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Rebecca Robinson

Stories by Rebecca

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Solid Foundation

Nonprofit scandal nears resolution with a proposed new fund for AIDS patient housing.

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The Invisible Michelangelo

Dong Sun Kim’s murals quietly capture the beauty of his adopted country.

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Empty Lots

Supreme Court decision dooms redevelopment agencies, leaves cities reeling.


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Gimme Shelter

Occupy Monterey looks forward to an uncertain future.

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Furthering FORA

A legislative debate over the agency’s future is just around the corner.

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Test For Success

MPC, Hartnell leaders question state task force recs for community colleges.

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Throwdowntown

Monterey debates future of Alvarado, starting with Mucky Duck.

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Going For Gold

Peninsula police see spikes in drug use, with gold theft for quick cash rising.

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Acting Against AIDS

Central Coast HIV/AIDS Services educates to help stop disease’s spread.

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Neighbors Get Fresh

Del Monte residents raise ruckus about proposed grocery store.

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News Hawks

Chinatown center creates homeless newspaper, hopes city lowers vendor fees.

Two-Potty System

County cites Henry Miller Library for a bathroom shortage.

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Signs of the Times

Monterey cracks down on Fisherman’s Wharf signs; businesses cry foul.

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Under Fire

Officials suggest sprinklers could have stopped Marina blaze.

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Learning Curves

No major upsets in school board races; Pacific Grove parcel tax fails.

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The Clickster Party

Americans Elect is mounting a high-tech, online challenge to the two-party system, but they’re doing it with big bucks from traditional conservatives.

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In the Pines

Occupy Monterey camp at Veterans Park struggles to integrate homeless.

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Civil Union

A major military branch checks out the Peninsula as a potential new home.

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Scrubbing the Clubs

Monterey’s Hippodrome faces ABC suspension and possible sale; The Mucky Duck cleans up.

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Otter Confidential

Sea Studios banks on sea otter story to spark action on ocean conservation.

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Separate and Unequal

State funding creates wide disparities at Peninsula schools.

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Cypress Cut Down

Marina starts from scratch on long-delayed senior community.

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Help With Health

County clinics, health department team up to address Latino disparities.

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Plaza Patrol

City, police try smoking ban to banish Monterey’s “dirty folks.”

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Emission Omissions

County demands answers on proposed garbage-zapping plant.

A Deeper Look at MPUSD Board Candidates

Profiles of the newcomers that are looking to take on incumbents for seats on the Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Board of Directors.

Battle for the Board

Two newcomers challenge MPUSD incumbents.

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Preston Pickle

Marina, FORA quarrel over future of Preston Park, past Army agreements.

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Mixed Greens

A search for a standout Peninsula salad yields up-and-down outcomes.

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Battle Scars

Monterey Peninsula College works with feds to help vets on the edge.

Arrested Redevelopment

Local projects stall as court considers cities’ case against the state.

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The Great Uncrowding

More than 30,000 state prisoners will shift from state to county control starting Oct. 1 – including 300-plus headed to Monterey County.

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Pixel Porn

How an IP address led to an international child-porn investigation.

Banking on Big Pharma

Local docs receive big bucks from leading pharmaceutical companies.

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Tongues of Terror

The Defense Language Institute shifts focus for a post-9/11 world

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Staying Afloat

Museum of Monterey hires director; money woes persist

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Billboard Battle

Woman leading Greenfield recall alleges the city is blocking justice for her murdered son.

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Crazy for Life

For Pebble Beach’s Primo Waldsmith, scribbling his strange stories of pro boxing, murder and Moscow is mandatory.


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Happy Trailers

Marina council mulls rent control for mobile home parks; property managers resist.

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Fast Learners

CSUMB focuses on cross-school collaboration to boost student success.


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Street of Dreams

A local firm wants to make downtown Monterey the next great shopping district.

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Bleeding Budgets

County social services tense up as budget axes swing.


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Shot in the Arm

Schools hurry to meet state orders on whooping cough vaccines.

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Marina Coast’s Missing Money

Former Fort Ord Developers owe the district big bucks. So why aren’t they paying up?

Steinbeck Center Gets BookSmart

Independent bookstore to fill Borders void, build community in Salinas.


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Tricks of the Trade

Undocumented women servicing field workers, streetwalkers in seedy motels, high-end flesh sold at high-end events: Sex sells in Monterey County.

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No Warren-tee

Sheriff Scott Miller transfers detective who sued him after meth bust of Miller’s son.

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Cut to Death

State budget decisions complicate the county picture on gangs, drugs.

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Golden State of Frustration

Redevelopment on its Deathbed


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Mediocrity in Monterey

Downtown Monterey: Ripe for Reinvention


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