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Touring on her own terms, Aimee Mann sings about what she wants, when she wants.
Music

Touring on her own terms, Aimee Mann sings about what she wants, when she wants.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Mar 5, 2026

Some things have not changed since Aimee Mann’s first hit albums, 1995’s I’m With Stupid followed by the 1999 soundtrack to the Paul Thomas An…

CARE Court launches in Monterey County to extend help to those with a serious mental illness.
News

CARE Court launches in Monterey County to extend help to those with a serious mental illness.

  • Pam Marino
  • Apr 3, 2025

California’s CARE Court has come to Monterey County, with the hopes of offering help to those suffering from untreated psychotic disorders and…

The New Canon Theatre is back with an excellent take on Shakespeare’s tragedy.
Theater

The New Canon Theatre is back with an excellent take on Shakespeare’s tragedy.

  • Agata Popęda
  • Jul 4, 2024

After kicking off the season with fantastic Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill, New Canon Theatre Co. has not let fans catch a breath. Now …

A local author’s new book of poetry fights the stigma of mental illness.
Literature

A local author’s new book of poetry fights the stigma of mental illness.

  • Agata Popęda
  • May 23, 2024

Sandra Berris has been living in a literary world her whole life, starting with undergraduate studies at the University of Nebraska, where she…

Monterey County Sheriff’s Office had warning that deputy’s shooter was mentally ill and possibly armed.
News

Monterey County Sheriff’s Office had warning that deputy’s shooter was mentally ill and possibly armed.

  • Rey Mashayekhi
  • Jun 8, 2023

In the wake of a nine-hour standoff in Salinas on Wednesday, May 31 – one that began with the shooting of a sheriff’s deputy during a routine …

Housing, mental illness and guns all converge for a horrible meeting.
Local Spin | Opinion

Housing, mental illness and guns all converge for a horrible meeting.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Jun 8, 2023

Some terrible things happen seemingly out of the blue – consider the story of Lucía Godínez Martínez, who on Saturday, May 20, was making brea…

Mentally Unstable
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Mentally Unstable

  • Rob Rogers
  • Feb 5, 2017
Forum | Opinion

Medical professionals call gun violence a public health crisis.

  • Zoë Carpenter
  • Jun 23, 2016

The injured arrived at the Orlando Regional Medical Center in “truckloads.” They came with “multiple high-velocity” gunshot wounds to their arms, legs and chests, from the assault rifle…

Major Car Week dinner enjoys epic wine and food and, oh, American Idol James Durbin.
Eat + Drink

Major Car Week dinner enjoys epic wine and food and, oh, American Idol James Durbin.

  • Alexandra Videmsky
  • Aug 5, 2015

Susan Stilwell’s mother suffered from chronic anxiety.

County health officials to release a $24 million spending plan for mental health services.
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County health officials to release a $24 million spending plan for mental health services.

  • Sara Rubin
  • May 14, 2015

Before the Tea Party popularized anti-tax sentiment, California voters in 2004 approved a 1-percent income tax increase on people earning more…

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