Dear Readers,
After 10 years of work, the county planning commission has approved an ordinance regulating short-term rentals. Chris Counts has the story.
Patrice Pastor’s plan for Rocky Point was approved by an enthusiastic and grateful coastal commission. Mary Schley has that one.
The fall election for mayor and city council is taking shape, with the entry of yet another council candidate entering the race. Mary Schley has that one, as well.
A wildfire that broke out Monday on a Big Sur mountain was quickly stopped by a vigorous aerial attack. A man who tried to retrieve his drone from a dangerous hillside had to be rescued Sunday — and they only found him because his cellphone had satellite SOS capability. Speaking of rescues, a tiny kitten that got loose on Highway 1 near the county courthouse Friday was saved from certain death by a compassionate CHP officer. Two more houses have been OK’d for the Carmel Resort Inn property. The city council approved an ordinance limiting the acquisition and use of military gear by the police department. A former gallery space on Dolores Street will become a restaurant. City hall says it’s not responsible for the holdup getting the main entrance to the post office reopened. The mayor of Pacific Grove won’t be apologizing for trying to remove a member of the city’s economic development commission. A new Congressional policy reimburses members for housing expenses, including our representative, Jimmy Panetta. The Eastwood clan celebrated a wedding at Mission Ranch on Saturday. Highway 1 will reopen as far as Esalen Sunday, but there’s still a couple of months to go before you’ll be able to drive all the way to San Luis Obispo County. The sudden appearance of thousands of flowering poppies along Highway 68 is surprising and delighting motorists. Dennis Taylor traces the history of an important local swim club — one that produced Olympic Gold Medal winner Heather Pease. Jerry Gervase recalls his family’s farming days. And my editorial says Carmel’s longstanding feud between “residents” and “businesses” appears to be over.
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