Dear Readers,
The owners of a home on Perry Newberry have been given the OK to permanently use the public right of way outside their home as part of their yard. Mary Schley reports.
Monterey’s Wharf No. 2 — a place many locals love to visit — is so worn out and run down, it poses an “immediate threat” to the public, according to a consultant. Kelly Nix has that one.
A three-year-old incident involving swastika graffiti at Carmel High School has brought the intervention of federal civil rights officials. Mary Schley has that story, too.
Elderly residents lost $97,000 to scam artists in just the last two months, Carmel police say. The sewer board has decided to stick to every-other-month paper billing — and the switcheroo isn’t cheap.The Carmel Residents Association and the Chamber of Commerce have scheduled candidate forums for the upcoming municipal elections, and Mayor Dave Potter is the latest candidate to secure a spot on the ballot. A tourist and her dog were both injured in a scuffle with a raccoon. One Car Week event you may not have heard of is a Poker Rally to raise money for Big Sur firefighters. Turns out the battle over pickleball at Forest Hill park isn’t over yet. Laguna Seca has a new CEO. Pacific Grove plans to impose stiffer fines for short-term rental violators. Elaine Hesser has one of our “First Mention” features, reporting on the career of legendary race car driver Phil Hill, and how he was covered in The Pine Cone, dating back to 1953. Dennis Taylor tracks the progress in Division I football of former Stevenson standout Evan Johnson. Jerry Gervase has some thoughts about how and why people go wrong singing The Star Spangled Banner. Our colorful Car Week special section includes a host of features on some of the great cars and personalities of the Monterey Peninsula’s biggest week — plus our A-to-Z calendar of all the events you won’t want to miss. And my editorial says apparently the Chronicle didn’t learn its lesson about how it feels to be lied about.
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