Dear Readers,
The Carmel Planning Commission once again rejected a proposal from Verizon Wireless to build a cell tower in town. Is a court battle on its way? Mary Schley reports.
Our story last week about platforms for owls generated a big response — so much so that the owl group has to turn most people down who wanted one. Mary Schley has that story, as well.
At a town hall in Santa Cruz, Rep. Jimmy Panetta lambasted ICE’s immigration enforcement efforts and called for them to be seriously curtailed. Kelly Nix has the details.
If California is an exemplar of social justice, why are CSU presidents getting much bigger raises than the workers who keep the campuses running? Caitlin Conrad strives to answer that question.
A motorist died Tuesday when his car plunged off Hurricane Point in Big Sur. The Carmel Building Code Board of Appeals rejected a homeowner’s request to put sprinklers on his roof. This year’s fawning season is off to a very early start. The Pine Cone started covering golf legend Jack Nicklaus in 1961, when (at the age of 20) he was already a big star.
A CHP officer’s quick response saved a fisherman’s life near Garrapata Beach. Affordable housing at September Ranch will be the subject of a land use advisory meeting next week. Another open house about the city’s scheme to assign street numbers in Carmel is set for Feb. 20. Carmel residents are being asked what they think about their garbage pickup service. A woman’s fraud arrest may spell the end of her time at the House of the Year.
Classes had to be canceled at Carmel High Friday after a water main broke. A plan to renovate two popular Big Sur campgrounds includes creation of 30 units of employee housing. Shuttles are proposed as a way to reduce traffic congestion on Highway 1. LandWatch is sharply criticizing a consultant’s report about how Pacific Grove can reduce its greenhouse gas emissions.
Our food and wine column says big happenings are in the offing for Presidents Day weekend. Dennis Taylor says it takes a special kind of high school student to join the sailing team. Our AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am special section is packed with features about the pros who play, the volunteers who make the tournament work, and how you can get the most out of the tournament, whether you’re attending in person or watching on TV. And my editorial says everything is legal until it’s illegal.
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