Thursday, November 30
Supervisor Karas wants to introduce an ordinance to curb MoCo development.
Sam Karas, District 5 Supervisor, says he plans to introduce into Monterey County a program similar to Santa Cruz County's Growth Management Policy Ordinance, Measure J. This issue of the Weekly was published in print ...
Bingo is a $15 million annual business in Salinas that no one is responsible for regulating.
Most of us have probably forgotten the bumperstickers that appeared during election time in 1983 reading "Keep granny off the street--legalize bingo." This issue of the Weekly was published in print only and has not ...
In Salinas, bingo is a high-stakes game for serious players--and local charities.
Carol Guidotti has raised six kids and eight grandkids, so riding herd on a half-dozen paper Bingo "packs" is a stroll in the park by comparison. But this Friday afternoon, the burning shoulder pain veteran ...
Grassroots campaigning will be key in the 28th District Assembly race.
It is no mystery to the candidates what the core issues are in next year's 28th District Assembly race. Street crime, the decline in education and the need for expanded economic opportunity are on the ...
Wednesday, November 22
Parents and police at odds over who should call whom.
When University Park School Principal Chris Banks heard the gunshot, she thought the noise was a car backfire. Upon opening the newspaper the next day, however, she discovered the loud bang she heard the previous ...
Central Coast wine grape growers latch on to an industry trend--organically grown grapes.
In 1993 alone, 3,155,898 pounds of pesticides were dumped on the vineyards of Monterey County, according to the California Department of Pesticide Regulation. This issue of the Weekly was published in print only and has ...
Local CFO Kathleen Fisher says there are no shortcuts for successful women in the corporate world.
Kathleen Fisher has the savvy and polish of an evening news anchor. But her show isn't viewed from an armchair at the end of the day. Hers is the private stage of the executive boardroom, ...
Marina's card club proposal raises the stakes for Fort Ord reuse.
It will be--depending on whom you talk to--one of two things: an elegant, world class resort that will bring prestige and tourism dollars to an economically ailing city or a den of iniquity that will ...
Thursday, November 16
The closure of PG&E's oil transfer facility may leave the coast more vulnerable to oil spills.
At first glance, Pacific Gas and Electric Company's (PG&E) decision to close its fuel oil transfer facility near Moss Landing is good news. In the future, PG&E announced, its Moss Landing power plant will use ...
Despite a pending lawsuit, contract negotiations in Salinas continue.
Despite a pending lawsuit, the Salinas Union High School District (SUHSD) has filed against the co-president of the teacher's union and six others for allegedly making money from bingo games meant to raise funds for ...
Seaside may be on the verge of becoming an arts colony.
There's more to Seaside's redevelopment than hotels and restaurants. While these high-profile plans have grabbed most of the headlines, there other, subtler, plans at work--plans that could turn the city into a mecca for artists. ...
Thursday, November 9
Despite Radionics sale, city officials aren't worried about Salinas' economic future.
The question of where to allocate the city of Salinas' resources to help economic development--be it in manufacturing, agriculture or services--continues to bedevil city officials. However, the strength of Salinas' agricultural economy underscored city officials' ...
When Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated last Saturday night following a peace rally, we turned to former CW news editor Sue Fishkoff...
I was six years old when JFK was assassinated. I remember walked past the Catholic church on the corner of my street in Metuchen, New Jersey, quiet and frightened. I wasn't sure what a Catholic ...
No Dam Good
In what many are calling a stunning defeat for the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District, Monterey Peninsula voters rejected the proposed construction of the New Los Padres Dam by a margin of 57 to 43 ...
With this installment of "Coast Cuisine," CW celebrates the tradition of fine dining in Monterey County. We start with a look at the new restaurants that have opened this year...
In 1995 the Peninsula's restaurant industry took a giant leap forward--a leap that hasn't gone unnoticed in the national media. In this month's Esquire magazine, Montrio in Monterey was selected as the nation's best new ...
Campaign reform initiatives would limit campaign spending.
Presently, California has no monetary contribution or spending limits of any kind for statewide elections. Such limitless campaign spending tactics have raised concern among some groups who say elected officials can fall prey to campaign ...
Thursday, November 2
Monterey re-franchises its cable service and seeks a new standard.
When city officials in Monterey talk about extended cable service, they don't mean adding Comedy Central to the list of channels. This issue of the Weekly was published in print only and has not been ...
The Salinas RV debate keeps rolling along.
Resentment of government interference in everyday life is as American as apple pie. Whether the issue is an unwanted tax on tea in Colonial days, or a current Salinas city ordinance governing the parking of ...
The fate of Measure C remains an open question.
Despite assurances from partisan supporters on both sides of the dam issue that they will prevail next Tuesday, it's anybody's guess whether the New Los Padres Dam will iwn voter approval on election day. What ...
For battered women, leaving home is just the beginning of the long road to stability.
Abby, mother of four, recently relocated from Southern California after leaving her abusive husband of several years. After all the negative brain-washing Abby (not her real name) and her children tolerated from the man, Abby ...
Running on Empty
Carmel triathlete Jill Buchholz, 19, has had a full and rewarding year of competition. In addition to first place in her age group at Donner Lake International Triathlon and second place in her age group ...
