Tag Archives: King City

Kenny reflects

Late in the newsroom, the phone rings. It’s a heavy call to take.
Kenny Martinez of King City invites The Californian to a peace rally, another effort by the community to quash gang violence in South County. What makes Kenny’s efforts particularly valiant is that he recently lost his brother.
22-year-old Ruben Armando Martinez was shot and...

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‘Army for Peace’ marches

Rises in violence in the south of Monterey County lead community leaders on a mission to end it. And they decided to start by going door to door.
The self-described Army of Peace created by King City’s Clergy Council went out to hand out fliers. They are hoping that the face to face outreach will help...

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