Issues / 1998 / May 07
California community colleges have no policies regarding faculty/student dating.
A Monterey Peninsula College counselor a few weeks ago pled no-contest to charges of threatening a student who rebuffed his advances. But interestingly enough, there is no policy at California community colleges prohibiting faculty and ...
Mexican action star Carlos Gallardo guns down Hollywood.
"Hollywood can go to hell!" --Carlos Gallardo In 1994, El Mariachi, an extremely low-budget ($7,000), Spanish-language action flick made by twenty-something Mexican filmmakers Robert Rodriguez and Carlos Gallardo became one of Hollywood''s biggest breakout hits. ...
Multicultural history of Monterey Bay region explored at upcoming conference.
So you think you know your regional history? You''re hip to the Sicilian fishermen who settled Monterey Bay; the dairy farmers from Southern Switzerland who settled southern Monterey County? Ahh, but there''s a million wonderful ...
Love's Catering
Ever since they were tall enough to reach the kitchen counter, the Love sisters have loved being in the kitchen. Coming up with enticing menus, designing beautiful plate presentations, and creating tablescapes and dcor to ...
Of Mommies and Mayors--Why women should be both.
People who know that I have a small child wonder why I work. Sometimes, I wonder myself. If you aren''t already well established in a career, postpartum is probably not the time to start. You ...
Pea Soup Vs. Pea Soup
It''s no small curse, at the tail end of this tenacious El Ni¤o winter, to venture inland a few miles and be reminded that somewhere it''s really spring. That, in itself, is a welcome tonic; ...
Monterey Action Coalition proposes hotel tax to provide dollars for arts and history.
"We didn''t know what a big scar the demolition of the San Xavier warehouse would leave in our hearts," says Barbara Bass Evans, co-chair of the Monterey Action Coalition (MAC), a grassroots activist group. The ...
Vocal Treasures--Frederica von Stade and I Cantori give voice to lesser-known works.
While the viral cure for AIDS remains elusive, the social cure for the dreaded disease got a major boost in Monterey County last Friday when international opera star Frederica von Stade gave a concert in ...
Here are some of the places serving up special offerings on Mom's Day
For all the years that Mom packed your lunch, had dinner waiting when you got home and kept the cupboards stocked with all of your favorite snacks, she deserves a day when someone else is ...
Spike Lee shoots and scores in his best film in years.
A great basketball player, almost by definition, is someone who has grown up in a constricted world, not for lack of vision or ambition, but for lack of money; his environment has been limited to ...
Permaculture lecture targets sustainability.
Farmer Dave is coming to town to give a lecture on permaculture. In case that sounds like an apparent predilection for curly hair and the formation of a new and bizarre agricultural society, a little ...
Growing Unicorn --Tweaks and twists signal changing attitude.
"We''ve gone through a sort of...well...I don''t want to say shakeup...but a shakeup in my attitude," says Carey Crockett, founder and artistic director of Unicorn Theater. After putting in a couple of all-night work sessions ...
Parris In The Springtime--Rebecca Parris and Milton Fletcher, Jr. highlight jazz offerings.
Somehow, the sound of jackhammers blasting away outside Rebecca Parris'' Seattle hotel room could not drown out what she had to say as we conversed over the phone the other day. The outgoing jazz singer ...
Three teen moms tell why they got pregnant, and how they've coped.
This Sunday, on Mother''s Day, millions of Americans will honor the women who brought them into the world. But will anyone bring flowers to 18-year-old Salinas resident Carmen Lopez, who gave birth to her son ...
Local programs address teen pregnancy and pregnancy prevention.
Teri Short was 17 and a student at Salinas High in 1982 when she gave birth to her first son. Two years later, she had another child. And then another. There were no "teen mother" ...
Letters /
Who is John O'Grady???? This letter is to respond to the April 23-29 issue entitled "Too Bad." Who is John O'Grady? How does he make his living? I wonder if he understands that Clara Baber ...
Tentacles Sticking to Everything
Don''t Slam The Door On Your Way Out Developer Priske-Jones Inc. of Ventura saw the writing on the wall and dropped a bombshell on the board of supervisors Tuesday with a surprise announcement it was ...
On the Edge--Exhibit at Claypoole-Freese promises controversy.
Been waiting for something controversial to get you back into an art gallery? Wait no longer. The four-artist exhibition opening Friday at the Claypoole-Freese Gallery is almost guaranteed to raise some hackles around the community. ...
Mother's Day--I Remember Mama
Mothers'' Day is a way to say "thanks" for all the changing of diapers, wiping of spit, and countless other thankless tasks endured by those who gave us life. So what are Monterey County residents ...
