Dear Readers,
A new state law makes public drinking in “entertainment zones" legal, along with smoking pot while eating in “cannabis cafes.” So get ready for some serious partying, everybody. Caitlin Conrad reports.
A Carmel Highlands couple had a $62,000 check stolen from the mail — and the thief managed to cash it. Chris Counts has that one.
The Monterey County Sheriff's Office says it is unable to substantiate the story of a woman who says she was tied to a tree in Del Monte Forest by an armed man. Mary Schley has that one.
Heavy rain and strong winds during a storm late Friday knocked out power all over the Peninsula and damaged several houses. New laws are adding to the requirements landlords have to meet, not only for rent, but security deposits and evictions. The election of a new mayor and two councilmembers has opened up vacancies on the Carmel planning commission and forest and beach commission.
The man who trespassed at a Pacific Grove school and threatened the principal last year has been arrested again, this time for “lewd behavior.” The CHP is still searching for the driver who caused a fatal accident on Highway 1 in Monterey last month. A bank at the mouth of the valley was robbed Monday. A motorcycle accident on Carmel Valley Road killed one rider and injured another Friday night.
A Cannery Row condo project is new construction and not a remodel, according to the coastal commission’s staff. Neighbors of a defunct resort in Carmel Valley say plans to revitalize the place will be too disruptive. A 35-unit hotel in downtown Carmel has closed for a major renovation. Ambitious plans are in the works for the Red Barn on Highway 1 outside Prunedale. Rep. Jimmy Panetta has proposed legislation to simplify 401(k) withdrawals.
Dennis Taylor has a complete rundown of Carmel High's amazing 48-7 victory in the state football championship game last Friday. Jerry Gervase says sometimes you meet interesting people in the most unexpected places. Great Lives profiles outgoing CHOMP CEO Steve Packer. Newly elected mayor Dale Byrne pens the first of what will be a series of “from the mayor’s desk” columns. And my editorial warns that many Christmas Gifts “waste” water.
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