AltWeeklies Wire
It's Not Just Fergusonnew
There were six officer-involved shootings in Monterey County, Calif. in 2014.
Monterey County Weekly |
Mary Duan and Nic Coury |
11-25-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: police shootings
Thinking Inside the Boxnew
Linda Jacobs died alone in her apartment in Monterey. Except she wasn't really alone, not in the strictest sense of the word. Nine months later, police still haven't identified the decades-old corpse she kept in a box in her kitchen.
Monterey County Weekly |
Mary Duan |
11-06-2014 |
Features
Monterey Herald Reporters Plan to Go On Byline Strikenew
The one-day byline strike was planned by members of the Pacific Media Workers Guild, who say they've been in stalled contract negotiations for months.
Monterey County Weekly |
Sara Rubin |
08-22-2014 |
Media
In the Hoodnew
USAF Capt. Nicolas Aquino was in his own house, minding his own business when deputies showed up on a report of a suspicious Hispanic in a hoodie lurking around a Carmel house. Turns out Aquino was the suspicious Hispanic, and what happened next means he could lose his freedom and his career.
Monterey County Weekly |
Mary Duan |
04-16-2014 |
Civil Liberties
Into the Firenew
Residents of Pfeiffer Ridge in Big Sur woke just before midnight Sunday to a wall of flames. Within hours, more than 20 homes—including those of Martha Karstens, chief of the Big Sur Volunteer Fire Brigade—were destroyed.
Monterey County Weekly |
David Schmalz and Mark C. Anderson |
12-20-2013 |
Disasters
Reporter's Notebook:Life in the Philippines, Post-Typhoonnew
Monterey County Weekly reporter Arvin Temkar was in the Philippines when Typhoon Haiyan hit. He writes about the experience of life for the average Filipino post-typhoon, and how people are existing with a mixture of resiliancy and despair.
Monterey County Weekly |
Arvin Temkar |
11-20-2013 |
Disasters
Tags: Philippines, typhoon
A Higher Ordernew
Monterey County Weekly is seeking full disclosure of documents in the case of Edward Fitz-Henry, a Catholic priest accused – but never convicted – of child molestation.
Monterey County Weekly |
Mary Duan and Sara Rubin |
09-12-2013 |
Features
Sean Parker's Big Sur Vanity Wedding Falloutnew
Facebook co-founder Sean Parker spent millions on his recent Big Sur wedding, but when he rented a campground from the upscale Ventana Inn & Spa, he rented "an ongoing California Coastal Act" violation. Turns out, that campground should have been opened to the public years ago under Ventana's permit.
Monterey County Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
06-13-2013 |
Environment
Police shoot and kill bear in Seasidenew
A black bear wandering the Monterey Peninsula ended up on the wrong end of a gun, as Seaside Police shot it dead rather than waiting for the Department of Fish and Game to show up.
Monterey County Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
06-06-2013 |
Animal Issues
NPS Security Confused About the First Amendment
Monterey County Weekly photographer Nic Coury was detained twice and threatened with arrest while standing on a public street and taking pictures of the exterior of the Naval Postgraduate School.
Monterey County Weekly |
Mary Duan |
04-13-2013 |
Civil Liberties
Clip Job, or How KSBW misappropriates contentnew
The Weekly wrote a neato-keen story about which city is the pet friendliest of them all to send out on its food newsletter; 15 minutes after hitting send, the story appeared on the website of the local Hearst station KSBW, as if it were the station's own. The Weekly's cephalopod columnist, Squid, breaks down what happened.
Monterey County Weekly |
Squid |
04-09-2013 |
Media
Panetta: Drones are here to stay, get used to itnew
Leon Panetta reflects on drones, Congress and women warriors after retiring to Carmel Valley.
Monterey County Weekly |
Sara Rubin |
04-04-2013 |
Policy Issues
Health Lockdownnew
Medical costs for prisoners higher in California than anywhere in the country.
Monterey County Weekly |
Arvin Temakr |
12-27-2012 |
Policy Issues
Tags: California Prison Costs
Bait and Switchnew
Seafood fraud disguises farmed salmon as wild, tilapia as snapper and sole as sand dabs. What’s on your plate – and how did it get there?
Monterey County Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
08-02-2012 |
Features
Gilbert's Kidsnew
Gilbert Olivares, a popular counselor at Salinas High School, faces dozens of sex-related charges, including manufacturing child pornography and molestation. The case is built on an astounding number of what-ifs.
Monterey County Weekly |
Sara Rubin, Nic Coury and Mary Duan |
05-25-2012 |
Crime & Justice
