Dear Readers,
Kaiser Permanente made another strong move into Monterey County last week when it purchased an $8.7 million property in the newly developed section of Marina. Kelly Nix has the details.
A former principal of River School has filed a lurid lawsuit accusing the school district of harassing him, violating his civil rights and illegally firing him. Mary Schley reports.
The rent control scheme in Salinas was about as strict as you could make it, but last week the city council repealed it, citing the need for a bigger supply of housing instead. Mary Schley has that one, too.
Two tiny plovers whose eggs were rescued from Marina State Beach and hatched at the SPCA are being meticulously cared for in anticipation of the birds' return to the wild. Sixth graders from a Seaside elementary school really showed their stuff at an underwater robotics competition.
President Trump wants more offshore land opened up for oil drilling, but Jimmy Panetta has introduced legislation to stop him. A federal judge says the president can’t withhold federal funds from local jurisdictions that provide sanctuary to undocumented immigrants. The state parole board decided a Salinas man who murdered his infant son 25 years ago should be released from prison.
A county grand jury says not enough is being done to make sure Monterey’s wharves, including Fishermans Wharf, are safe to walk on. A lawsuit blames a Salinas Valley grower for a recent E. coli outbreak — which the grower emphatically denies. The brand new mascot sculpture at CSUMB was vandalized this week by somebody protesting a housing shortage at the campus.
The latest version of the house Massy Mehdipour wants to build in Pebble Beach was approved by the county planning commission. Jane Fonda is helping Assemblymember Dawn Addis promote new legislation to make fossil fuel companies liable for disaster damage attributable to climate change. A mural at the Good Sam Center in Seaside will memorialize one of its prime benefactors.
Racing will get underway at Laguna Seca with a new leadership team in place. Dennis Taylor provides an overview of the high school track season, including what’s expected from some outstanding athletes. Jerry Gervase observes that sometimes what’s served for dinner doesn’t matter as much as who you’re eating with. And my editorial says Massy Mehdipour’s gross mistreatment in the permit process didn’t happen because of racism.
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