Posted on Nov 23, 2005 The abandoned buildings, overgrown lots and homeless camps of Soledad Street sit right in the heart of Salinas, in the old Chinatown area, just blocks from the Steinbeck Center, the new Maya Cinemas, and Oldtown's shops and restaurants. But Soledad Street is its own world. CSU-Monterey Bay got a three-year $600,000 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grant to help revitalize the area.
– Monterey County Weekly, Nov. 23, 2005