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1 Frustrated art association to take $$$ plea to city

January 9 — THE CARMEL Art Association has raised roughly half the money it needs to repair damage to its Dolores Street gallery from construction in The Pit next door, according to archivist Sally Aberg. Meanwhile, the nonprofit continues to battle with the project’s prior developer, Leidig/Draper Properties, which is believed to have caused the damage to the CAA’s foundation ... Read More

2 Council set to make metal roofs acceptable

January 9 — THE CARMEL City Council could finally put the long-running fight over metal roofs to rest Tuesday, when it considers an updated policy that would add them — but only in earth tones — to the list of materials that planners can approve over the counter. The move would ease the minds of owners ... Read More

3 New P.G. hotel an instant landmark

January 8 — A 99-ROOM, four-story, Spanish-style hotel — the Kimpton Mirador Pacific Grove — is on the verge of opening, and city leaders couldn’t be more excited about the transformation of a formerly derelict part of downtown. “We’ve seen some amazing changes in the last couple of years,” said one longtime P.G. resident who was on his morning hike Thursday and said he was too busy to give his name ... Read More

4 Businesses pick up tab for state’s Covid debt

January 8 — SACRAMENTO HAS yet to pay back the $20 billion it borrowed from the feds during the pandemic to cover the cost of unemployment insurance after Gov. Gavin Newsom forced businesses to shut their doors. Every other state has paid back its Covid-era debt — including, most recently, New York — but not California. Instead, lawmakers have left the tab for businesses to pick up ... Read More