Dear Readers,

Kaiser Permanente announced this week that it would soon open a medical facility in Monterey County, and today some important details about what the company will be selling and where they’ll be offering it have emerged. Kelly Nix reports.

Homeowners on Carmelo Street received a big shock at this week’s planning commission meeting. Much of the new construction they’ve completed — including foundation and framing — will have to be removed. Mary Schley explains why.

With this year’s AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am getting underway next week with a dramatically new format, many local businesses are wondering how the changes will affect attendance and enthusiasm among visitors. Mary Schley has the outlook from hotel owners.

Speaking of the Pro-Am, locals who put together the legendary Club 15 are mourning its demise, but they’re proud of all the zany things they pulled off over the years. The board of supervisors toughened up the county’s noise ordinances this week — will this be the end of outdoor parties? The board also held a hearing on what one supervisor called “insane” behavior by people visiting the Bixby Bridge. A candidate to replace Mary Adams as 5th District supervisor is highlighting what she says will be her efforts to create housing for the homeless and provide rent relief to tenants. Pacific Grove may get its first new B&B in 30 years. A lawsuit against the Carmel school district over the $770,000 payout to former superintendent Ted Knight has been updated. A former winery executive was arrested after his former girlfriend said he broke into her home. Police say a woman used an Apple Pay ruse to steal an expensive necklace from a downtown jewelry store. A new book offers a “field guide” to the sites of local iconic paintings. Dennis Taylor says players on local high schools’ soccer teams aren’t letting their inexperience get in the way of their ambitions. Jerry Gervase pays tribute to the qualities that make one of his children unique. Our AT&T Special Section is packed with stories and photos to help you make the most out of what will be a different, but perhaps even more special, event (and it starts with practice rounds on Monday). And my editorial asks, is the situation at the border an emergency yet?

Paul Miller, Publisher
paul@carmelpinecone.com

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