Marisa Kendall, Monterey Herald

Marisa Kendall

Monterey Herald

San Francisco Bay Area, CA, United States

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Recent:
  • Monterey Herald
  • East Bay Times
Past:
  • San Jose Mercury News
  • ChicoER
  • Vacaville Reporter
  • The Daily Democrat
  • Santa Cruz Sentinel
  • Mercury-Register
  • Daily Bulletin
  • Pasadena Star News
  • SGV Tribune
  • The Sun
  • and more…

Recent articles by Marisa:

California sues Huntington Beach over failure to follow housing laws in warning to other cities

Huntington Beach fired back with its own lawsuit, calling new state laws that force cities to approve more housing unconstitutional. → Read More

BART Board Director Lateefah Simon runs for Congress, hoping to replace Barbara Lee

Lateefah Simon hopes to replace East Bay Rep. Barbara Lee, who hopes to replace retiring Sen. Dianne Feinstein. → Read More

Schiff, Porter take early lead in race for Dianne Feinstein’s Senate seat

But many voters don’t know who any of the candidates running for Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s seat are. → Read More

Schiff, Porter take early lead in race for Dianne Feinstein’s Senate seat

But many voters don’t know who any of the candidates running for Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s seat are. → Read More

Former San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo eyes run for Congress

Is “Congressman Liccardo” in our future? Maybe. But his potential opponent, Zoe Lofgren, says “I plan to run for reelection, and I don’t run to lose.” → Read More

Sen. Dianne Feinstein announces she won’t run for reelection

The much-anticipated announcement that Sen. Dianne Feinstein will retire in 2024 opens the doors to the race to replace her. → Read More

After mass shooting, new Bay Area task force to crack down on unpermitted farmworker housing

San Mateo County has created a new task force to crack down on subpar farmworker housing, a response to a mass shooting at two Half Moon Bay mushroom farms that cast a national spotlight on workers… → Read More

Silicon Valley developer ends hunger strike after eight days

He launched a dramatic strike after the city of Sunnyvale halted his project. Now, he hopes to resume construction this week. → Read More

New bill would extend controversial California housing law

Sen. Scott Wiener wants to expand and extend SB 35, which forces cities to approve certain developments with affordable units. → Read More

Running the trains while helping those in need: BART takes on the Bay Area homelessness crisis

With more unhoused people seeking shelter in trains and stations, BART isn’t the only transit agency delving into homeless services. → Read More

Running the trains while helping those in need: BART takes on the Bay Area homelessness crisis

With more unhoused people seeking shelter in trains and stations, BART isn’t the only transit agency delving into homeless services. → Read More

Silicon Valley developer goes on hunger strike to protest construction delays

After facing a permitting snafu, a local developer says he won’t eat until Sunnyvale says he can resume building. → Read More

Santa Clara County breaks from rest of Bay Area in how it counts homelessness

Experts say the break could hinder the Bay Area’s efforts to collect regional data on the scope of the homelessness crisis. → Read More

BART oversaw $350,000 Salvation Army program that treated one person, audit finds

Inspector general reports document alleged wage theft, opaque spending, and one former employee nabbing $2.2 million in BART contracts two months after quitting → Read More

Judge will allow Oakland to clear dozens from massive homeless camp

With the opening of a new tiny home community and a new RV parking site, Oakland will have enough shelter beds for the displaced residents, the judge found. → Read More

Judge will allow Oakland to clear dozens from massive homeless camp

With the opening of a new tiny home community and a new RV parking site, Oakland will have enough shelter beds for the displaced residents, the judge found. → Read More

Pelosi backs Schiff in heated battle over Feinstein’s Senate seat

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s high-profile endorsement of Adam Schiff marks a big development in the Blockbuster race for Dianne Feinstein’s Senate seat. → Read More

Half Moon Bay farm admits worker housing not up to code, pledges fix

Farm acknowledges violations it says it wasn’t made aware of until the shootings. → Read More

Half Moon Bay mass shooting illuminates ‘deplorable’ conditions for farmworkers

State and local officials say they’re looking into subpar living conditions on two farms where a mass shooting killed seven workers. → Read More

‘Oh my God, he killed him!’ Farmworkers share firsthand account of start of Half Moon Bay rampage

Sisters had just finished a shift when police say Chunli Zhao started shooting → Read More