Whatever political views you might hold, the outcome of last week’s midterm elections held a strong sense of urgency. For Alejandra Ortega, a first-time voter, it felt urgent not just in a political sense, but from a personal perspective, too. That’s because her younger sister, Monica Resendiz, was a candidate on the ballot for governing […]

  Before he died, Guadalupe Hernandez Camacho (affectionately known to all as Don Lupe) was known as a man you could count on for help when you needed it. He was a kind, gentle and generous presence among farm workers in the community, a Puente regular, and a friend to many in Pescadero for over […]

It will be a long time before this country reckons with the legacy of the Trump administration’s policy of separating immigrant families, for months at a time, in detention centers and tent cities at the U.S.-Mexico border – a policy that continues, despite the President claiming otherwise. Yet in cities and small towns across America, […]

Seeing the dentist is a rite of passage that begins in early childhood – hopefully not too often, of course. But for some families in Pescadero, regular dental checkups for their children can run to hundreds of dollars, especially if a child has cavities. And the nearest dentist is a long bus ride away. That’s […]