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Funding Flow… Squid’s only contract is with the sea: the ocean provideth and the ocean taketh away. So when Squid saw the Monterey County Busi…
There was one unremarkable day back in June when Sam Messenger of Salinas took his usual walk to the Cherry Bean coffee house on a Saturday, d…
After nearly two hours of discussion and public comment on a referendum effort seeking to restore four housing-related ordinances in Salinas, …
For many of the 28 years Paula Pelot has lived in her two-bedroom apartment at Preston Park, a city-owned complex in Marina, she has been the …
Last year, Salinas became the first city in Monterey County to pass a rent stabilization ordinance. “Today is a historic moment for our city, …
Signs announcing “housing is a human right” and “rent is too high,” along with demands for rent control and stories of evictions, have become …
DRUNK HISTORY… In one of Squid’s favorite shows, “The Office,” there’s an episode where Michael Scott goes to improv class. In every improv sc…
As rents have skyrocketed locally in recent years because demand for housing has far outpaced the rate at which new units get built, Monterey …