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County on board with city’s new address scheme

April 17 — MONTEREY COUNTY officials have given the nod to the City of Carmel’s proposed system for assigning standardized street addresses, marking a major step forward in the process of ending the century-plus-old, quirky tradition of using directional locations, such as Monte Verde 4SE of Ocean ... Read More

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MST making quick work of Hwy. 1 bus route

April 17 — CONSTRUCTION CREWS are making rapid progress on a 5-mile transit-bus-only lane from Sand City to Marina — a $100 million project that Monterey-Salinas Transit said is expected to significantly reduce travel time for riders on its buses and include other upgrades ... Read More

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Woman found dead along popular Big Sur trail

April 16 — A HIKER whose body was found near Sykes Hot Springs in Big Sur has been identified as 37-year-old Joanna Ruth Shields of Carlsbad, Monterey County Sheriff Tina Nieto reported April 11. The sheriff’s office is treating the death as suspicious and is investigating ... Read More

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New houses to get big ‘vehicle miles’ tax

April 16 — SACRAMENTO LAWMAKERS were quick to pat themselves on the back last June after voting for major updates to the California Environmental Quality Act to facilitate the construction of housing — but they didn’t say much about the red tape they added in the process ... Read More

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