Dear Readers,

It’s been an eyesore at the east end of town for years, but now the former Carmel Convalescent Hospital property is slated to be turned into 143 apartments, thanks to something called the “builders remedy.” Mary Schley reports.

Caltrans says — thanks to some daredevil repair work — it should have Highway 1 to Big Sur reopened for one-way traffic by Memorial Day. Kelly Nix has that one.

A major hotel project near the Monterey Bay Aquarium was OK’d by the coastal commission last week. Kelly Nix has that one, too.

Monterey officials soothed some very angry nerves when they moved repair work on the city’s roads to the overnight hours. A Pebble Beach home that was for sale was destroyed by fire last Friday. The fire-damaged building where the Cottage restaurant used to be will become retail and residential. Patrice Pastor has put his Scenic Road home on the market — but maybe not for long, he says. The Carmel High robotics team is competing at the World Championships in Houston, Texas. Pacific Grove has a new city manager, but the head of the city’s chamber of commerce abruptly resigned. Rep. Jimmy Panetta is urging Congress to approve more aid for Israel. A woman was injured when a car suddenly accelerated into the front of a downtown hotel. The animal shelter says more than 300 people a year are bitten by dogs in the county. A P.G. group will pick up the carcasses of dead deer that end up in people’s yards (in that city). Big crowds are at Laguna Seca for this week’s Sea Otter Classic bike events. Dennis Taylor says Stevenson and CHS lacrosse teams are facing tough playoff match-ups. Jerry Gervase has details of the new “Scenic Views” concierge memberships. Our Fun in the Sun special section has a complete rundown of the summer’s special events, camps and other fun things for you and your family to do. And my editorial says there are many factors causing the California housing shortage, but the U.S. Supreme Court has stepped in to alleviate the state’s sky-high housing prices.

Paul Miller, Publisher
paul@carmelpinecone.com

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