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A state agency says prices at CHOMP and other county hospitals are way too high, and it blames a “profound lack of competition" for the problem. Kelly Nix reports.
Detailed new guidelines for the design of homes and businesses in Carmel are shaping up to be even more confusing than the old ones. Mary Schley has that one.
Storm waves in Big Sur claimed two more victims Friday when a man from Canada and his 7-year-old daughter drowned at Garrapata Beach. Chris Counts has the tragic details.
Sacramento Democrats have the answer to what ails California, and the answer is $16 billion in new taxes and fees. Caitlin Conrad has the story.
Rainfall totals on the Peninsula since Oct. 1 are the highest in at least 50 years. Meanwhile, Peninsula residents are using less drinking water today than the community consumed in 1958.
A Marina man will spend decades in prison for raping girls. A visitor from Carmichael was arrested for threatening to shoot people who were making noise in Monterey. Despite threatened cutbacks, the Big Sur Health Clinic is planning for a big future.
The Carmel traffic safety committee wants e-bikes banned in Mission Trail park. Fines for illegally cutting and pruning trees may be sharply increased.
Despite legal troubles, a Monterey doctor has been honored as a pioneer in inmate medical care. Assemblymember Dawn Addis has secured $1.5 million for immigrant services in the county. The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance is celebrating a major fundraising milestone.
Dennis Taylor says there were thrilling finishes in some of the local high school playoffs. Jerry Gervase talks turkey. Our Healthy Lifestyles special section tells you all about some innovations in preventing cavities and treating gum disease, and explains how to protect your pets from falling Christmas trees. And my editorial says it’s time to get real about where the real dangers from sewage spills are coming from.
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