Dolores Haidee Marquez
InternA first-generation Mexican-American, Dolores Haidee Marquez is a psychology and human communication student at Cal State Monterey Bay. She brings lived experience to her work centering the voices of immigrants and the Latino community, whose stories often go unheard.
Beyond reporting, Dolores has also conducted academic research on bilingual cognition and cultural identity. She continues to explore how language, memory, and heritage shape who we are. Whether in the field, the classroom, or at her family’s small business stand, she remains committed to uplifting her community.
When she isn’t producing stories, Dolores is traveling, journaling, creating art, or spending time with her family and her dog, Teddy.
Email: dolmarquez@csumb.edu
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The Newsom administration is urging Californians to donate to food banks while SNAP benefits are halted. And, as the shutdown continues, military families and federal workers across the Central Coast are living with financial uncertainty. -
The Monterey County Sheriff's Office opens a new Re-Entry Resource Center in Salinas. And, a state law aims to expand birth centers after reporting from CalMatters found California lost close to 60 hospital maternity wards in the last decade. -
The City of Marina hosts a series of festivities to celebrate its 50th anniversary. And, renewable energy developer New Leaf Energy presents to the Watsonville City Council about the battery energy storage facility it wants to build near College Lake. -
Cabrillo College loses millions in federal funding, California Democrats condemn government shutdownCabrillo College is among the schools losing federal Hispanic Serving Institution grants. And, Sen. Adam Schiff and other Congressional Democrats blame the shutdown on Republicans' refusal to extend healthcare subsidies and reverse Medicaid cuts.
