Senior Reporter

Jonah Owen Lamb

Prosecutor and former mayor of Martinez, Michael Menesini, retired from his decadelong post April 1. 

Palestinian American Al Shawa recently returned from the Middle East after a desperate mission to evacuate his daughter and her family from Gaza.


A group’s actions slowed Monday rush-hour traffic as part of regional and global demonstrations over the Israel-Hamas war.

Michael Menesini used his city email to message the publication CounterPunch about several of its stories on Israel and Palestine.

In light of Israel banning public displays of the Palestinian flag, artist Chris Gazaleh simply felt it was time, and the building’s owner agreed.