Black, White and Grey Areas
In a groundbreaking new book, Peninsula residents Ann Todd Jealous and Caroline T. Haskell examine racism – with essays
The childhood stories are telling. Here are three: When Maren, who lives in Pacific Grove, was a little girl, her grandparents employed black husband-and-wife couples as cooks, housekeepers, gardeners, mechanics and dining room servants. Dinner ...
We Shall Overcome
The head of the NAACP talks to the Weekly about discrimination large and small.
Days after hosting the 44th NAACP Image Awards in Los Angeles, NAACP President/CEO Ben Jealous spoke to the Weekly about growing up biracial on the Peninsula, various fronts in the modern civil rights movement, and ...
Issues / 2013 / Feb 21
Police Rasta
Cali Nation molds music out of sticky real-life situations.
The Salinas P.D. and Cali Nation have a long-standing relationship. And that really hasn’t been a bad thing for the trio: Their biggest hit, “Salinas” – a tongue-in-cheek, Bradley Nowell-esque rock-reggae shout-out to their hood ...
Remembering Tony
The community rallies together in the aftermath of a local gone too soon.
On Jan. 5, 43-year-old Tony Faria died in front of his girlfriend Meredith Marin as a result of a tragic accidental shooting. Faria was a well-loved server at Casanova who was originally from Hawaii. He ...
Dune Buggin’
Developer’s request for no-trespassing signs raises question of public beach access.
Ed Ghandour’s 39-acre, beachfront Sand City property consists mostly of the pitted remnants of an old sand mine. It also includes the dune known to locals as “Scribble Hill” – a de facto billboard facing ...
Cool Cats by the Dozens
East of Eden Cat Fanciers Show brings chichi breeds and standout household felines to fairgrounds.
Look around at all the LOL cats – those ubiquitous and goofy feline images with funny text – or hang around on a Caturday, when cat lovers share photos through social media websites every Saturday, ...
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19): In the course of her world travels, writer Jane Brunette has seen many wonderful things – as well as a lot of trash. The most beautiful litter, she says, is in ...
By The Numbers 02.21.13
Real Estate
$4,095,000 Recent Sale 2313 Bayview Ave., Carmel Built: 1956 Size: 2,231 square feet Features: 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 1-car garage Amenities: Bay views, fireplace, study, chef’s kitchen, balcony, patio, master bedroom sitting area Seller: Werner ...
Well Planted
McIntyre celebrates a quarter century of growing by earning a lofty state honor.
Sometimes broken dreams can be delicious. If Steve McIntyre had realized his dream of becoming a professional musician, for instance, we wouldn’t be able to enjoy his elegant Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir. Fortunately enough, ...
Bacon Blasphemy
Contemplating a life with less bacon isn’t such a painful process.
Looking back, the early bacon years of the bacon craze seem like a time of innocence. We took it for granted that any problem, culinary or otherwise, could be solved with various preparations of pig ...
Letters To The Editor 02.21 .13
Wall Art It is important to note that very little of the $17 billion quoted is actually used for product (“Graffiti creates huge business opportunities – the graffiti abatement industry,” Feb. 14-20). The figure encompasses ...
Bless Me, Ultima
Ultima Fighting: Adaptation of best-selling Chicano novel Bless Me, Ultima appeals with honesty, morality.
The independent film Bless Me, Ultima is based on the most widely read and best-selling novel of the Chicano literary canon, according to the film’s press kit. Written by Rudolfo Anaya and published in 1972, ...
King of Kings
The greatest living bluesman returns to the Golden State Theatre.
There are a few blues guitarists who can do what B.B. King does, but he was the first, the pioneer, the ultimate entertainer and a spokesperson for the genre. In last year’s documentary BB King: ...
West of Memphis
Bodies by the River: West of Memphis examines one of the greatest miscarriages of justice of our times.
Forget The Dark Knight. Move over, Katniss Everdeen. The most intense, nail-bitingly suspenseful thriller franchise “from the dark side” these days is not the product of a screenwriter’s imagination. It’s a true crime story from ...
Homeward Bound
Arts Habitat is again derailed in their search for a permanent home.
Nonprofit artist organization Arts Habitat is on the move again, but not in a good way. The 23-year-old organization has been working towards its singular mission – to build a permanent artist community of live/work ...
Home to Roost
Sand City pigeon poisoning may have had unintended consequences.
Last September, in an industrial corner of Sand City, Seaside resident Rob Perkins went to check on a woodworking shop owned by some friends who were out of town. When he got there, he saw ...
The Surge
The National Steinbeck Center has a big couple of months heading this way.
The Steinbeck Center is a nucleus of culture in Salinas, a reflection of its city’s evolving histories and essential values. In the next few months, the Steinbeck Center will host a plethora of events and ...
Protests in D.C. draw double the expected crowd – and a show of solidarity in Monterey County.
The huge “Forward On Climate” protest in Washington, D.C. on Sunday inspired a handful of Monterey County residents to travel cross-country to demand presidential action on the climate, including stopping the Keystone XL Pipeline. Meanwhile ...
Get Involved
Public Citizen 02.21.13
ONGOING SAFER SALINAS | SALINAS – The Public Safety Funding Committee is seeking community members to represent different neighborhoods and groups in developing a plan for the city’s public safety. Feb. 22 deadline to apply. ...
Memories of growing up black in Monterey County.
Growing up in mid-Carmel Valley, I was an obvious member of a tiny minority. I grew up a child of mixed race, black and white, in a home with two white parents in a small, ...
1684: Number of returns prepared last year by United Way Monterey County’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
IN ONE EAR… Squid watched in amusement as Monterey Regional Water Pollution Control Agency board members bickered at their Feb. 11 meeting. At issue: whether the Peninsula should get a crack at some of the ...
Street Talk 02.21.13 (Asked @ SPCA for Monterey County.)
How do you know you’re crazy for your cat?
Follow-up: What title – real or imaginary – would your cat win at a cat show? ASHLEY FESSENDEN | Customer Service Rep | Seaside A: I shoved a giant cat tower in the back of ...
The Movement
Monterey County becomes focus for huge effort aimed at immigration reform.
Community organizing is on a roll in Monterey County as advocates harness momentum created by the immigration debate. From the union halls of Salinas to the church halls of Greenfield, volunteers are banding together to ...
