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Frustration mounts for Bolsa Knolls residents dealing with regular flooding.
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Frustration mounts for Bolsa Knolls residents dealing with regular flooding.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Nov 23, 2025

Celia Jiménez here, thinking about the recent rain and wondering if Bolsa Knolls residents will have a difficult rainy season this year. 

Where Santa Rita Creek crosses from county to city jurisdiction, stream management changes – and residents are tired of repeat flooding.
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Where Santa Rita Creek crosses from county to city jurisdiction, stream management changes – and residents are tired of repeat flooding.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Nov 20, 2025

BOLSA KNOLLS IS A SMALL COMMUNITY IN UNINCORPORATED MONTEREY COUNTY, adjacent to the city of Salinas’ Santa Rita neighborhood. The community i…

The floodwaters have long receded from Pajaro. But one year later residents and businesses are still struggling to stay afloat.
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The floodwaters have long receded from Pajaro. But one year later residents and businesses are still struggling to stay afloat.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Feb 29, 2024

AS CARS VROOM ALONG PORTER DRIVE HEADING TOWARD EITHER WATSONVILLE OR SALINAS, IT LOOKS LIKE AN EVERYDAY SCENE IN PAJARO; far from the images …

Frustration, anger and uncertainty increase among Pajaro residents, who want to return home.
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Frustration, anger and uncertainty increase among Pajaro residents, who want to return home.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Mar 23, 2023

BY SATURDAY, MARCH 18, THE STREETS OF PAJARO ARE DRY. It’s a contrast from one week earlier, when water rushed through town after the Pajaro R…

After years of delay, the county finally inches toward a noise ordinance.
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After years of delay, the county finally inches toward a noise ordinance.

  • Sara Rubin
  • May 19, 2022

For years, the Monterey County Board of Supervisors has been circling around some especially thorny issues. There’s plenty of posturing and sp…

Phone and internet for some residents is just returning, six weeks after a wildfire.
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Phone and internet for some residents is just returning, six weeks after a wildfire.

  • Christopher Neely
  • Mar 10, 2022

Big Sur resident Dana Carnazzo flips through a yellow folder of invoices and prepares to call a few clients as her office gently rocks with th…

North County residents feel under siege by loud weekend parties. Why aren’t Monterey County officials stopping them?
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North County residents feel under siege by loud weekend parties. Why aren’t Monterey County officials stopping them?

  • Pam Marino
  • Jul 9, 2021

THINGS WERE QUIET ON THE DECK OF DAVID JENSEN’S ECHO CANYON HOME IN PRUNEDALE ON SATURDAY, JUNE 26. The deck overlooks a small canyon of oak t…

The county rescinds surprise garbage fee after residents push back.
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The county rescinds surprise garbage fee after residents push back.

  • Christopher Neely
  • May 20, 2021

For the last 10 years, Paola Berthoin, a resident of Carmel Valley, has personally managed her own household waste. Since the 60-year-old recy…

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