Voices Of Monterey Bay

12/30/2025

Inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Dr. John Silva has spent his life fighting for social justice. Read all about it in this feature by Dennis Taylor.

https://voicesofmontereybay.org/2025/12/29/where-the-social-justice-movement-was-headed/

12/28/2025

Lowriders are a symbol of Latino culture as rich as conchas and enchiladas

December 23, 2025 Reversing the narrative: Lowrider car clubs come to Cal State Monterey Bay Cafecito con Carritos celebrates the cultural history of customized cars after state lifts cruising bans. YOUNG VOICES | Article and photos by Max English If you’ve ever been to a car show and wondered why...

12/28/2025

Every dollar donated to Voices of Monterey Bay is doubled until Dec. 31. Support independent voices in Monterey County and beyond!

Donate via PayPal Voices of Monterey Bay is a volunteer-driven, independent and bilingual news operation. We are able to cover our expenses because of the generous grassroots support we receive from readers like you. Your contribution helps support a new voice on the Central Coast. For readers who p...

11/19/2025

Who's the company getting Monterey County's new jail health care contract? Investigative reporter Royal Calkins digs in to the $139 million deal.

FEATURES | By Royal Calkins As if it wasn’t obvious that medical care in U.S. jails is sub par, terribly expensive and dangerously short of doctors, nurses and other practitioners, Monterey County officials on Tuesday awarded a five-year, $139 million contract to a fledgling jail health-care firm ...

10/18/2025

Julie Reynolds is one of the key participants in the film and an investigative reporter who uncovered how Alden Global Capital is stripping local news for parts. She went on to found Voices Of Monterey Bay, a nonprofit bilingual news magazine serving Monterey and Santa Cruz counties. Their mission is to provide a space for people who have been ignored by the traditional media to express themselves or to report news from their neighborhoods.

Read Julie Reynolds' Q&A here about about the documentary, her investigation, and why local journalism matters now more than ever: https://tinyurl.com/4w58nbry

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10/18/2025

07/18/2025

NEW on Voices.

Despite its proclaimed status as a “Welcoming County” for immigration purposes, Monterey County received $635,000 last year from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for routinely providing federal officials with details about convicted, undocumented inmates in the county jail. Members of th...