Issues / 2002 / Jun 27
Union asks county supervisors to join negotiations.
After hitting a stalemate with county officials during wage negotiations, Monterey County social workers have asked the Board of Supervisors to intervene-and show them more money-at the Board''s June 25 meeting. The union is asking ...
New Re-releases
X More Fun In The New World Ain''t Love Grand See How We Are Elektra/Rhino Play to the same 200/500/1,000 people year in and year out and eventually, even the most stalwart of cult acts ...
Letters
The Poop on Squid Squid: It would appear that you have yourself recovered from a bad case of anosmia, or, in the alternative, greediness, shortsightedness, or some other moral deficiency with regard to PG''s choice ...
Minority Report takes on the question of intent and rescues Steven Spielberg's reputation as a sci-fi moviemaker.
Photo: I Didn''t Think It, Therefore I Was Not Going To Do It- Tom Cruise is on the lam as a law enforcer accused of evil intent in Steven Spielberg''s sci-fi head-trip thriller Minority Report. ...
Newsbriefs
Affordable Housing Plan Moves Torward Supes Even as civic leaders and developers stew over Congressman Sam Farr''s strong-arm method of ensuring 50 percent affordable housing on Fort Ord, another significant rule requiring reasonably priced housing ...
KAZU veterans adjust to a new reality.
Before she decided that she would return to the air next Monday morning to host the Roadside Cafe radio show, J.T. Mason went through several days of soul-searching. A week after deciding to go forward ...
Jungles, waterfalls and exotic creatures of Brazil's Pantanal are pictured at the P.G. Natural History Museum.
Photo courtesy Vic Banks Photo: The Pantanal- Brazil''s Forgotten Wilderness shows through Sept. 8 at the Pacific Grove Natural History Museum, 165 Forest Ave. Vic Banks will offer two free public lectures Aug. 6 and ...
With a lot of help and safety gear, disabled divers venture into Lovers Cove to glimpse the underwater universe.
Photos by Randy Tunnell. Photos: Ready And Willing-Clockwise from upper left, Ricky Belmonte gets encouragement from Steve Fortino; Belmonte gets a final hood fitting; Belmonte enters the water with two volunteers; Janice and Steve Miguel ...
None so blind as those who will not see.
Photo: Dream Weavers- Michael Jacobs (left) and John Rousseau (below right) project their own hopes onto Molly Sweeney. Some plays tell great stories; they''re driven by strong narratives, they have dramatic tension, a climax and ...
Wrong Turn at Lungfish provokes giggles, snorts, tears and a standing ovation.
Photo:Bedside Manners- Dawn Flood (left in both pictures) tries to breach Rolly Dick''s nearly impenetrable emotional walls at the Magic Circle Theater. There must have been a Shirley Temple movie that follows the same basic ...
The women of Monterey County's police forces fight crime in their own way.
Photo by Randy Tunnell. Photo: Julie Stradan (Seaside PD)and Kathy Hale (Pacific Grove PD) Officer Kathy Hale walks through the jail at the Pacific Grove Police Department. It''s Saturday morning and silent. More of a ...
Foodchain
WINE FUN.. .Head out to Carmel Valley Saturday for Joullian Vineyards'' third annual Summer Zin-Q: Zinfandel and BBQ Open House, from 11am-4pm. As the pioneer of Zinfandel in Carmel Valley, Joullian celebrates this quintessential summer ...
Pajaro residents debate the benefits of Calpine's proposed 'peaker plant.'
Photo by Jessica Lyons Photo: If They Build It, It Will Hum: Calpine proposes to put a "peaker plant," like this one in Gilroy, in an abandoned field in Pajaro. There''s a dusty, ugly plot ...
The Covey has a new chef, new dishes, and a spiffed-up look.
Photo by Randy Tunnell. Photo: Sauce It Up- Classic cooking techniques prevail at The Covey. The Covey has been serving fois gras to customers since 1971. For years, it held the distinction of being the ...
After breaking with The Lock, Nancy Jones finds a roots-rock sound.
Photo: Nancy Jones says her new band, which plays Ocean Thunder Saturday, reflects her Southern upbringing. It''s been a short, straight trip for Nancy Jones'' newest band, Jones. It''s a story that started with a ...
Asked at the Structure clothing store in Monterey.
Q: How important is it to be clean and organized? Follow Up: What is the most interesting thing you have found while cleaning out your home? Laurel Murdock Board Operator/Monterey A: When my space is ...
The third annual Monterey County Composers Forum brings the work of new and enduring local musicians to Carmel and Salinas.
Photos: (Left to right; top to bottom) Allison Passell, Bruce Graham, Bruce Hamill, Dale Victorine, David Price, Ed Mercurio, Ed Moncrief, Michael Chan, Rick Knudsen, Steve Ettinger. At what point does doodling turn into art? ...
A planning primer for the Fourth of July
Photo: Neigh To Go: P.G. police officer John Purdom and his trusty companion at last year''s 4th of July. Next Thursday, most of the country will shut down and people will gather together in large ...
Best Of The Rest
Photo: On Guard-The Human Chess Game is a TheatreFest highlight Saturday and Sunday. thursday 6|27 LeTip of Monterey 7am. This business-networking group of local entrepreneurs will host a free business mixer. A hearty breakfast and ...
Hotpicks
friday 6|28 Deep Rivers GOSPEL CONCERT. Eighty musicians from all over the country, filled with the gospel spirit, let loose tonight in Salinas with spiritual music dating back to the 19th century. Spirituals originated in ...
