Sam Gomez of Soledad is deeply involved in the community. Gomez, who is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns, helps LGBTQ+ residents across M…
Twenty years ago, I became scared of the American flag. Not weary, flat-out terrified. The more flags I saw in a neighborhood, the more physic…
There are some regular chants at Monterey Bay F.C. games, like “Let’s go Union,” and a call-and-response of “MB!” returned by “FC!” The crowd,…
John Fraire is an educator, historian, playwright and proud Chicano from the Midwest. He grew up in 1960s Gary, Indiana, in a very different s…
Change happens in broad strokes, and it also happens in the errata sheet of the city of Pacific Grove Recreation Board meetings. It’s in that …
Promise a third-grader hot chocolate and donuts, and they’re sure to get excited. At least that’s how it worked for Michele Lyons’ son, a stud…
On Saturday, Oct. 30 in Palm Springs, the California Teachers Association’s 2021 LGBTQ+ Issues Conference was in full swing. Two middle school…
Outside of Salinas City Hall on June 4 and donning a rainbow face mask, Eric Mora, who works as a policy analyst for Supervisor Wendy Root Ask…