Dear Readers,
Carmel unveiled a set of proposed changes to the municipal code to help meet the state’s new housing mandates — and some of them could have big implications for the city’s future. Mary Schley reports.
An early-morning fire destroyed a Carmel Valley landmark Monday. Chris Counts has the details.
Monterey County supervisors are promising strict policies to make sure there’s no repeat of the disastrous blaze that destroyed a battery storage facility in Moss Landing. Kelly Nix has the story.
CHOMP says it won’t be easy to implement President Trump’s order that hospitals publicly disclose their prices in detail. In his State of the City talk this week, mayor Dale Byrne said tree stumps, broken sidewalks and DUIs are three of his priorities.
Carmel is considering launching social media pages — but with strict limits on what can be posted there. Peninsula property owners with Cal Am hookups will get water charge refunds, the MPWMD says.
A man accused of breaking into a Carmel Highlands home and living there while the owner was away, stealing an expensive car and causing a serious crash, died suddenly last week when he was about to have a preliminary hearing in the long-delayed case. An arrest for illegal use of a motocycle in Monterey led to the discovery of numerous illegal guns.
More roadwork on Highway 1 will force the road to close for 8 hours next week. New rules for rustic camping in the Big Sur backcountry are being considered. A volunteer group was rebuffed when they asked the P.G. City Council for permission to improve two of the town’s parks. Cal Fire and State Parks are planning controlled burns.
Dennis Taylor details the success CHS is having on the basketball court. Jerry Gervase reflects on the pleasures of no longer needing to feel important. Our Healthy Lifestyles special section reports on a new way to prevent strokes, advises how to find healthy fats, and offers advice on cannabis, alcohol and teens. And my editorial says the California housing shortage causes a lot of different problems.
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