Dear Readers,
After its eighth public hearing, Pastrice Pastor’s project at Seventh and Dolores was approved by the planning commission Wednesday night. Mary Schley has the details.
President Trump’s effort to open up more national forests to logging could have some major impacts on federally owned land in Big Sur. Chris Counts has the story.
Despite a relatively calm winter with no major landslides, Highway 1 to San Luis Obispo County remains closed and there's no forecast about when it will open. Chris Counts also has that one.
The owner of the Carls Jr. near the aquarium that was destroyed by fire last week says he’ll rebuild the same restaurant in the same location. The salvage of a yacht that ran aground in Pebble Beach March 26 is proceeding slowly. The man accused of stabbing his mother at Del Mesa Carmel in January has been cleared for trial. State Farm is seeking approval of a big emergency rate increase for homeowners insurance.
An Orange County developer who faced criminal charges and a lawsuit after a fistfight in Carmel in Sept. 2022. Gov. Newsom is trying to strike his own trade deals with other countries. Bill Mitchell, a much admired figure in local real estate who was also a military and airline pilot for more than 30 years, has died at 83.
The Pacific Grove councilmember who owns a commercial building downtown has no conflict of interest because a recent council decision, one of her tenants said. A collision between a van and an MST bus Saturday resulted in multiple injuries. Monterey Bay fishermen are facing a tough year, thanks to an early end of the crab season. The Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District is looking for a new general manager.
An acclaimed Pacific Grove author is about to release her fourth novel. Dennis Taylor says softball teams at Carmel, Stevenson and Catalina have wide-ranging expectations for the upcoming season. Jerry Gervase tells about the joys of reconnecting with his old grammar school classmates. And my editorial asks the question, “Why did all that illegal immigration have to happen?"
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