IN UKRAINE, THE SCHOOL YEAR STARTS ON SEPT. 1, AFTER TWO MONTHS OF SUMMER VACATION. In 2022, however, only those schools and kindergartens tha…
As my life goes on as usual, it’s eerily easy to forget that Ukrainians are fighting a war for survival against Russian aggressors who invaded…
Driving down Del Monte Boulevard from the Salvation Army Community Center in Seaside, Andrew Millington and Harvey Smith are bundled up for a …
The U.S. Census Bureau’s announcement Sept. 16 that the number of Americans living below the poverty line fell between 2014 and 2015 is good news. But…
In late March, the city of Salinas hired a handful of workers to pick up what was left from the encampments of some 200 homeless residents in …
It’s been about two months since Salinas city officials took steps to enforce a controversial ordinance, removing people's belongings and shel…
As the storms and bitter cold of El Niño have subsided, one resident is using a creative approach to determine where and how a warming shelter…
Early in the morning Thursday, March 24, work crews came to Salinas’ Chinatown to do what many homeless people living in the area feared for m…
Come May, some of the most vulnerable homeless people in Monterey County will have a better chance at securing rental assistance.
Notices posted in Salinas’ Chinatown announcing the city’s plans to sweep homeless encampments from the area starting March 22 foreshadow dras…