Better Ask Barry: Food delivery services offer convenience
As sheltering in place continues across the country, preparing every meal at home has become a…
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Better Ask Barry: Need masks? Here’s one source
As the coronavirus pandemic continues, more and more companies are retooling their plants to produce medical equipment and protective gear. In Los…
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Better Ask Barry: High-tech devices show promise in detecting health changes
In the absence of widespread Covid-19 testing, medical groups and entrepreneurs are working to develop high tech tools and wearable devices that…
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Better Ask Barry: Are grocery store employees safe?
One month into the coronavirus lockdown, an increasing number of grocery workers are being infected with Covid…
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Better Ask Barry: Don’t forget proper nutrition during pandemic
There may be a way to help protect yourself against the coronavirus that doesn’t involve a vaccine. Nutritionists like Risa Groux suggests a variety…
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Better Ask Barry: Car insurance savings during shelter-in-place
The roads look a lot different these…
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Better Ask Barry: How are other people coping?
With schools and businesses closed, and the stay at home orders extended, there’s a very good chance you are going stir…
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Better Ask Barry: Are shaggy “Shelter in Place haircuts” the new norm?
Getting a haircut or manicure is no longer an option for most…
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Better Ask Barry: Who is producing medical safety gear?
As medical facilities around the country report a shortage of masks and personal protection equipment, a number of schools and universities,…
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Better Ask Barry: Coronavirus and weather, gas pumps and tanks
SALINAS, Calif (KION) We are being bombarded by lots of information – and misinformation – about the effects of the coronavirus, and shelter in place…
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Better Ask Barry: Is mortgage or tax relief available?
This is a stressful time to be a California homeowner, with mortgage payments looming and state property tax payments due in a couple of…
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Better Ask Barry: Where are the jobs?
SALINAS, Calif (KION) With many of us sheltering in place, there are now short term job opportunities with companies that are delivering the goods -…
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Better Ask Barry: Grocery delivery tips during isolation
If you’ve tried to order groceries online recently chances are you’ve come across messages like this: “We’re sorry, all shoppers are busy for…
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Better Ask Barry: The new norm is working from home
Social distancing, and self isolation. Among the first groups asked to quarantine, are older…
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Better Ask Barry: Wrapping your car for cash? Think twice
Lately, a popular scam involves trading checks: “I’ll send you a check, and you send me one back.”…
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Better Ask Barry: What local traveler should know
Amid rising concerns over the spread of the coronavirus, nervous travelers are flooding local travel agencies with calls to reschedule or cancel…
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Better Ask Barry: Coronavirus explained
As coronavirus worries increase across the country, health experts are urging people to be prepared but not to…
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Better Ask Barry: Advice during the coronavirus stock correction
Stocks rallied Monday, following last week’s massive selloff triggered by worldwide concerns over the coronavirus.
Analysts say we can expect more…
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Better Ask Barry: What to watch for, what to do, when scammers call
“You have to be aware and think a little bit smarter than the next person.”…
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Better Ask Barry: Top 10 cars from Consumer Reports
Every year, Consumer Reports puts dozens of cars, trucks, and SUVs to the…
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Better Ask Barry: Online car scams
The jeep looked like a steal to Bonnie Evans after she
found it on Facebook Marketplace. “I mean the Jeep is flawless,” she…
Better Ask Barry: Luxury travel at affordable prices?
Flying somewhere? Most travelers fly on large commercial jets. Those who can afford it, charter smaller private jets. Somewhere in the middle is the…
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Better Ask Barry: Sand City rock climbing gym reopens in Seaside
Sanctuary Rock Gym, now Sanctuary Climbing and Fitness, has reopened a year after it was forced to…
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Better Ask Barry: Whose lane is it, anyway?
”The road disappears. You don’t see what/which lane it is. It’s very…
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Better Ask Barry: Any tips for paying off student loans?
For many students, it’s the same story: Go off to college, get a little knowledge, and rack up a big…
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Better Ask Barry: Do surgical masks help?
People search for protection against coronavirus SALINAS, Calif (KION) Who are all those masked men and women? In major cities, airports, and smaller…
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Better Ask Barry: What is “smishing?”
By now, most of us are wise to telephone scams. If you don’t know the number, you don’t…
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Better Ask Barry: What’s new at the AT&T Pro-Am?
