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posted 11/11/2014

“Simply asking, listening, and implicitly accepting is a very powerful tool,” Dr. Vince Felitti says. The message: “You’re still an acceptable person even though you’ve told me this story you’ve been ashamed of all your life.”

posted 08/01/2013

What got me interested in San Lucas was contaminated drinking water there, but my reporting revealed deeper issues like the ability of local government to function, how to do business in a town without water, and tense dynamics between government and the private sector.

posted 04/27/2013

It's a rare instance when groundwater contamination can be linked to a specific polluter and specific practices, but the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board has ordered a Monterey County landowner and grower to provide a drinkable water supply.

posted 02/07/2013

I'm honored to be participating in the California Endowment Health Journalism Fellowship in LA later this month. My fellowship proposal is a deeper look at groundwater contamination, with arsenic and nitrates identified as the two worst offenders.

Awards and Updates

First place for coverage of environment - awarded by California Newspaper Publishers Association

Recognized in our category of weeklies with a circulation above 25,000 for environmental coverage of the fumigant methyl iodide in 2011. For links to stories, visit www.mcweekly.com/methyl.

Sara Rubin's Blog

“Simply asking, listening, and implicitly accepting is a very powerful tool,” Dr. Vince Felitti... more »
posted 11/11/14
Last year, Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital rejected a proposal by Monterey County's public... more »
posted 08/05/13
What got me interested in San Lucas was contaminated drinking water there, but my reporting... more »
posted 08/01/13

Sara Rubin's Work

In July 2011, when the Monterey County Health Department required residents not to use water from their tap for drinking or cooking, it also said, “Research is being done to find another water source.” Two years later there’s been little progress.