Dear Readers,
Verizon isn’t giving up on the cell tower it wants to install on Carmelo Street, and it has asked the city council to OK what the planning commission rejected. Mary Schley has the scoop.
Another very wet week brought a brand-new mudslide to Highway 1 in Big Sur, leading Caltrans to close 7 miles of the iconic highway until further notice. Chris Counts has the story.
Officials in the City of Monterey are expressing alarm at a 239-unit apartment complex proposed for the inland side of Highway 1, near Del Monte Center. Kelly Nix has the details.
California teens may soon be prohibited from using social media until they’re 16. Among other things, will that make them more motivated to get their driver’s licenses? Caitlin Conrad reports.
The 40-year-old Inn at Spanish Bay is getting ready for some renovations, including a complete redo of the golf course. The owners of a Carmel restaurant have received the OK to open a new restaurant and deli. A caregiver has been arrested for giving an elderly man a drug overdose.
The owner of a Salinas Valley pot farm has been arrested for making illegal sales. A hiker stranded in Arroyo Seco during one of this week’s storms was rescued by helicopter. The city planning commission decided A.W. Shucks should give up its bar permit.
Almost all of the new water that the city decided would be for commercial uses has already been spoken for. Pacific Grove is joining Carmel in asking the State Water Resources Control Board to lift its ban on new water meters.
A local theater company has a new home. The Bach Fest has unveiled the programming for its summer season. Our food and wine column, Soup to Nuts, tells you about a spiffy new restaurant and explains how a beloved local bakery plans to recover from a fire.
Dennis Taylor has the outlook for postseason play in soccer, basketball and wrestling. Jerry Gervase thanks his mom for giving him the gift of Shakespeare. And my editorial lays out a comprehensive plan for becoming a successful politician.
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