Dear Readers,
The water district is getting ready to start allocating the water from the expanded reclamation plant, and it says cities and the county will soon be able to start handing it out. Kelly Nix reports.
It took a dramatic, overnight rescue through very rough terrain to bring an injured hiker out of the Big Sur backcountry on Monday. Chris Counts has that one.
Saying they were afraid it might open the door to fast food in town, the planning commission put off a decision on a permit for “Big Squeezy.” Mary Schley has the details.
After decades operating under the Shell brand, the gas station at San Carlos and Fifth is now a Chevron, but the old, hand-carved signs have been preserved. A homeowner who wants a metal roof to help with fire safety is getting very frustrated at the reluctance of the planning commission to approve it.
A tourist from Sweden received a serious dog bite while out for a run on her first day in the Peninsula. The man accused of slaughtering animals in North County in September has been deemed fit to stand trial. A body reportedly sighted in Monterey Bay several miles from shore could not be found by emergency responders who were sent to retrieve it.
A serious accident on Highway 68 between CHOMP and Pacific Grove Tuesday afternoon and one on the same highway Christmas Eve resulted in one fatality and numerous serious injuries. An illegal pot grower has pled guilty to numerous charges and faces 20 years. New state laws target many types of crimes, including mass shoplifting. The DA’s investigation of the police shooting near the Golden Bough theater in October is about to wrap up.
New 5th District county supervisor Kate Daniels will take the oath of office Tuesday. PG&E says a transformer twice the size of the old one will help prevent Monterey Peninsula power outages. After 40 years, the director of the Big Sur Health Center is stepping down.
Jerry Gervase pines for the days when healthcare was delivered the Old Country way. Dennis Taylor says the hopes of the CHS basketball team may ride on players fresh from the football championship season. Dale Byrne has the second of his “From the Mayor’s Desk” columns. Great Lives profiles a former River School principal. And my editorial says even we get the future wrong sometimes.
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