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1 Restaurateur nabbed on multiple child-molest charges

March 20 — DEXTER SALAZAR — who opened a restaurant at San Carlos and Sixth in 2014 and remained part of its ownership until last year — was arrested by Marina police Friday for child molestation and other charges. The arrest came days after a woman requested a restraining order to keep Salazar away from her and five children ... Read More

2 Parents irate over response to poisoning

March 20 — THE PARENTS of two of the three children who were hospitalized after suffering carbon monoxide poisoning during a choir practice at Sunset Center last week are incensed by how the Carmel Unified School District, the center’s staff and Carmel city officials handled the incident, which sickened at least a dozen more ... Read More

3 Mansion tax could be on November ballot

March 19 — A PROPOSAL to charge wealthy homebuyers a hefty real estate transfer tax for purchases in the unincorporated areas of Monterey County — which supporters say could generate funds to support housing initiatives for middle-income homebuyers — received full backing from county supervisors this week ... Read More

4 Politicians hear public’s cry over price of gas

March 19 — IT’S HARD out there for a driver of an internal-combustion engine vehicle with gasoline prices topping $5.61 a gallon this week in California. Crude oil prices hovered around $100 a barrel this week, up around 40 percent since February, thanks to President Donald Trump’s war with Iran and the ensuing disruption to global trade ... Read More