Dear Readers,
After yet another lengthy, frustrating city council meeting that left him with no decision on one of his important development projects, Patrice Pastor says he is finished with Carmel — “a strange community, if you can call it a community." Mary Schley has the details.
The home where police say a man stabbed his wife to death two weeks ago was broken into just a few days after the crime, with multiple valuables taken, including a car. Mary Schley has that story, as well.
Leash rules are being debated at Garland Park, where a woman says her daughter’s puppy was attacked and killed by a roaming dog on Monday. Chris Counts reports.
Tonight, Caitlin Conrad launches her new column, “Capitol Access,” with a look at Gavin Newsom's hurried attempt to redraw Congressional districts before the 2026 midterm elections.
Carmel City Hall's working group on implementing street addresses is planning to test its ideas with the public in the coming months. Nestling seagulls are being rescued by the SPCA in large numbers from streets all over the Monterey Peninsula. A man has been sentenced to prison for selling illegal drugs that led to the overdose death of a Pacific Grove teenager.
The Coastal Commission seems poised to OK county rules to crack down on short-term rentals in the coastal zone, even as the board of supervisors has OK’d renewal fees for short-term rentals in the rest of the county. The MPC preschool is reopening following an expensive remodel.
Meals on Wheels of the Monterey Peninsula has purchased a $3.4 million building in Seaside. Election officials have certified petitions seeking to overturn Pacific Grove City Council raises. John Steinbeck’s “Western Flyer” will visit Fisherman’s Wharf next week.
A Big Sur gallery’s exhibit will meld music and astrophotography. Elaine Hesser takes you inside the planning for a very expensive wedding. Dennis Taylor profiles a CHS baseball phenom who has his eyes on the Big Leagues. Jerry Gervase reminisces about cars he loved so much, he gave them names. We have a monster special section packed with features and an A-to-Z calendar of events coming up during Concours Week. And my editorial pines for the days when Carmel’s residents included lots of children.
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