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‘Came here with hope’ and ‘died unseen’: tearful crowd says goodbye to homeless man Bikram Lama

  • Ariel Bogle and Christopher Knaus
  • Updated May 7, 2026

People gathered at dusk under the fig tree canopy of Sydney’s Hyde Park to pay tribute to the 32-year-old who died nearby and laid undiscovere…

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‘Group is a lifesaver’: strangers buy Wetherspoon’s meals for homeless people through app

  • Amelia Hill
  • Updated May 5, 2026

WhatsApp group has bought tens of thousands of meals for people via Facebook page

The County of Monterey decides how to spend a new source of revenue.
Opinion

The County of Monterey decides how to spend a new source of revenue.

  • Erik Chalhoub
  • Feb 2, 2026

Erik Chalhoub here, looking at the language voters were presented with in November 2024 for Measure AA.

Salinas approves over $1 million on a pilot rental assistance program.
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Salinas approves over $1 million on a pilot rental assistance program.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Dec 8, 2025

On Tuesday, Dec. 2, Salinas City Council unanimously approved over $750,000 for a pilot rental assistance program. The program will aid Salina…

United Way Monterey County develops a tool designed to make life easier for people in need – and for the nonprofits that serve them.
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United Way Monterey County develops a tool designed to make life easier for people in need – and for the nonprofits that serve them.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Nov 13, 2025

ON MONDAY AFTERNOON, OCT. 13, A GROUP OF 20-SOME REPRESENTATIVES OF COUNTY AGENCIES, NONPROFITS AND POLICYMAKERS are gathered in a conference …

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…

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  • Sep 25, 2025

IN REMEMBRANCE

A tiny village is coming to life in Watsonville to house people who are living along the Pajaro River.
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A tiny village is coming to life in Watsonville to house people who are living along the Pajaro River.

  • Pam Marino
  • Sep 22, 2025

A chain-link fence is keeping people out for now, but within a few months the fence will come down and a new 32-unit tiny village will be open…

The White House wants to criminalize homelessness even more. That is the wrong direction.
Forum | Opinion

The White House wants to criminalize homelessness even more. That is the wrong direction.

  • Staci Alziebler-Perkins
  • Jul 31, 2025

It’s already hard to fathom. Waking up one day, leaving your home for the last time, taking with you only the possessions and important papers…

Letters to the Editor 05.08.25
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Letters to the Editor 05.08.25

  • May 8, 2025

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