Dear Readers,
Police Chief Paul Tomasi, who was present when a 27-year-old man was killed on Monte Verde Street after charging an officer with a crowbar, provides new details of the tragic incident. Mary Schley interviewed Tomasi and has the story.
The Carmel School District has settled one sexual harassment lawsuit filed by an employee and continues to battle two others. Mary Schley has the details.
A row of controversial Covid-era parklets were demolished this week on Pacific Grove’s Lighthouse Avenue, with street side improvements on the way to replace them. Kelly Nix has that one.
San Antonio Avenue in Carmel is down to one lane, while renovations are made to the footpath that runs along the ocean side of the street. Rep. Jimmy Panetta is backing a bill to cut off funding for terrorist groups, even though numerous other Democrats have withdrawn their support. A California appeals court has overturned the murder conviction of Joseph Sampognaro, who was accused of killing his father in a dispute over a Corvette.
Fake tickets and greatly overpriced real ones have been sold online for PacRep’s “Jersey Boys.” Nacimiento Fergusson Road has reopened after being closed for more than three years. A cliff-hanging home in Big Sur sold last week for $19.3 million. Dueling lawsuits are the culmination of a longstanding dispute between neighbors on Lincoln Street. Hard as it may be to believe, gasoline is about to get a lot more expensive.
The man who trespassed at several local schools and threatened a principal has been put on probation. Employees of CalPERS are raking in big bonuses. California may be dead last in the country when it comes to counting ballots. A man who caused a fatal fentanyl overdose has been sent to jail.
A 2003 CHS graduate has been nominated for several Grammys. Numerous craft fairs are in the offing for the holiday shopping season. Dennis Taylor has the thrilling details of the Carmel Padres thrilling victory in the first round of the CCS football playoffs. Jerry Gervase says we should all be happy that Thanksgiving isn’t what it used to be. Our “Healthy Lifestyles” special section introduces you to new ways to have clear skin, eliminate unwanted hair and stay safe while getting a mani or pedi. And my editorial says, along with its high taxes, declining public safety and eroding economy, California is losing political clout.
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