Dear Readers,
Monterey County stands to lose millions of federal tax dollars to pay for healthcare for undocumented immigrants, according to a report to the Monterey County Board of Supervisors this week. And local colleges are very worried about cutbacks to DEI programs. Kelly Nix has those stories.
A lawsuit over last year’s fatal shooting by Carmel P.D. of a disturbed man on Monte Verde Street could be headed for mediation. Mary Schley has that one.
The City of Carmel says it got record-breaking TOT payments over the last year. Mary Schley has that one, too.
Phonics are headed back to California classrooms. Will that help improve the state’s dismal reading scores? Caitlin Conrad has an assessment.
Phase 2 of the Peninsula’s water reclamation project is about to come online. A fraudster has been sending out fake city invoices. The sentence for an ex-sheriff’s deputy for “attempted unlawful sexual intercourse” probably won’t be affected by a state review.
The Carmel Resort Inn property on Guadalupe Street, the subject of much development discussion, has been sold again. Patrice Pastor’s development company has withdrawn one of its development applications. Pacific Grove is trying to weed out people who are ineligible to get the city’s sole permit for a marijuana outlet.
Work has commenced on the new bus expressway between Marina and Sand City. County officials are celebrating the installation of a new “vault toilet” at the Fort Ord hiking trail. A major effort is underway to limit the spread — or even eradicate — an invasive grass in Big Sur.
The Carmel City Council has some very full agendas next week. Todd Trayer has been named the city's police chief — no more “acting.” The Carmel International Film Festival will be in full swing this weekend.
Dennis Taylor reports on the ambitious — and, in some cases, highly successful — girls golf programs at CHS, Stevenson and Santa Catalina. Jerry Gervase talks about how much he enjoys hearing from readers, even when they call him bad names. And my editorial says arbitrary enforcement is another major problem that’s inevitable when laws are too vague to be easily understood.
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