Beyond wounds: Counseling after Salinas gang violence sometimes overlooked

May 13th, 2011 § Leave a Comment

Joel Aguilar has never been a gang member, but has three bullets in him nonetheless.

The east Salinas teenager is largely paralyzed: He can move his neck, raise both his arms a few inches and move one wrist — the physical toll of a “gang-related” shooting that nearly killed him two years ago.

“That night, I was supposed to die,” he said, remembering the doctors told his parents at the time he wouldn’t last a week.

“But I’m still here.”

In Fort Ord, blooming comes after burning

April 11th, 2011 § Leave a Comment

FORMER FORT ORD — A military tank sits rusting at a crossroad, along with random scraps of metal riddled with holes caused by high-powered guns and explosives.

“Half a million pounds so far,” said Lyle Shurtleff, environmental scientist with the Department of the Army, totaling up the collection of metals.

“We’ll probably pick up a million pounds by the time we’re done,” he added, looking over a picturesque piece of land — covering hundreds of acres — on the former Fort Ord. (MORE)

Salinas Redevelopment: Seeking expansion, facing extinction

February 19th, 2011 § Leave a Comment

The prostitutes and pimps accompanied the homeless and drug dealers. While one historic hotel faced calls for demolition, a once-majestic theater gathered dust and pigeons.

A cat-and-mouse game: South Monterey County’s new approach to stymie gangs

October 2nd, 2010 § Leave a Comment

SOLEDAD — It’s an hour before midnight, and the homes along Metz Road are quiet and dark.

The residents of the southeast Soledad neighborhood appear to have turned in for the night — except for a half-dozen men standing outside a well-lit garage.

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From crop-duster rodeo to 30 years of planes, history and service

September 25th, 2010 § Leave a Comment

The Salinas Municipal Airport and its 1-square-mile of hangars, runways and fields almost looks barren.

Locals dominate Salinas Valley Half Marathon

August 9th, 2010 § Leave a Comment

It wasn’t until the eve of the inaugural Salinas Valley Half Marathon that Alisal High School graduate Diego Estrada decided he was going to compete in the race.

(Full Story)

Soledad prison cell-phone smugglers meet K-9 match

June 19th, 2010 § Leave a Comment

SOLEDAD — A metal locker is covered in rust, the cord of a small television hanging on its side.

In a dimly lit bunker at the California Training Facility, about a dozen of these lockers stand next to a set of bunk beds. The room is unassuming and quiet, except for the heavy panting of a black German shepherd.

Fetherolf: Salinas police at ‘mission critical’

June 16th, 2010 § Leave a Comment

Come July 1, the Salinas Police Department will be cut to 158 sworn officers, leading to structural changes that include cutting its anti-gang Violence Suppression Unit in half and reducing responses to non-emergency calls.

(Full Story)

Salinas rally gives support to Israel

June 7th, 2010 § Leave a Comment

About 150 people gathered outside Salinas City Hall on Sunday to offer their support to Israel and condemn growing criticism over how the Middle East country handled last week’s fatal confrontation with Turkish activists.

(Full Story)

VIDEO: Remembering the fallen at Monterey County Vietnam Veterans Memorial

May 30th, 2010 § Leave a Comment

About 200 people gathered on Memorial Day weekend at the Monterey County Vietnam Veterans Memorial to remember those who served our country.

(View VIDEO here)

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