August 7 — APPEALS filed by Verizon and the City of Carmel that have been languishing for years in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit are coming to a close. On Monday, the city council approved a settlement agreement that ends the battles, requires each side to pay its own legal fees, and forbids the telecom company ... Read More
August 7 — JUST IN time for Car Week — which brings an estimated 100,000 visitors to the Monterey Peninsula each year, many of whom take a spin down the coast to Big Sur — “no parking” signs went up Tuesday along Highway 1 at the landmark Bixby Bridge. The signs signal the start of a yearlong parking ban ... Read More
August 6 — IN ADDITION to the usual Car Week admonitions to slow down, avoid tailgating, minimize distractions, watch for pedestrians and be patient, local authorities this week announced a ban on drones during major events, and asked everyone to make sure a couple of common East Coast pests don’t hitch rides ... Read More
August 6 — BEING A lame duck is no fun because nobody wants to do what you tell them to any longer, and that was the case for Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday when the California Democratic Party voted to back a wealth tax despite his opposition. The billionaire tax endorsement came in the second round of ballots ... Read More
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