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Faced with a crisis in Gaza, local Jews organize for a different approach.
Local Spin | Opinion

Faced with a crisis in Gaza, local Jews organize for a different approach.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Aug 21, 2025

Even before it was easy to be a performative activist on social media, Seth Pollack’s instinct has been to do something, not just talk about i…

Over 200 people take part in nationwide 'Tesla Takedown' event in Seaside.
News

Over 200 people take part in nationwide 'Tesla Takedown' event in Seaside.

  • Pam Marino
  • Mar 31, 2025

At the start of a "Tesla Takedown" protest on Saturday, March 29, over 100 people lined both sides of Del Monte Boulevard in front of the Tesl…

Hundreds gather in front of Monterey City Hall for International Women’s Day to protest the U.S. presidential administration.
News

Hundreds gather in front of Monterey City Hall for International Women’s Day to protest the U.S. presidential administration.

  • Sloan Campi
  • Mar 10, 2025

A crowd of at least 600 people amassed along Pacific Avenue in front of Colton Hall in Monterey by 11:30am on Saturday, March 8. People showed…

The Banff film festival brings big adventure to the local screen with eight short movies.
Arts & Culture

The Banff film festival brings big adventure to the local screen with eight short movies.

  • Agata Popęda
  • Mar 6, 2025

Laura Lee Lienk has overseen all 20 years of the Canada-based Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival in Monterey. In that time, she has seen a lo…

From the Super Bowl stage to the streets of Monterey County, Black leaders are rising up.
Forum | Opinion

From the Super Bowl stage to the streets of Monterey County, Black leaders are rising up.

  • Lisa Lewis
  • Feb 27, 2025

As we celebrate another Black History Month, we pay homage to our ancestors past and present while continuing to fight the good fight in what …

Letters to the Editor 02.20.25
Letters | Opinion

Letters to the Editor 02.20.25

  • Feb 20, 2025

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It’s 2024, and yet – people are still identifying as Nazis.
Local Spin | Opinion

It’s 2024, and yet – people are still identifying as Nazis.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Jun 13, 2024

June is Pride Month, which at this point in our American history is widely celebrated in a variety of ways. That includes family-friendly fest…

Monica Andrade is a trailblazer, a community problem-solver and a college student, seeking to keep on learning.
Face to Face

Monica Andrade is a trailblazer, a community problem-solver and a college student, seeking to keep on learning.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • May 16, 2024

Monica Andrade is a Salinas native who found her home in Soledad, where she has lived for the past 12 years. During this time, she has become …

At 92, Rabbi Leah Novick can look back at a long life of helping others – and she is still at it.
Face to Face

At 92, Rabbi Leah Novick can look back at a long life of helping others – and she is still at it.

  • Agata Popęda
  • Apr 11, 2024

Many in the community know Rabbi Leah Novick, perhaps because she is ready to communicate with everyone who approaches her. This mother of fou…

Watsonville Film Festival brings films and performances to Seaside, shining a more layered lens to Latino lives.
Arts & Culture

Watsonville Film Festival brings films and performances to Seaside, shining a more layered lens to Latino lives.

  • Erik Chalhoub
  • Mar 7, 2024

Filmmaker Jon Silver was a high schooler closely following Nicaragua’s Sandinista Revolution in the 1970s that overthrew the country’s dictato…

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