Randall Smith, co-founder of the hedge fund Alden Global Capital, is infamous for two things: gutting local newspapers and a voracious acquisition of pricey real estate. Although he recently sold off ...

EXTRA: San Francisco Chronicle weighs in with major package on Wellpath’s failings statewide. UPDATE: This article, posted a week ago, states that four inmates had died in the Monterey County Jail ...

CORRECTION: This article initially reported incorrectly that contractor Don Chapin has endorsed Salinas Mayor Kimbley Craig’s campaign for the District 3 Board of Supervisors seat. The conventional ...

“There was a level of emotional impact from this project that I’ve never really received from any of the other work that I’ve done,” said film student Keith Gelderloos. When someone calls from prison, ...

Marielle Argueza contributed to this report. SALINAS, Calif. — Yanely Martínez was at work in 2017 when she received a phone call from her son’s school in Greenfield. Victor, 10, was having a severe ...

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The first Feast of Lanterns celebration in Pacific Grove was a colorful event held on July 22, 1905. People of all ages and cultures gathered — residents from the bustling Chinatown at Alones Point ...

CORRECTION: This article has been updated to reflect two corrections. Dr. Karl Steinberg is medical director for Mariner Health’s California properties, not the national organization. In 2010, Mariner ...

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 ...

Steve Berrnal, a South County deputy with no command experience, seemed like an extreme longshot when he threw his Stetson into the ring to run for Monterey County sheriff in 2014. He was up against ...

Monterey County sheriff candidate Joe Moses and two other sheriff’s commanders suffered a big loss this week when an appellate court reinstated a defamation lawsuit filed against them for falsely ...

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 ...