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Work proceeds in Pit as art association frets

April 3 — AS CONSTRUCTION workers for the Carmel Art Association began installing piers under its nearly century-old gallery to prevent further damage from work in The Pit, representatives of the gallery complained that soil compaction on the site threatened to collapse their building ... Read More

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Casanova fire cause ‘undetermined’

April 3 — WHATEVER SPARKED the early-morning March 9 fire in Monterey that killed one elderly resident, injured seven, destroyed six apartments and displaced more than 80 people is undetermined, according to a Monterey Fire Department report released last week. Meanwhile, those who lived in the Casanova Avenue complex ... Read More

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Many charity leaders doing quite well

April 2 — FROM CARING for animals to ensuring homeless people have shelter and services, there are hundreds of charities in Monterey County that offer immeasurable help to those in need. For their part, many heads of local nonprofit organizations are well compensated. The Pine Cone reviewed tax forms for dozens of Monterey County nonprofits ... Read More

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Sacramento looks to cut construction costs

April 2 — A PACK of California lawmakers want cheaper housing, and to do it, they’re coming up with some unusual ways to cut costs, including rewriting the fire code and putting the full faith and credit of the state behind manufactured homes. The latter idea came out of a package of bills ... Read More

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