Dear Readers,
The city council OK’d a plan to start undergrounding power lines at the foot of Ocean Avenue — before the money that’s available gets rescinded and given to somebody else. Mary Schley reports.
The landowner of a large, scenic property in Carmel Highlands is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to help him get a development permit from Monterey County. Chris Counts has that one.
California regulators have approved new clean-air rules that could raise the price of gasoline in the state by 50 cents a gallon, or even more. Caitlin Conrad has that one.
An iconic Big Sur property has been put on the market for the astonishing price of $100 million. Storey poles and orange netting around the barely standing Jeffers Cabin on Monte Verde Street might seem to indicate redevelopment is afoot, but they don’t. Thanks to a lot of research and planning by Police Chief Paul Tomasi, the impact in downtown Carmel of a new state law limiting parking near crosswalks won’t be much. A new city ordinance to regulate ADU’s is a long way off.
The CHP is searching for the driver responsible for a hit-and-run on Highway 1 Sunday morning that killed a 19-year-old girl. Big Sur’s Coast Gallery has been sold for $2.4 million, but the new owner hasn’t said what he intends to do with it. After being shuttered by the state, the Carmel Youth Center is slowly re-opening its programs. A man in a banana suit was arrested on Halloween for DUI.
The final income and expenses for candidates for mayor and city council have been reported. An appeals court has turned aside a motorcyclist's lawsuit over a crash at Laguna Seca. Even before the ink was dry on the results of the P.G. municipal election, a member of the city council resigned. Montage Health and Monterey County are working on a new initiative to protect young people from fentanyl.
An abandoned resort in Carmel Valley could be redeveloped and reopened. A juvenile raccoon that almost died after being trapped in a fence is being rehabilitated. A playground designed for children with disabilities is under construction in the village. Pacific Grove schools will get a new sex education curriculum.
Dennis Taylor explains how the Carmel Padres pulled off an undefeated football season. If you want to know anything about Alaska, you can ask the subjects of this week’s Great Lives. Jerry Gervase lays bare the facts about going through medical checkups. And my editorial explains what the district attorney will be looking at as she tries to determine whether police acted legally when they killed a man on Monte Verde Street three weeks ago.
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