In “Pedacitos/Little Pieces,” a compilation of bilingual stories and poems, actor Cristal González-Ávila forms a mosaic of her life, tracing her path from childhood innocence to the wisdom of ...

UPDATE: This article, posted a week ago, states that four inmates had died in the Monterey County Jail this year, the most recent in June. But, unknown to Voices, another inmate was found unresponsive ...

Northern California’s most notorious prison and street gang has infiltrated a nationally known Salinas nonprofit organization dedicated to nurturing youth leaders. Public records and extensive ...

September 25, 2022 First they came for the newspapers. Then for mobile home parks. The owners of the Monterey Herald and the Santa Cruz Sentinel walk away from unpaid bills as they amass personal ...

September 25, 2022 A path to legalization and stronger rights Stuck in the Senate, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act would pave a path to legalization for field workers, strengthen the H-2A visa ...

February 13, 2022 Spreading the political wealth In Monterey County, the big money is going into the race for sheriff and for a North County supervisor's position ...

March 16, 2023 California’s new pesticide notification system aims to protect public health. Will it work? Community activists were instrumental in achieving the landmark program. But they worry it ...

April 25, 2023 How students are helping to get people out of prison In “Making An Exoneree,” students from UCSC and Georgetown bring investigation and storytelling together in the pursuit of justice.

February 9, 2023 On the frontlines of pesticide exposure Despite decades of research linking pesticide drift to health harm, regulation remains weak and leaves the most vulnerable with few protections ...

To lend his campaign some gravitas, Bernal made a big deal of his 10-year plan for the department. Six-plus years later, it remains mostly that, a plan. According to his critics, including three ...

March 4, 2022 A Disgrace to Decency Pattern of racist diminishment culminated in a fire that destroyed Pacific Grove's Chinatown in 1906 ...

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, farmworkers have struggled with staying healthy and safe. Although they are taking precautions, some have still gotten sick. Two farmworkers, Jorge and Rosio, said ...