By Larry Parsons, The Monterey County Herald, Calif. Sep. 22--The new transit exchange in Marina is a far cry from a single, well-whittled bench and tilted sign announcing a bus stop.

By Jim Johnson, The Monterey County Herald, Calif. Jul. 7--With an improvement plan already beginning to show savings, Natividad Medical Center's board of trustees decided Friday to hire a strategic planning consultant who would create a blueprint for the county-owned hospital's future.

By Jim Johnson, The Monterey County Herald, Calif. Dec.

Jul. 30--Natividad Medical Center has launched a new electronic records system that officials expect will greatly improve the hospital's efficiency. The Meditech system will track finances, laboratory and radiology results, patient information and billing.