Dear Readers,
Police Chief Paul Tomasi has announced his second retirement, and he says he means it this time, while also expressing great confidence in his successor, Todd Thayer. Mary Schley reports.
The woman whose son was shot and killed by police during a confrontation on Monte Verde Street last October has filed a lawsuit against the city, claiming there was no reason for cops to shoot him. Mary Schley has that one, too.
A Peninsula family that has traveled the world — including the Northwest Passage — in a small sailboat has returned to Monterey, but not for long. Chris Counts has the details.
The Pacific Grove waiter who was detained by ICE in June has been deported to El Salvador. Two men were arrested one day apart for separate sexual assaults. A Monterey may is facing charges of vandalism, breaking into a house and threatening a man with a knife.
A young bobcat that was probably hit by a car has been rehabbed by the SPCA. A stir was created inside the Carmel post office Wednesday when First Amendment provocateurs started videoing people inside. Sade’s Bar may be forced to close, but the owner says he’s not giving up his liquor license.
The P.G. city council is going ahead with a “land acknowledgement” to be read out loud at the beginning of meetings. The last of the city's parklets are being removed. The county is building a memorial for those who died from Covid. The state controller says Monterey County has not submitted required payroll data.
Dennis Taylor tracks the NCAA achievements of Santa Catalina speedster Juliette Kosmont. Jerry Gervase explains why special songs can have such a powerful influence on your life. Our “Peninsula Families” special section explains how to have fun in a chilly town, and how to run a small business with kids in tow. And my editorial says parking in Carmel may be a significant problem, but it certainly isn’t a new one.
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