Latest News Bulletins

1 City finds plenty not to like in latest Pastor plan

July 26 — THE FIVE-YEAR saga of Patrice Pastor’s efforts to build a mixed-use complex on Dolores south of Seventh continued apace earlier this month, when the Carmel Planning Commission generally panned the proposed design and asked for a significant redo ... Read More

2 Election will be the most contested in years

July 26 — LESS THAN two weeks into the filing period, five candidates have obtained enough signatures to qualify in the city’s Nov. 5 election for mayor and city council — none of them incumbents ... Read More

3 MPWMD to roll out new job title to ease burden on GM

July 25 — THE MONTEREY Peninsula Water Management District board of directors — apparently believing general manager Dave Stoldt is working too much — will consider hiring an assistant GM next month to help him. The job description, if directors OK it, will be a first for the 46-year-old public agency ... Read More

4 Did you hear a tuba? I swear I heard a tuba.

July 25 — A COUPLE was married Saturday at Carmel Mission, and the University of California Marching Band was there to let everyone within earshot know about it. “A wedding party left the rear parking lot at the Carmel Mission with the Cal marching band leading the way" ... Read More