Dear Readers,
The state is requiring cities and counties to adhere to strict new “defensible space” rules to protect homes and businesses from wildfires. But will they mean the end of Carmel’s “urban forest”? Mary Schley has the story.
There will be no public vote on street addresses in Carmel, the city council decided this week. So what does the council intend to do with the issue? Mary Schley has that one, too.
A new drop box has been installed at the Via Nona Marie post office to make it harder to steal mail. Chris Counts explains why it’s there and how it works.
With new water permits about to become available, a man who got one in 1997 has discovered how hard it is to stay in compliance. A new skincare shop is coming to downtown Carmel, but not the kind that caused so much controversy. Two women from Marina have been arrested for making extensive graffiti in Cannery Row.
Sacramento democrats have changed their mind about tightening penalties for sex trafficking of minors. A Carmel Valley community group says Carmel Valley Ranch needs employee housing, not more guest rooms. A rollover accident near the Big Sur Lightstation cause a small brushfire.
A diver had to be rescued after he ignored high surf warnings at Monastery Beach. Another life term has been handed to a Salinas Valley convict who helped murder another inmate. The man behind an extensive catalytic converter theft ring has been sentenced to 12 years.
Rep. Jimmy Panetta wants Monterey County servicemembers to get cost-of-living raises. Members of the Pacific Grove City Council are getting raises of their own. The remodeled First Theatre in Monterey is getting is first live production. Marina will build an indoor community pool.
Dennis Taylor says the Stevenson sailing team just went through a nailbiter season finish. Jerry Gervase misses his mother — and especially the bread she baked. And my editorial says the YIMBYs seem to have achieved unequivocal victory in the land use wars, now that all the NIMBY leaders have converted to their side.
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