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Monterey County’s giving nature shines through with a record-breaking donation campaign.
Opinion

Monterey County’s giving nature shines through with a record-breaking donation campaign.

  • Erik Chalhoub
  • Feb 18, 2026

Erik Chalhoub here, noting that the impact of Monterey County Gives! can be found in nearly every corner of the county, often where you least …

The journey continues in the final days of Monterey County Gives! for 2025.
Opinion

The journey continues in the final days of Monterey County Gives! for 2025.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Dec 29, 2025

Celia Jiménez here, thinking about my interview with Dan Baldwin, the retiring president and CEO of the Community Foundation for Monterey Coun…

Working together, we can all lift up our community through Monterey County Gives!
Opinion

Working together, we can all lift up our community through Monterey County Gives!

  • Bradley Zeve
  • Nov 13, 2025

Bradley Zeve here. Every year, I’m reminded that Monterey County’s nonprofits aren’t just patching holes in the social fabric—they are testing…

Monterey County Gives! sets another record year of fundraising.
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Monterey County Gives! sets another record year of fundraising.

  • Erik Chalhoub
  • Feb 20, 2025

The dangers of fentanyl and other opioids are well chronicled – in Monterey County, there were 138 deaths related to overdose in 2023, accordi…

Our community relies on support and services from nonprofits. Join in.
Local Spin | Opinion

Our community relies on support and services from nonprofits. Join in.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Dec 26, 2024

In her youth in Castroville, Leticia Ibarra Anthony sometimes resented going with her family to work in the fields picking strawberries – she …

Happy Thanksgiving. Here’s to a season of gratitude.
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Happy Thanksgiving. Here’s to a season of gratitude.

  • Bradley Zeve
  • Nov 28, 2024

Good morning, and Happy Thanksgiving. 

The arts make for a thriving community, but more investment is needed to make sure it continues for future generations.
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The arts make for a thriving community, but more investment is needed to make sure it continues for future generations.

  • Agata Popęda
  • Nov 17, 2024

Agata Popęda here, with another arts and culture cover story in this week’s edition of the Weekly. For years I’ve been learning about the stru…

A new cookbook transports readers to Wales through food.
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A new cookbook transports readers to Wales through food.

  • Pam Marino
  • Nov 16, 2024

Up until earlier this year, I, Pam Marino, thought a good portion of my family’s history on my dad’s side began in Wales. That was the story I…

Monterey County Gives! is now live. Make your donation to one or many of the 206 participating nonprofits.
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Monterey County Gives! is now live. Make your donation to one or many of the 206 participating nonprofits.

  • Bradley Zeve
  • Nov 14, 2024

Bradley Zeve here. Community is an idea that most everyone I know cherishes and wants more of—a deeper sense of place, commonality and connect…

Yet again, Monterey County Gives! sets new records in local philanthropy.
Local Spin | Opinion

Yet again, Monterey County Gives! sets new records in local philanthropy.

  • Erik Cushman
  • Mar 2, 2023

It was a pretty festive Zoom meeting on Monday, Feb. 27. And why wouldn’t it be; on the call there were 198 people representing a huge cross s…

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