Life, Death and Boardom
They’re smart, mean, tough and ugly. But that’s not why we should shoot them.
As Matt Murry drives into the Carmel Valley hills, his eyes dart across the landscape like a bird of prey. Behind him in the four-door pickup sit Neil and Etul Gavande, a father and son ...
Where the Wild Things Are
Hunter’s Supply gives hunters and non-hunters a striking look at serious game.
The wolf that greets visitors at the door is nearly taller than the brown bear standing next to it. Flanking it are some other, ferocious-looking man-eaters: an Alaskan polar bear, a grizzly and a now-endangered ...
Issues / 2012 / June 14
Squid Speaks
TALLY HO… Squid knows Squid could exert undue influence at the polls, using all eight tentacles to sneakily fill in ballots. But Squid prefers to sneak away quietly – a practice losing candidates would do ...
Letters To The Editor 6.14.12
ROAD TO NOVEMBER California used the same kind of primary ballot in 1998 and 2000 (“First open primary doesn’t change the liberal composition of Monterey County reps,” June 7-14). All candidates from all parties appeared ...
A Different Sort of War
Stand Down at Salinas rodeo grounds helps homeless vets find services and support.
Tracy Smith says he’ll never wear shorts around town because he doesn’t want to draw attention. But when prodded, he hesitates then rolls up his pant leg to reveal a dark, splotchy calf. “I have ...
Brezsny's Astrology June 14-20, 2012
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19): It’s time for your right hand to find out what your left hand has been doing lately, and vice versa. They’ve been attending to their separate agendas for a while, and ...
By The Numbers 6-14-12
Real Estate
$728,000 Recent Sale 1066 W. Franklin St., Monterey Built: 1971 Size: 1,942 square feet Features: 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2-car garage Amenities: Fireplace, gourmet kitchen, bay views, deck, patio, fenced landscaped yard Seller: James and ...
Chef, Special
A star leaves Big Sur orbit; beer haikus are the best.
The other night a line cook asked for a night off so he could attend a baptism, which isn’t out of the ordinary. But something much less common happened next: The cook who filled in ...
Cake Walk
Identifying the right ceremonial confection is a decision that lasts forever.
The word “wedding” tends to add a zero to prices. That goes for cakes, big time: It’s not unusual for a 100-serving confection to break $1,000. Local bakeries host private tastings for wedding cake as ...
Let’s Get Lit
An Irish literary masterpiece and two Big Sur works of poetry bookend the weekend.
James Joyce’s 1922 novel Ulysses is the Mt. Everest of Modernist literature, a novel so challenging and complex that few people attempt to read it, fewer finish, and fewer still grasp it. Two friends of ...
Rock of Ages
Bang Yer Head: Rock of Ages amazes – by hitting capitalist chords you might not expect.
If there’s one thing that rock ‘n’ roll has understood from the beginning – to the consternation of pearl-clutching panty-sniffers everywhere – it’s that selling sex to horny girls and women is a license to ...
Moonrise Kingdom
Rare Vision: Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom captures youthful innocence, awakening and heart.
Wes Anderson has honed his formally composed vernacular of kitschy nostalgic magic realism cinema to a super fine point. Making his debut animated film Fantastic Mr. Fox seems to have allowed the perpetually youthful filmmaker ...
Shiny Metal
Heavy Metal breathes new life with the America Rocks Tour at Salinas’ Fox Theater.
Just when you thought hair metal disintegrated with the 1980s, the America Rocks Tour is here. It hits the Fox Theater on Saturday, resurrecting five bands from an era of music that thrived on spandex, ...
Classic Twist
Metal string trio Judgement Day goes in a completely different direction with its forthcoming release.
Violin-cello-drum Judgement Day has evolved a sound to rival Metallica. But the Bay Area instrumental outfit’s third full-length album, Polar Shift – hitting the streets on July 31 – is a return to basics for ...
Acting the Part
Jenny Lewis’ decorated resume and honest songwriting carries her to Henry Miller Library.
As a kid Jenny Lewis played Fred Savage’s pre-teen love interest in a movie about a video game competition. She also guest-starred as a Girl Scout opposite Betty White on The Golden Girls. In all, ...
Bear Market
Jack Nicklaus partners with Pasadera Country Club to take on China golf market.
The biggest competitive and commercial force in golf history is taking aim at the biggest prize in the world economy: China. And he probably wouldn’t be doing it if it weren’t for a private golf ...
Greenfield Voters Recall Two Council Members, Leave Mayor in Limbo
Shaken, Not Settled
Greenfield Mayor John Huerta is a handful of votes away from losing his seat, but he’s tired of talking politics. He prefers to focus on Rancho San Miguel, the Merced-based chain that will become the ...
Waste Management expands Peninsula food scrap collection.
Here’s one reason to feel less guilty about your leftovers. On Aug. 1, Waste Management will offer more commercial food-scrap composting on the Monterey Peninsula. WM trucks haul cooked and uncooked food scraps – fruits, ...
State Sends Mixed Signals Over Future Of Plasco; CalRecycle Reversal Could Kill Gonzales Plant.
Trashing Gas
The process sounds almost like science fiction: Trash is super-heated into gas, which passes through lightning-hot plasma, leaving clean carbon, oxygen and hydrogen to burn as fuel. But regulation might signal the end of gasification ...
Courting strange experiences is one of the best ways to boost creativity.
Creative people think differently. But why? There is no magic bullet or single pill. We all have the potential for creativity, but there are so many different triggers that can broaden our minds, inspire and ...
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Public Citizen 6.14.12
ONGOING COMMUNITY GRANTS | VARIOUS LOCATIONS—Community Foundation for Monterey County offers workshops on applying for community impact grants, supporting healthy, safe and culturally vibrant communities. 2:30-4:30pm. Thu June 14 at Community Foundation, 2354 Garden Road, ...
A daughter struggles with her mother’s imminent passing.
My mother is dying. Not in the philosophical way that we’re all dying, not in a general “the future is promised to no one” way. There is an expiration date – I can’t see this ...
Street Talk 01.26.12 (asked @ Outdoor World in Monterey.)
What animal, creature or species do you wish it was legal to hunt?
Follow-up: What’s the most disgusting creature on earth? M COSTELLO | Event Coordinator | Menlo Park A: Beaver, because their skins can be made into hats and coats. Plus, I’m sure they would be very ...
The Banger Beat
Seaside police struggle to quell a spike in gang activity.
On a recent evening, Seaside patrol officer Eddie Enriquez stops two Hispanic males on the street. One of them, he says, is a known Norteño gang member. Enriquez pats the young man down, looking for ...
