Dear Readers,
Hundreds of traffic tickets, almost 50 arrests, and dozens of accidents marred Car Week in Carmel and throughout the Monterey Peninsula. Mary Schley reports.
A $1 million prototype sports car was burned to a twisted hulk Sunday while it was being transported from the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. Mary Schley has that story, as well.
The reopening of Highway 1 to San Luis Obispo County will be delayed past its late fall expected reopening, Caltrans says, because of new cracks at a worksite near Esalen. Chris Counts has that one.
A 96-year-old woman will be evicted from her senior home apartment soon, she’s been told, but where she’ll go is a mystery. A valuable lot near the Spyglass Hill golf course in Pebble Beach has been auctioned off because of unpaid property taxes, but the former owners are suing to get the sale rescinded. Wily cops tracked down the man who rented an expensive e-bike and then stole it. All candidates but one in the upcoming Carmel election turned in candidacy papers with signatures that were invalid. Clint Eastwood’s former home on San Antonio is on the market for $21 million. CSUMB will get a high-tech science building. Sacramento Republicans are decrying what they call a last-minute effort by Democrats to pass a bill cutting sentences for serious crimes. The Ventana Wildlife Society isn’t just about condors — they rescue bald eagles, too. Two Carmel restaurants were busted during Car Week for selling alcohol after hours. TAMC is struggling with how to curtail use of a neighborhood shortcut around Highway 68 traffic jams. A cyclist was injured trying to traverse a closed portion of Highway 1 in Big Sur. Students at Rancho Cielo proudly showed off a 1952 MG they meticulously restored. Great Lives features a man with an amazing career not only in the U.S. military, but the DEA. With the Monterey County Fair kicking off next Friday, Neal Hotelling traces the history of the colorful and much-loved event. Dennis Taylor shows why the CHS football squad is expecting another great season. Jerry Gervase shares the secret of his favorite places along the Carmel shore. And my editorial explains the very important economic differences between producing and taking.
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