While crews in Miami are busy preparing for Sunday’s Super Bowl LIV, similar work is underway in Pebble Beach, site of the AT&T Pebble Beach…
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Better Ask Barry: Why is the light stuck on red?
Drivers find long delays at busy intersection SALINAS, Calif (KION) Big wheels were not turning. In fact, no one really moved for the better part of…
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Better Ask Barry: How are Super Bowl tickets sold?
Everything is super-sized for a Super Bowl, especially ticket prices.…
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Better Ask Barry: Will new flights bring improvements to the Monterey airport?
To the sound of applause, Alaska Airlines raised a glass to announce new, daily roundtrip service between Monterey and the Seattle-Tacoma airport,…
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Better Ask Barry: Another national shopping day?
Americans love gift cards. In 2019, they were the most requested holiday gift, but many end up lost or forgotten somewhere in our wallets and never…
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Better Ask Barry: Carmel’s outdoor theater drama
CARMEL, Calif (KION) Whether it’s a book, movie or stage play, a good story requires conflict. In Carmel, you’ll find it at the…
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Better Ask Barry: Allergies from Christmas trees?
SALINAS, Calif (KION) After nearly 11 months in storage, the holiday decorations are coming out of their boxes. They brighten the room, lift our…
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Better Ask Barry: What defines a “service animal?”
SALINAS, Calif (KION/CNN) When David Keller saw a “service dog” pulling on its owner’s leash, he doubted the dog was really a service animal.…
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Better Ask Barry: Why is the Bruhn’s building headed to court?
SALINAS, Calif (KION) The City of Salinas and the owner of the long-abandoned Dick Bruhn’s building are headed to court over the immediate and long…
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Better Ask Barry: Veterans receive free dental care
A Central Coast veteran named John received a special Veterans Day gift Monday — a new set of…
Continue Reading Better Ask Barry: Food safety tips for Thanksgiving
A Thanksgiving feast with all the trimmings is a time-honored tradition for many families, but if you don’t prepare the meal properly, you can…
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Better Ask Barry: Do eviction protections cover everyone?
AB 1482, the law that will protect renters from eviction in 2020, has opened a window for evictions in what remains of…
Continue Reading Better Ask Barry: Navigating Thanksgiving
Whether you’re flying, driving, or cooking the bird, you face a variety of Thanksgiving…
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Better Ask Barry: Can working from home work for you?
There are times Dakota Smith commutes all the way to his living room. He usually works from home one or two days a…
Continue ReadingBetter Ask Barry: Navigating Thanksgiving
Whether you’re flying, driving, or cooking the bird, you face a variety of Thanksgiving challenges. Let’s start at the airport.…
Continue ReadingBetter Ask Barry: Veterans receive free dental care
A Central Coast veteran named John received a special Veterans Day gift Monday — a new set of teeth. The entire procedure was free, provided by…
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Better Ask Barry: Did the bike lane do its job?
The good news: No one was hurt. The bad news: The new North Fremont Street bike trail has already seen its first accident. It happened Tuesday…
Continue ReadingBetter Ask Barry: Do earthquakes make whales “jumpy?”
Watching two humpback whales breach simultaneously is a rare treat. Seeing five others whales do the same thing is even more special. When it happens…
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Better Ask Barry: Where’s the new Fosters Freeze?
There is nothing fast about building a fast food restaurant. A new Fosters Freeze in Salinas, first announced in 2018, is still about a year away…
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Better Ask Barry: PG&E phone scam
On Thursday, Lockwood resident Terri Eadens got a call from a number she recognized as PG&E. “The phone number is what really through me…
Continue ReadingBetter Ask Barry: Where can I get a CRV refund?
A Santa Cruz woman who calls herself ‘Recycling Mom’ wants to know where she can recycle aluminum cans and plastic bottles to get her CRV…
Continue ReadingBetter Ask Barry: Didn’t Prop 7 end Daylight Saving Time?
Californians changed their clocks from Daylight Saving Time to Standard Time on Sunday. It was the second such switch since voters overwhelmingly…
Continue ReadingBetter Ask Barry: Should power lines be moved underground?
Nearly everyone agrees that power lines are unsightly, and stretching them through tree limbs can be dangerous. Burying them in the ground would seem…
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