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A group focused on cracking cold cases is making progress, thanks partly to technology.
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A group focused on cracking cold cases is making progress, thanks partly to technology.

  • Katie Rodriguez
  • Sep 21, 2025

Katie Rodriguez here, starting with a disclaimer as you may be sipping on your morning coffee. This week’s cover story is on cold cases, and i…

A project at Del Rey Woods Elementary promises to see the forest for the trees.
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A project at Del Rey Woods Elementary promises to see the forest for the trees.

  • David Schmalz
  • Sep 20, 2025

David Schmalz here. For as long as I can remember, I’ve been putting my fingers in the dirt. Digging underground, seeing what kind of homes in…

PARK(ing) Day takes over downtown Monterey, replacing parked cars with green spaces.
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PARK(ing) Day takes over downtown Monterey, replacing parked cars with green spaces.

  • Sloan Campi
  • Sep 19, 2025

Sloan Campi here, sore from doing push-ups in a parking space on Alvarado Street earlier today. 

A local group invites you to explore the cost-saving joy of solar power.
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A local group invites you to explore the cost-saving joy of solar power.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Sep 18, 2025

Sara Rubin here, thinking about one of those things that’s all too easy to complain about: utility bills. The stuff we use that we can’t live …

Monterey is facing a budget deficit of $10 million. The question is, what to do about it.
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Monterey is facing a budget deficit of $10 million. The question is, what to do about it.

  • David Schmalz
  • Sep 17, 2025

David Schmalz here. It wasn’t until I started working as a reporter that I ever thought much about municipal budgets. I guess that makes me a …

This is how many vehicles pass through Big Sur on any given day.
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This is how many vehicles pass through Big Sur on any given day.

  • Katie Rodriguez
  • Sep 16, 2025

Katie Rodriguez here, reflecting on how hectic it was on Labor Day weekend on Highway 1 heading down into Big Sur.

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