Dear Readers,

A California appeals court soundly rejected a lawsuit filed by the Marina Coast water agency to stop Cal Am’s desal plant. Kelly Nix reports.

The man who had his Otter Cove home ransacked and car stolen and wrecked last year is appealing to a judge not to let the accused in the case out of jail. Mary Schley has that one.

Amid a crackdown on outdoor dining, one of Carmel’s smallest restaurants got the OK this week to add seats both indoors and out. Mary Schley has that one, too.

Groundbreaking is set for a new hotel that will have 100 rooms. The NAACP says there’s a “long history of racism” in Pacific Grove schools. A Monterey cypress is being (almost literally) hugged by a home under construction on Carmel Point. The owner of the Cottage Restaurant, which burned in April, has been told by the building’s owner that her lease is being terminated. A homeless camp that straddled Seaside and Sand City has been cleared again by TAMC. County supervisors have approved a new location for the headquarters of a Big Sur engineering firm. New plans have been floated for the large property formerly known as the Carmel Resort Inn. Two groups are offering support for people caring for people with Alzheimer’s. The wild turkey with an arrow through its chest is still wandering on its own — and apparently is going to stay that way. A Big Sur activist is being remembered for her graciousness and for having a “backbone of steel.” The otters in Monterey Bay will stay “threatened,” the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced. A new California law could eliminate the statue of limitations for lawsuits alleging childhood sexual abuse. Dennis Taylor has the outlook for the upcoming high school boys water polo season. Neal Hotelling says Hollywood stars never hesitated when duty called. Jerry Gervase says things aren’t what they used to be, and in many cases, that’s too bad. And my editorial says you may not have realized you live in an urban area, but you do — and that means a lot of new apartment buildings are probably on the way.

Paul Miller, Publisher
paul@carmelpinecone.com

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