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Silicon By The Sea

Monterey County is at ground zero for an astonishing number of successful computer and software enterprises.

Imagine a past when the Microsoft empire was nearly thwarted in its infancy by rebel computer forces from Monterey. Or a present in which some of the world's hottest software is being masterminded on the ...

Issues / 1997 / Feb 13

Cut To The Quick

Big Sur proposals raise environmental and property rights issues.

They are the defining symbol of the Central Coast's majestic scenic beauty, but now Big Sur's redwood canyons have become the latest battleground over the public impacts of private land-use decisions. This issue of the ...

Don't Tread on Me

Del Rey Oaks faces questions about its development plans.

The tiny bedroom community of Del Rey Oaks (DRO) is getting a taste of the rough and tumble world of Peninsula politics as residents, neighbors and officials grapple with the potential traffic, environmental and quality-of-life ...

Worth My While?

Commuters want incentives to forgo driving.

Monterey County drivers would consider giving up driving alone to work, if there was an incentive to do so. That's what the Transportation Agency of Monterey County (TAMC) found after assessing the results of close ...