Dear Readers,
Patrice Pastor’s development company will present a scaled-back version of his plan for Seventh and Dolores to the planning commission next month. Mary Schley has the details.
After using informal rules to create a truce between pickleball players and the people who live near Forest Hill Park, the city may have to impose penalties for people who violate them. Mary Schley has that story, as well.
The coastal commission says Caltrans harmed “coastal resources” when it cleared a huge rockslide from Highway 1 in Big Sur six years ago, and it wants the road agency to create a park to make up for the loss. Chris Counts has that one.
Canadians mad about Donald Trump’s tariffs and his talk of making their country the 51st state are cancelling their local hotel reservations in droves, according to the general manager of one group. An outspoken member of the state Legislature is renewing his effort to override local zoning to create more housing near transit hubs. Carmel is seeking volunteers to fill numerous openings on various boards and commissions.
Baseball fields in Carmel Valley were vandalized by somebody — or a groups of somebodies — on a golf cart. Yet another type of scam targets people who have been issued permits by the county. Marina is asking its citizens for suggestions how to spend a possible $3 million windfall, and its city council and mayor granted themselves a 10x raise.
The Pacific Grove city council OK’d louder noise limits for live music. P.G. also named a new police chief, and its DEI committee approved a “cultural” calendar. Water district general manager Dave Stoldt is getting an assistant who could end up being his replacement. The county board of supervisors OK’d a 132-unit low income housing project.
Dennis Taylor previews the tennis season at Carmel High and Stevenson. Jerry Gervase has nothing but praise for his favorite local newspaper. And my editorial says the fire hazard maps released last week bring into sharp focus how much danger local communities face, and show why it's necessary to loosen some of the local laws protecting trees.
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