Dear Readers,

Planning commissioner Bob Delves says he’ll be a candidate for city council in the November election, while Dave Potter and Bobby Richards say they’ll seek re-election. Mary Schley has the details.

A 44-year-old man was killed riding a motorcycle on Highway 1 through Carmel Sunday morning in what can only be described as a freak accident. Mary Schley has that story, too.

Serious discussion is underway in Carmel Valley about the possibility of 1,000 new homes and apartments being built, with the big debates about where they will be and who’ll be able to afford them. Chris Counts reports.

Famed broadcaster John Madden is being remembered with a bronze statue outside one of the town’s markets. A rebellious homeowner in Seaside shows how to fight city hall while keeping a smile on your face. The city council is set to consider what will be a record municipal budget. Monterey County’s legal marijuana industry is on the verge of failure, a grand jury says. Highway 1 will reopen to Big Sur Valley Friday morning. County supervisors approved the demolition of a “historic” home in Pebble Beach. A PUC judge says AT&T will have to continue offering landline phone service. Migrant students at CSUMB will get a financial aid boost, under a plan secured by Rep. Jimmy Panetta. A downtown hotel has sold for $16.6 million to a company that says it will turn it into a luxury boutique destination. A retired pastor has some touching stories to tell from his recent visit to Ukraine. Dennis Taylor says the CHS baseball team may be bound for glory. Jerry Gervase recounts the time enjoyed falling. And my editorial says it’s about time someone told the truth about the mythic creature called “inclusionary housing.”

Paul Miller, Publisher
paul@carmelpinecone.com

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