Dear Readers,
Community Hospital and Salinas Valley Memorial have been ordered by a state agency to limit their spending in the coming years as a way to curtail price increases hitting patients. Kelly Nix has the details.
Experts in wildfire prevention and containment are in sharp disagreement with testimony at the coastal commission that fire breaks and “defensible spaces” make fire danger worse. Chris Counts has that one.
A candidate for the school board in last November’s election has failed to get charges dismissed that she falsified her address to qualify for the ballot. Mary Schley reports.
A man wanted by the FBI for drug trafficking was arrested on Scenic Road last week, thanks to some head’s up work by Carmel P.D. The planning commission’s approval of Patrice Pastor’s project at Seventh and Dolores has been appealed to the city council. An altercation in the lobby of the police station shows why not having an interview room is a bad idea.
The Valero corp. says it will close its oil refinery in Benicia next year, adding to the state’s gasoline woes. The coastal commission will consider Carmel’s strict regulation scheme for cellphone towers. A tree growing through the deck of a home at Santa Fe and Fifth can be removed, the forest and beach commission says.
A local expert on infectious diseases has some advice about whether you might need to renew your measles vaccination. The SPCA says more pelicans are needing rescues and medical care. A “prowling family” was identified thanks to video from a Tesla’s surveillance cameras.
Lisa Watson profiles a chef who says he’s come a long way from “warming a pot on a rock.” Dennis Taylor profiles some of the top-flight golfers at area high schools. Jerry Gervase plans a biopic of his own life, with himself as casting director. Our “Healthy Lifestyles” special section acknowledges some of the unsung heroes of dental health, offers advice for new parents and grandparents, and includes tips for making sure Fido keeps his handsome smile. And my editorial says now is not the time to start listening to nonsense about preventing wildfires.
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