Díaz   Renante Evangelista was waiting for a package last year when he got a text message saying he needed to pay for said ...

Musicians also honored. Waiting in the green room were the legendary Mexican norteño musicians Los Tigres del Norte. They received a lifetime recognition award for their achievements in defining ...

The Democratic-controlled California State Legislature has pushed back on many of Newsom’s proposed cuts, and negotiations are likely to continue well past the June 15 target date to have a budget in ...

Hi, Royal. Up front–I am Grant’s mom. That said, I was a bit dismayed that you mentioned Steve Snodgrass’s “remarkable record of community service,” but neglected to mention Grant’s non-stop community ...

Israel Villa grew up a member of Salinas East Market, or SEM, the Norteño street gang that’s known as an incubator for lower-level leaders of the Nuestra Familia.In the 1990s, he did a stint at Chad, ...

Debris removal is in full swing in Pájaro and adjacent areas but many residents still have questions about how the process works and who is organizing and coordinating the effort. Here is some helpful ...

| FEATURED. By Royal Calkins. Monterey County officials have agreed to a $2.5 million settlement in the latest in a series of jail death lawsuits, this one involving a schizophrenic inmate who died ...

Our July 2021 Young Voices Media Project was a hybrid of online and in-person learning. High school students from the Salinas Valley spent two weeks learning professional journalism and writing skills ...

Supervisor Alejo said Wednesday that it’s time to revisit the financial arrangement that he opposed from the start. “I believe the Court of Appeal made a thorough analysis of the facts and the law ...

Monterey County line | Adobe Stock photo | FEATURED. By Royal Calkins. The laws governing political campaigns are so complicated that even campaign treasurers and the candidates themselves often have ...

Land-back movement. The indigenous land-back movement is having its moment in California. In November, the Department of Fish and Wildlife transferred more than 40 acres of the historic Mount Whitney ...