Dear Readers,
Dave Potter has raised more money than the other candidates for mayor, but is he leading with the voters? Mary Schley reports.
Fire seriously damaged an apartment belonging to city councilman Bobby Richards Monday — but it would have been much worse if a nearby workman hadn't intervened. Mary Schley has that one, too.
Congressman Jimmy Panetta was in Israel again this week to express U.S. support for the country’s military operations in Gaza and Lebanon. Kelly Nix has the details.
Gov. Newsom called the Legislature back into session to approve a bill regulating maintenance schedules and preparedness at the state’s oil refineries, but Republicans say the law will just raise prices for consumers. Some Big Sur residents are calling for a popular wedding venue to be shut down. A motorcycle chase led to a late-night arrest at San Carlos and Seventh.
An impromptu car event on Ocean Avenue during Car Week in August won’t be repeated next year. Plans for a roundabout at Carmel Valley Road and Laureles Grade are moving ahead. The booming City of Marina has OK’d an ambitious plan for an updated downtown.
The man accused of robbing a downtown jewelry store two years ago is finally headed for trial. The county board of supervisors, facing a $20 million budget shortfall, has imposed a hiring freeze. The state says air samples show low levels of pesticides near Monterey County farms. A new state law will provide funding for spay and neuter surgeries.
Great Lives looks into the early years of one of Carmel’s most familiar figures. Dennis Taylor says Carmel, Catalina and Stevenson high school have top-notch field hockey teams. Our Healthy Lifestyles special section tells you how to get back into your exercise routine, offers the latest advice about vaccines, and reports an important mobility development for people with MS. And my editorial says the coastal commission reached a new low with its vote to limit SpaceX launches from Vandenberg AFB.
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