Earlier this year, U.S. District Judge Florence-Marie Cooper ruled that the sonar used by the Navy almost certainly harms marine life. That decision was the outcome from a lawsuit initiated...
read on»
Arcadio Quiambao mopes out of the unemployment office in Salinas. The 70-year-old Salinas resident was laid off about six weeks ago and is still battling the California Employment Development Department,...
read on»
Hollywood has gone viral. In a four-minute video circulating YouTube, MySpace and Facebook, actor Leonardo DiCaprio says he does not want Americans to vote. SuperBad’s Jonah Hill wants to know...
read on»
When winter storms trigger mudslides and road closures, Big Sur residents don’t want to relive the martial law that ensued during the summer’s Basin Complex fire (when rebellious homeowners defied...
read on»
An electoral storm brews in Pacific Grove as eight candidates, none of them incumbents, vie for three City Council seats in the Nov. 4 contest.
...
read on»
Amid the heated battle for Marina City Council seats, city staffers on Oct. 8 sought to deflate residents’ concerns about city finances, which opposition candidates have seized as a focal...
read on»
amount approved for local defense projects by the House of Representatives, including $18 million for NPS’ homeland security master’s program and $15 million for a new DLI classroom; The bill...
read on»
GUV SIGNS LBAM BILL… On Oct. 1 Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed the Invasive Pest Planning Act (AB 2763), authored by Assemblyman John Laird largely in response to what he saw...
read on»
On September 3, 2007, Steve Fossett took off in a stunt plane for a joy ride. He never returned. Fossett was a world record aviator and adventurer — he set...
read on»