HIghway 68 Commute with Rudy Ramos from Eric Gutierrez on Vimeo.
A short video chronicling Rudy Ramos on his drive to work from Salinas to Monterey.
Eric Gutierrez produced this for Salinas: California’s Richest Poor City, a special project of Zócalo Public Square and the California Wellness Foundation.
The Drums Heard Around Salinas from Zócalo Public Square on Vimeo.
The Story of Alisal Percussion
Eric Gutierrez produced this for Salinas: California's Richest Poor City, a special project …
Salinas, California, is a small and densely populated 23 square miles. Some people focus on the city’s crime and housing problems, but Salinas native Juan Govea thinks these people have …
Juan Govea, a teacher at Salinas High School, is frustrated by the common practice of dismissing Salinas as a rough or dangerous place. What distinguishes his hometown, he says, is …
Why The Girl With a Bird on Her Shoulder Wants to Build a Basketball Court from Zócalo Public Square on Vimeo.
Rocio Martinez Loves Her Salinas Neighborhood, and Campaigns Door-to-Door …
In the 1970s, photographer Ave Pildas roamed Hollywood Boulevard, snapping thousands of shots of its many characters in patchwork denim bell-bottoms and floppy hats. There was the group of transvestites …
California Highway 68 is a very short road, running just 24 miles across Monterey County from the cities of Pacific Grove and Monterey on the ocean to the inland city …
Do you worry about the future of California?
Then you should worry about Salinas. Because if this Monterey County town of 155,000 can’t build itself a brighter future, it’s hard to …
There’s something about agriculture that grows the soul.
Fortunately, I could see the strawberry and lettuce fields of the Salinas Valley from the window of my eighth grade English class. There …
We hear a lot these days about rifts between police and the communities they serve. This is especially true in communities of color. I thought it might be helpful to …
