Dear Readers,

The legal battle over the water district takeover of Cal Am heads to an appeals court, which will consider whether the water district should be allowed to start running the water system. Kelly Nix reports.

New CUSD superintendent Sharon Ofek will have a $285,000-per-year contract, the school board decided. Mary Schley has that one.

In response to complaints that it moved too slowly after last week’s storm, a PG&E spokeperson said, “It’s not just a matter of turning the power back on.” Mary Schley has that one, as well.

Two new rockslides are blocking the route between Big Sur Valley and Cambria. A huge tree that crashed onto the Apple Pie preschool will keep the school closed indefinitely. The state Fair Political Practices Commission says members of the Carmel City Council can’t vote on some proposed Mills Act contracts. A new plan looks at traffic and parking patterns that will emerge when the CHS football stadium is used at night. The drama over a 235-square-foot garage on Santa Fe Street is finally over. A controversial home on Guadalupe Street also received its final OK. Rep. Jimmy Panetta says taxpayers subsidies should be used to bring more high-speed internet to Big Sur. Costly improvements at Pacific Grove schools were awarded to a contractor without going through competitive bids. Students at York School are headed to the Big Apple for a week of Broadway Shows and even a performance by the students at Lincoln Center. Dennis Taylor explains why zeros in the standings can be really good things. Jerry Gervase has a permanent cure for the Monday blues. And my editorial explains what should be done to boost pay for low skilled workers instead of the $50 minimum wage Barbara Lee is suggesting.

Paul Miller, Publisher
paul@carmelpinecone.com

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