Dear Readers,
An ordinance approved this week by the Monterey County Board of Supervisors has effectively banned most short-term rentals in the unincorporated parts of the county. Chris Counts reports.
The CHP says a motorcyclist killed in a Mother’s Day crash on Highway 1 was responsible for his own death, even though he died after crashing into a power pole another driver knocked down. Mary Schley has that one.
Fouled water caused by pipe maintenance forced the closure of the CHS swimming pool Tuesday — sending the boys and girls water polo teams scrambling for places to practice. Kelly Nix has the details.
A Pebble Beach home closed escrow for $45 million on Monday, making it the highest-priced home ever sold in the county. The state legislature may OK $150,000 interest-free, no-monthly-payment home loans to undocumented immigrants — and that’s just one of the bills their hurrying to pass before the current session ends on Saturday. A horde of California sea lions has forced the closure of a popular Monterey Beach. Carmel’s police chief unveiled a plan to comply with the state’s new “no parking near crosswalks” law. A teen is being called a hero after saving a small child from drowning. The heritage society will honor Hugh Comstock, inventor of the Carmel cottage. Kathy Bang and her husband, Gary, sold their home on Scenic Road and are moving to Florida. Eight candidates are vying for seats under the school board's new, district-by-district scheme. The City of Salinas has decided to impose rent control on about 8,000 apartments … is Monterey next? A candidate for Mayor of Pacific Grove has deleted her social media pages after bragging about confronting Israelis over the war in Gaza. Great Lives features a local man who really knows what it’s like to get up close and personal with African wildlife. Dennis Taylor says the Stevenson football team has some unfinished business to take care of. Jerry Gervase takes a trip back to 1925. Our Healthy Lifestyles special section explains how an artist got back to his easel after hand surgery and advises how to maintain your healthy bones. And my editorial says it’s ridiculous to talk about “price gouging” when consumers have so many choices.
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