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Entries for January 31, 2013

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Swept Up, but Not Away: Authorities Clear Salinas Chinatown Homeless Camps

When the big trucks and the men in shiny white protective gear had gone, you could see the bones of Chinatown. You could read the graffiti on the walls, see the door frames of abandoned buildings, look into the nooks and crannies previously obscured by blankets and mattresses and tents ...

Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority Rebuffs Grand Jury

The Monterey County Civil Grand Jury published a litany of complaints about Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority's operations, public confidence and financial management in its interim report in 2012, and the authority claims it's been unfairly scapegoated in a response published Jan. 25. SVSWA's rate hikes became a controversial issue ...