled by residents demanding a special election.

  • Pam Marino
  • Feb 15, 2024

The trustees of the Hartnell Community College District Board were faced with filling a vacancy last fall after former chair Erica Padilla-Cha…

Soledad power couple resigns from their public offices on City Council and Hartnell College board.
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Soledad power couple resigns from their public offices on City Council and Hartnell College board.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Nov 1, 2023

Alejandro Chavez, a member of Soledad City Council, and Erica Padilla-Chavez, Hartnell College’s trustee for Area 6, have each resigned from t…

Hartnell, seeking to withhold public records about an administrator, loses a lawsuit on appeal.
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Hartnell, seeking to withhold public records about an administrator, loses a lawsuit on appeal.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Mar 9, 2023

Back in 2017, Andrew Sandoval started raising concerns about issues at Oasis Public Charter School in Salinas. At the time, with four children…

Squidfry 01.27.22: Alternate Universe
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Squidfry 01.27.22: Alternate Universe

  • Jan 27, 2022

ALTERNATE UNIVERSE… Squid hunkered down in the lair through most of January to avoid the sneaky omicron variant and – knock coral – has avoide…

A school fulfills a records request, then says it wants the documents back.
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A school fulfills a records request, then says it wants the documents back.

  • Mary Duan
  • Apr 16, 2021

Salinas resident Andrew Sandoval is part gadfly, part activist and part IIP – my acronym for “Incredibly Involved Parent.” He ran for the Sali…

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