+3 Luis Valdez started out as a street performer alongside protesters, launching El Teatro Campesino into years of success.
+2 Art, Theater & Culture ARTIFACTS: Maasai song and dance, a new used books store, all Gershwin concert Walter Ryce
News After years in court, county water agency prevails – and is off the hook for being treated as a polluter. Sara Rubin
News Amid high-profile personnel changes, city manager and fire chief are out in Monterey. David Schmalz
831 (Tales from the Area Code) An old-school comic book store guy returns to the scene with a new approach for a new era. Walter Ryce
Art, Theater & Culture Critical Christmas is a casual and ramshackle local holiday tradition. Walter Ryce
Eat + Drink - Monterey County Weekly NOW EDIBLE: A greatest hits tour of Santa Cruz from an insider provides a tasty holiday getaway. Mark C. Anderson
Forum Emboldening climate deniers, Donald Trump and Rupert Murdoch have set our future on fire. Mark Hertsgaard
Cover Forces of good and evil push and pull in El Teatro Campesino’s Christmas play, La Pastorela. Sara Rubin
+3 Cover centerpiece Luis Valdez started out as a street performer alongside protesters, launching El Teatro Campesino into years of success. Ivan Garcia
+2 1214 special section The Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History makes regular people into scientists on a mission. Charles Montesa
Art, Theater & Culture The fourth annual Salinas Valley Comic Con grows into its own identity. Walter Ryce
Music Youth Orchestra of Salinas delivers big heart and bigger sound with special winter show. Paul Fried
After years in court, county water agency prevails – and is off the hook for being treated as a polluter.
