Dear Readers,
With a dispute over permits at one restaurant unresolved, Sade’s bar is set to close next week with no prospects for reopening. Mary Schley has the details.
The City of Carmel and its insurance carrier paid $2 million to settle a lawsuit over the police shooting of a disturbed man in 2024. Mary Schley has that one, too.
A fox who became trapped with corrugated pipe around his neck was rescued by people in Corral de Tierra and is being nursed back to health by the SPCA. Kelly Nix reports.
If California’s proposed wealth tax becomes law, what will happen to the state’s billionaires? Caitlin Conrad says it looks like many of them will head to Florida or Texas.
Owl nests are going in around town to attract the rat-hunting predators. Concrete demolition in The Pit is nearly done. Work on new sewer lines beneath parts of Scenic Road is about to commence.
The trial is underway over a lawsuit from a woman who was nearly killed at Point Lobos in 2023. A CSUMB professor has been charged with battery for knocking a hat off a middle school student’s head. Pickleball madness at Forest Hill Park has reached a whole new level.
A Pacific Grove councilmember has been fined for filing a late financial disclosure. The state is spending $1.2 million of your money to increase “accessibility” at parks. The population of elephant seals at Piedras Blancas in San Luis Obispo County is steadily growing.
CHOMP and Blue Cross have settled a dispute over health care prices. Rep. Jimmy Panetta is tackling mold and other defects at military housing. P.G.’s rec board is recommending creation of a dog park. The Carmel City Council will discuss parking again at next week’s meeting.
Dennis Taylor has the story of a former CHS multi-sport standout who’s getting ready for his big NFL test. Food and wine has tips for hosting a winning Super Bowl party. Jerry Gervase explains why humans hate to admit it when they’re wrong. Our Healthy Lifestyles special section has some great insights about how to get moving. And my editorial says a big tax refund may not be a reason to celebrate.
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