Dear Readers,
When a plane crashed in Pacific Grove Saturday, it killed three co-workers (including the owner) of a Monterey dive shop who were on the final leg home from a dive trip to Cuba. Kelly Nix has the tragic details.
Mental competency may become an issue in proceedings against a man who’s accused of stabbing his wife to death last week in their home near Carmel. Mary Schley has that one.
Congressman Jimmy Panetta made an oversight visit to a big ICE detention facility in San Bernardino County, and you may be surprised at what he says he learned. Kelly Nix reports.
A Carmel Valley resident who’s been reappointed to the California Coastal Commission says “housing for all” will be one of her priorities on the commission over the next four years, which is quite a shift from the way the commission used to be. The Carmel planning staff says objections to Patrice Pastor’s Dolores Street project are not supported by facts or law.
A guilty plea has been entered by the man accused of trying to stab his mother to death at Del Mesa Carmel in January. Peninsula homeowners will be getting refunds for a water supply fee they were illegally charged. Caltrans workers are in hot water over a party at their Monterey office. Lower speed limits at the Big Sur bridge are just temporary, the state road agency says. A neglected P.G. park has been revitalized.
A small wildfire in Palo Colorado Tuesday was quickly extinguished, but not before destroying a mobile home. The county is warning of stiff fines for people who start illegal campfires. A deal is in place to remove damaged batteries from a Moss Landing storage facility. A fundraiser to honor a young man who could fix anything will help aspiring welders and mechanics. Several small car events have been added to the Carmel calendar for Concours Week.
Dennis Taylor relates the adventures of the Stevenson boys and girls basketball squads in Australia. Jerry Gervase says the Bach Festival turned out to be just as thrilling as a Big League baseball game. And my editorial laments the short life of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that could have made housing cheaper to build.
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