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State elections commission declines to open an investigation into Protect Salinas Renters.
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State elections commission declines to open an investigation into Protect Salinas Renters.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Oct 31, 2025

The California Fair Political Practices Commission has declined to open an investigation into the group Protect Salinas Renters, despite recei…

Pacific Grove City Council moves toward a 2026 election to decide council raises.
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Pacific Grove City Council moves toward a 2026 election to decide council raises.

  • Pam Marino
  • Aug 21, 2025

The Pacific Grove City Council voted 7-0 on Wednesday, Aug. 20, to accept the results of a petition for a referendum against an ordinance it p…

Salinas City Council to decide what’s next on referendum over housing-related ordinances.
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Salinas City Council to decide what’s next on referendum over housing-related ordinances.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Aug 21, 2025

A 2.75-percent annual cap on rent increases, a rent registry and two other tenant protection ordinances are headed to Salinas City Council, again.

Pacific Grove City Council set to discuss how to proceed on referendum against pay increases.
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Pacific Grove City Council set to discuss how to proceed on referendum against pay increases.

  • Pam Marino
  • Aug 19, 2025

Now that the petition for a referendum by a former member of the Pacific Grove City Council was successful in gathering enough signatures chal…

Protect Salinas Renters gathers enough signatures for a referendum on reversal of renter protection ordinances.
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Protect Salinas Renters gathers enough signatures for a referendum on reversal of renter protection ordinances.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Aug 15, 2025

On Friday, Aug. 15, the Monterey County Registrar of Voters certified that Protect Salinas Renters had gathered enough signatures—10 percent o…

P.G. referendum against a council pay increase possibly has enough signatures to win.
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P.G. referendum against a council pay increase possibly has enough signatures to win.

  • Pam Marino
  • Jul 2, 2025

A referendum petition to overturn a vote of the Pacific Grove City Council to raise council compensation was submitted to the P.G. City Clerk …

A group seeking to save renter protections in Salinas nearly reaches its goal of 10,000 signatures.
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A group seeking to save renter protections in Salinas nearly reaches its goal of 10,000 signatures.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Jun 30, 2025

Celia Jiménez here, thinking I’ve seen Protect Salinas Renters hasta en la sopa, meaning they’re everywhere I’ve looked, including farmers mar…

A referendum to reverse a P.G. Council pay raise gathers steam – and acrimony.
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A referendum to reverse a P.G. Council pay raise gathers steam – and acrimony.

  • Pam Marino
  • Jun 26, 2025

It’s been the proverbial “third rail” of Pacific Grove politics, whether to give the mayor and six councilmembers a raise. Each time it’s come…

Salinas residents launch a referendum to bring back repealed tenant protection ordinances.
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Salinas residents launch a referendum to bring back repealed tenant protection ordinances.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Jun 4, 2025

A vote by Salinas City Council on Tuesday night to repeal four housing-related ordinances was by now expected. The council had previously vote…

Soledad City Council will decide how to proceed with district elections after a referendum.
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Soledad City Council will decide how to proceed with district elections after a referendum.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Apr 25, 2024

Soledad residents worked for months to bring a referendum to the ballot and motivate voters to reject a five-district map the City Council sel…

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