Thursday, March 30
County's tourism industry gets advice on recovery from other locales.
To blitz or not to blitz? In the game of football, a blitz is a sharp, focused, immediate attack on the quarterback. In the world of public relations, a blitz translates into a sharp focused ...
Two schools face EPA action for failing to comply with federal testing standards for drinking water.
The San Benancio School and Washington Union Elementary School are two of eight schools in the state under the threat o administrative action--including fines ranging from $500-$25,000--from the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for failure ...
One writer looks at what "getting tough on crime" has wrought in the Golden State.
The road from Mecca follows the Northern Pacific tracks past Bombay Beach to Niland, then turns due south through a green maze of marshes and irrigated fields. The bad future of California rises, with little ...
Thursday, March 23
By Tuesday, MoCo may be home to two new Academy Awards.
We're about 400 miles away from Monday's Academy Award action, but some local artists have made the ceremony meaningful for MoCo. We already have one winner in our midst and, come Tuesday morning, we may ...
Soggy Papers
A fire and flooding from sprinklers that caused an estimated minimum $25,000 of damage at the Carmel Pine Cone offices this week went undetected for several hours due to a flaw in the original design ...
Muddy Mess
Concerns over possible sewage contamination of crops form last week's floodwaters have led county health and agriculture officials to begin testing crop samples prior to harvesting. This issue of the Weekly was published in print ...
The CW staffers offer their suggestions for 52 movie we think you should see.
It's Friday night and you want to unwind by watching a movie at home. How do you choose which movie to rent? A lot of us have those Bible-sized guides to movies on video--and we ...
Salinas program utilizes volunteers to bring art to the classroom.
"I don't consider art enrichment; I consider these basic parts of education," says Dee Meyers, founder of the Art Docent Program at Salinas' Washington Union School District, a program that draws on the creativity of ...
Monterey County has been to slow to retrofit quake-prone buildings.
Despite Monterey County's experience with the 1989 Loma Prieta quake, shoring up quake-prone buildings doesn't appear to be a priority. Roughly 200 buildings in Monterey County currently fail to meet structural standards imposed by laws ...
Thursday, March 16
Holes in your policy can sink insurance coverage.
A local insurance agent was asked soon after the Carmel River flooded in January what recommendations he would make to homeowners concerned over the risk of another natural disaster hitting Monterey County. Is it worth ...
Monterey County agriculture takes a $23 million dollar hit.
As the flood waters start to recede, growers continue o assess losses from last weekend's record storms that walloped the central coast, dealing perhaps the worst hit the agriculture industry has ever taken. This issue ...
The Floods of 1995
It was the worst flooding in anyone's memory, involving more than 1,000 structures, 20,000 acres of ag land valued at $223 million, highways, roadways, river ways and lives. Miraculously, there were no serious injuries reported, ...
Thursday, March 9
Sheriff's Deputy complaints may have changed the policy on uniform contracts.
Paul Meyers is a sheriff's deputy who was worked in the county jail for some 15 years. His polite manner and his grey hair point to an imminent retirement--a factor he says allows him the ...
CW Readers' Poll 1995
Picture this: Innovative restaurants featuring delectable cuisine, a bar and club scene ready to open itself up to a new university, a shopping scenario that encompasses both malls and great galleries and boutiques, gorgeous parks ...
Increase in minimum wage likely to bring little change to Monterey County.
Most local experts believe that increasing the minimum wage from $4.25 to $5.15. as supported by President Clinton will have little effect on Monterey County's service-oriented economy. This issue of the Weekly was published in ...
All for One?
The Salinas City Council this week unanimously approved a proposal to combine the Oldtown Salinas Association, the City of Salinas Redevelopment Agency and the Center City Authority into one agency, charged with business improvements. This ...
City explores new use ideas for the Fox Theater.
The Salinas Fox Theater may eventually become a performing arts center for the city of Salinas--if the city can find a way to acquire the theater without shelling out dollars it doesn't have. This issue ...
Thursday, March 2
Subsidies, wait list for slips, helps keep boaters at Moss Landing Harbor.
"This is one of the most corrosive harbors in the West," was the sailors' lament back in 1989 when CW first reported on boat owners' complaints that emissions from PG&E's Moss Landing power plant were ...
The county's toughest land-use decisions will determine the future of our top industry.
Joanne Nissen grew up on the 70 acres of farmland her family had owned at the edge of town since the first part of the century. All around were acres and acres of row crops ...
Salinas animal shelter falls short of US standards.
Overcrowding and outdated facilities at the Salinas Animal Shelter have forced the city to look at alternatives for animal control systems and a facility which has not changed in at least 20 years. This issue ...
