Corbett O’Toole is 72 and lives in a van in the desert. Her life story embodies the strength of empowered disabled people who are agents of change, people who, like Corbett, have made history and ...

Before Salinas voters cast their ballots in November for five seats on the council, Young Voices asked all candidates if they would support recently approved ordinances meant to protect renters. None ...

Contradicting information reported in earlier Voices of Monterey Bay accounts, the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office file on the 2015 death of King City resident Aracely Zavala apparently is not ...

The following Fair Political Practices Commission complaint by Christian Schneider has been lightly edited for clarity. When he mentions the County Counsel, he is referring to the Monterey County ...

Editor’s Note: Author Chelcey Adami met Maribel Landeros and Karizma Vargas when she wrote about Karizma’s quinceañera. Adami has since become close friends with Landeros. As light cascades through ...

At the University of California Santa Cruz, a group of scholars is focusing on the creatures that lurk in our nightmares, captivate our imaginations, and reveal our deepest fears and desires. Welcome ...

Si alguna vez te has sentado junto a una fogata, poniendo al fuego bombones o malvaviscos y contando historias, tal vez puedas evocar un poquito lo que Louise Miranda Ramírez quiere recuperar. Allí, ...

After months of lobbying by dozens of low-income residents, Salinas officials will consider a rent stabilization ordinance that advocates say is way overdue. Organizers led by Building Healthy ...

If you’ve ever sat around a fire, roasting marshmallows and telling stories, perhaps you can evoke a teeny bit of what Louise Miranda Ramirez wants to regain. There, under the stars that have seen the ...

Esta Columna fue producida por Capital & Main. Está coeditada aquí con permiso. Voices of Monterey Bay contribuyó con el reportaje a esta versión. Más de 50 personas vestidas con chaquetas y sombreros ...

In Mercer County, West Virginia, Valeria Steele is proud of her home in Elk View Estates, a mobile home community she says used to be “such a nice place to live.” But since new owners took control ...

An earlier version of this story appeared in The (Fresno State) Collegian Editor’s note: To protect the privacy of Richard Puerta and his family, some names and identifying details in this story have ...