Dear Readers,
The city council changed its mind about house numbers at this week’s meeting, opting for a year of public study and consideration of the issue, and then a citywide vote in November 2025. Mary Schley reports.
State officials say don’t count on them to solve the Peninsula’s water shortage. They want us to solve it ourselves. Caitlin Conrad has that one.
Yet another car featured in this summer’s Concours d’Elegance was destroyed by fire last week, and this one was even a prize winner worth $2 million. Mary Schley has the details.
A surprise block party in honor of former mayor Ken White’s 90th birthday Saturday included the reading of a proclamation to pay tribute to his lifetime of accomplishments in service to his community. A baby killer whale that was stranded on Carmel River State Beach Tuesday died despite efforts to rescue it. The 100-year-old Pebble Beach equestrian center has been demolished. The man charged with killing dozens of animals in North County will undergo a psychiatric evaluation to determine if he can be tried. PacRep will reopen the renovated Golden Bough theater this weekend. A California appeals court has ordered the water district to stop collecting a water supply charge. Stevenson school has started a fundraising campaign for a new math and science building. Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill to provide $150,000 no-interest home loans to undocumented immigrants. County supervisors have OK’d the EIR for erosion and flood protection projects at the mouth of the Carmel River — including to protect Scenic Road. The family of an Israeli soldier killed in the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks is launching a fundraising campaign with a visit to Monterey this weekend. The Carmel City Council reversed its earlier decision letting a homeowner keep a strip of land in the public right of way. A new book offers a first-hand account of surviving a Big Sur wildfire. This week’s Great Lives profiles a man who wanted to be the Beatles but ended up being his great self. Dennis Taylor has a preview of the girls' water polo season at Stevenson, Catalina and CHS. Jerry Gervase brags about his old-fashioned BBQ expertise. Our special section, “Women in Business,” includes a slew of can’t-miss features about some of the community's outstanding business owners and innovators. And my editorial says we were warned about the state’s determination to enforce its new housing mandates, and last week we saw just how serious they are.
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