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California’s first newspaper got its start in Monterey, printed on cigarette paper.
831 (Tales from the Area Code)

California’s first newspaper got its start in Monterey, printed on cigarette paper.

  • Stuart Thornton
  • Mar 9, 2017

Long before the Los Angeles Times, the San Francisco Chronicle and the Monterey County Weekly, the state’s first newspaper, The Californian, w…

Local Spin | Opinion

Two court decisions will impact how journalists report – for the better.

  • Mary Duan
  • Mar 9, 2017

In January, media industry analyst and “newsonomics” blogger Ken Doctor, writing for the think tank Nieman Journalism Lab, discussed the need …

Salinas Comic Con proved small events can inspire big obsessions.
Arts & Culture

Salinas Comic Con proved small events can inspire big obsessions.

  • Wyatt Slate, Ivan Garcia
  • Dec 28, 2016

The third annual Salinas Valley Comic Con brought one day of a reception on Friday, Dec. 16, and two subsequent days of panel discussions with…

Longtime rocker Dave Mason returns to the Monterey Peninsula.
Music

Longtime rocker Dave Mason returns to the Monterey Peninsula.

  • Adam Joseph
  • Nov 23, 2016

Aug. 30 marked the final night of San Francisco Fest 2016, a monster 58-date traveling arena tour headlined by Journey, the Doobie Brothers an…

Local lawmakers stand alone, vote no on controversial bill.
News

Local lawmakers stand alone, vote no on controversial bill.

  • Alyssa Jeong Perry
  • Sep 15, 2016

As a controversial bill awaits Gov. Jerry Brown’s approval, two Monterey County lawmakers, Bill Monning, D-Carmel, and Mark Stone, D-Scotts Va…

Bettina Boxall
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Bettina Boxall

  • Walter Ryce
  • Aug 25, 2016

A Pulitzer Prize-winning environmental reporter talks fire and water.

Throwback to a Carmel Beach police sting targeting gay men.
831 (Tales from the Area Code)

Throwback to a Carmel Beach police sting targeting gay men.

  • David Schmalz
  • Jul 21, 2016

In September 1956, the Monterey Peninsula Herald published a four-part series by journalist Fred Sorri titled, “A Peninsula Problem.”

Dwight Yoakam returns to Golden State Theatre.
Music

Dwight Yoakam returns to Golden State Theatre.

  • Adam Joseph
  • Jan 14, 2016

The record 3 Pears marked the return of vintage Dwight Yoakam, an anti-country country star who was proud to once be hailed as “too country fo…

San Bernardino shooting leaves at least 14 dead.
California

San Bernardino shooting leaves at least 14 dead.

  • Ana Ceballos
  • Dec 2, 2015

The San Bernardino Police Department confirmed via social media on Wednesday that as many as three suspects are wanted in a mass shooting that…

Some of the biggest news of the past year never went public.
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Some of the biggest news of the past year never went public.

  • Tim Redmond
  • Oct 15, 2015

Even in the social media era, when a small news outlet can create a viral story, some of the biggest news of the past year never got to most of the public.

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