Salinas
Americannoun
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The youngest of nine children, she was born in 1991 in Salinas and later moved to Merced, where she grew up on a 10-acre farm.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026
“It is alarming,” said Jorge Reyes Salinas, communications director for Equality California.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026
“If I have more space, more equipment, and more staffing, things could be done quicker,” Salinas said.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
Jesse Salinas, the voter registrar, assessor, and clerk-recorder of California’s Yolo County who serves as president of the California Association of Clerks and Election Officials, said there is a tradeoff between speed and security.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
From both sides of the valley little streams slipped out of the hill canyons and fell into the bed of the Salinas River.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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