Ridiculous Democrats and Preposterous Republicans
Local political theater veers into the absurd, with Republicans claiming a disproportionate amount of insanity – and power – in deep blue Monterey County.Local political theater veers into the absurd,
The spokesman for the Monterey County Republican Central Committee thinks the U.S. government ought to operate like organized crime. “It should act more like the mafia,” Paul Bruno says. He elaborates from there: Any experienced ...
Issues / 2012 / Aug 09
Sea Change
Oxnard’s happy-go-lucky Sea Lions bring bright, ’60s-inspired Cali-pop to the Alternative Café.
The highlight of the Sea Lions tour in Japan last February wasn’t one of their Tokyo shows. Or visiting any of the sights like Mt. Fuji. It was a booze-fueled night of karaoke. “We were ...
Journalists work to get late Herald editor Ed Kennedy a Pulitzer for WWII reporting.
He witnessed Germany surrender to the allies in 1945 and broke the news that WWII was over, arguably the biggest scoop of the 20th century. And yet Ed Kennedy’s reporting – which defied a U.S. ...
Getting Sleepy
A monkey-minded reporter attempts a journey to a past life. It might not matter if it’s real.
In a previous incarnation I was a man. A builder named Hiro with long black hair, living in the Andean foothills before there were South American countries. My father is a mediator in our village. ...
Mother of Reinvention
A look back at the reborn Museum of Monterey (aka MoM) suggests it’s cleared the storm that nearly wrecked it.
Just a few years ago the former Monterey Maritime and History Museum, run by the 82-year-old Monterey History and Art Association, was close to becoming Monterey history. It was hosting lectures and exhibits on Hotel ...
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Apollo astronaut Russell Schweickart had a vision of loveliness while flying through outer space in his lunar module. “One of the most beautiful sights is a urine dump at sunset,” he ...
The Campaign
What’s Right?: The Campaign turns the political process red with laughter.
Here’s a new twist. Picture a Republican politician with humanitarian ethics. Now imagine said unicorn in the corporeal being of Zach Galifianakis, making the most of every effeminate gesture he can muster as small town ...
By The Numbers 8-09-12
Real Estate
$482,500 Recent Sale 508 Herrmann Drive, Monterey Built: 1953 Size: 1,282 square feet Features: 3 bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms, 2-car garage, guest house Amenities: Wood-burning fireplace, patio, tile flooring, vaulted ceilings, breakfast nook, hot tub Seller: ...
Healing Helpings
Cancer-Fighting Kitchen author Rebecca Katz delivers delicious therapy.
Cookbook author Rebecca Katz wants to shake up the seating chart at dinner. “Great taste and great nutrition don’t sit at opposite sides of the table,” she says. “That’s the power of yum.” The chef ...
Hero Sandwiches
Rescue on a Roll: Hero Sandwiches saves the day for busy breadwinners with inventive creations.
It wasn’t the kind of message you’d expect from a lunch delivery spot: “You know what to do, you know when to do it.” Actually – having only heard of the essentially undercover sandwich service ...
Letters To The Editor 8.09.12
Life on Wheels Honoring Chris Essert with Walter Ryce’s article was very kind and thoughtful (“Car-less Chris Essert is a diligent patron of all things cultural [and cheap] in Monterey County,” July 26-Aug. 1). I ...
The Bourne Legacy
Generation Kill 2.0: Dual assassins live parallel lives as a new Bourne hero emerges.
Is it worth $10? Yes. The Bourne Legacy takes the franchise in a smart and practical new direction, but due to a dragging, convoluted story it’s also not as good as its predecessors. For clarity: ...
Good Weird
San Diego’s The Burning of Rome makes music using everything but the kitchen sink.
There are more instruments used on The Burning of Rome’s forthcoming album With Us (to be released on Sept. 18), than there are cars in Jay Leno’s garage. In addition to the usual suspects – ...
Tasty Tunes
The Carmel Supper Club returns with two nights of barbecue and music courtesy of the acclaimed Allan Harris Band.
There aren’t many musicians who can claim Tony Bennett as a mentor. Allan Harris is one of them. “Bennett changed my life and focus as an artist,” Harris says. “If I were a painter it ...
Goodwill Soured
Marina property dispute leaves Goodwill’s Shoreline Conference Center unfinished.
Goodwill Industries’ Shoreline Conference Center in Marina is designed to impress. Its culinary arts program is complemented by conferences, job placement services and programs for at-risk youth. The grounds include a new organic garden, photogenic ...
Rules of the Road
Fort Ord’s Eastside Parkway heads to court; MPC dismissed from case.
A proposed shortcut through the former Fort Ord is taking the long route, with what could be a stop in court before breaking ground. The $20 million Eastside Parkway would run from Parker Flats to ...
Tapping Reserves
Aromas residents prepare for prospecting; Graniterock lawyer works for oil company.
Watsonville-based mining giant Graniterock is working to assure Aromas residents that seismic testing by an oil-exploration company won’t lead to hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. “We are not in the oil business,” Graniterock President and CEO ...
Dry Heaves
Carmel River steelhead impacted by late and sparse rains.
It’s a sunny, blue-skied morning along the Carmel River. But as he walks along the dried-up riverbed, Frank Emerson sees a critical lack of rain. Earlier this summer, when the river was low but still ...
At the convention, Dems have a chance to right Bill Clinton’s wrong on defining marriage.
The two major political parties of the United States are imperfect vehicles, but when they take stands on fundamental issues, these powerful institutions provide a measure of where not just politics is, but where the ...
Former warden says California can’t afford death penalty.
From the time a death penalty case enters the court system in California, the count begins. There’s an estimated $40 million a year spent on death penalty cases at the county court level. Then $72 ...
Squid Speaks
LAW AND ORDER: SEASIDE… Squid is a fan of police procedurals, those fabulously formulaic television dramas featuring mix-and-match cops and plug-in plot lines – a Criminal Minds marathon and a little shrimp-flavored popcorn makes for ...
Street Talk 08.09.12 (asked @ Del Monte Beach.)
What would you have hypnosis change about you?
Follow-up: What’s the worst thing to do while hypnotized? MIKE SHEA | Carpenter | Monterey A: Just to be calmer. I moved up here and lost a lot of money on some business projects, so ...
Public Citizen 8.09.12
THURSDAY 8 | 9 FORT ORD FUTURE | SEASIDE – Conservation Lands Foundation leads a meeting on the possibilities for the newly designated Fort Ord National Monument. The support group is expected to work with ...
Brezsny's Astrology August 2-8, 2012
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19): The astrological omens suggest that you now have a lot in common with the legendary Most Interesting Man in the World – adventurous, unpredictable, interesting, lucky, one-of-a-kind. To create your horoscope, ...
