Wednesday, December 24
Sometimes, it really is the thought that counts.
Some Christmases are easier than others. Last Christmas could have been a catastrophe, but some quick thinking prevented fear and gloom from overtaking our holiday festivities. This issue of the Weekly was published in print ...
Local Heroes
Ideally, we are all contributing. We give what we can afford to charity, we volunteer a few spare hours to the causes the call to us, we lend a measure of ourselves to a friend ...
Art Histroy 101
Supporters of the Monterey Museum of Art jumping for joy over the recent national recognition received by the museum's documentary film production, Time Captured in Paintings: The Monterey Legacy. The film, which examines the artistic, ...
Deal could provide new water for golf courses.
After protracted negotiations between the Pebble Beach Community Services District (PBCSD) and the California American Water Co. (Cal-Am) over acquisition of the abandoned Forest Lake reservoir , PBCSD General Manager Richard Andrews has indicated that ...
1997 has been a banner year for local builders
Local builders are celebrating the end of a lucrative year this holiday season and are hoping that Santa will bring them similar good fortune through the new year... This issue of the Weekly was published ...
Thursday, December 18
Is the sun setting over Sunset Plans?
After six years of microscopic review and acrimonious debate, and finally, a plan almost everyone agreed on, a new twist in the Sunset Center conundrum has city officials shaking their heads in disbelief... This issue ...
LandWatch Monterey County needs you.
Can the urban sprawl of San Jose or Los Angeles happen here? The increase in traffic. The rise in crime. The overcrowding of our schools. The air pollution. The relentless annexation of precious agricultural lands ...
State, graphic artists tangle over what is taxable.
Rhoda Grossman stores all of her cash in either "my sock drawer or my ample cleavage." The Sausalito-based caricature artist says that way, the State Board of Equalization (BOE) can't get what few dollars she ...
Plans to raze 300-year-old tree draws fire.
As Pebble Beach takes steps toward long-promised golf course improvements, a handful of opponents struggle to save a stand of oak, pine and cypress trees destine for a chainsaw making way for a proposed fairway,.. ...
Investigative reporter Gary WEbb leaves the Mercury News in the wake of the CIA-cocaine furor.
The Sacramento-based reporter who sparked a journalistic firestorm with his 1996 series exposing the CIA's crack cocaine connection has left the San Jose Mercury News last week in the wake of being banished to a ...
Volunteering is a worthwhile endeavor for just about anyone.
There's something about the holidays that seems to prompt the philanthropic spirit, something that means "helping out" is at the top of many people's New Year's resolutions... This issue of the Weekly was published in ...
Assembly speaker Cruz Bustamante tries to drum up Democrat support.
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Coast Weekly's annual short story contest of 1997.
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Steinbeck's Pearl
The National Steinbeck Center has announced that construction of its new 37,000 square foot museum honoring the life and work of native son John Steinbeck should be completed in May with the center's grand opening ...
Weed and Seed
The city of Salinas is applying to the US Department of Justice for a $100,000 grant to fund an ambitious anti-crime, community building program called "Weed and Seed," which is currently being used in 50 ...
Out Of The Starting Gate
In anticipation of the start of county hearings on the Pebble Beach Company's proposal to construct 316 new homes and a golf course in Del Monte Forest, the company has sent off letters to numerous ...
Thursday, December 11
Master Class
When CSUMB first opened its campus in August '95 to a mere 654 students, there were many who felt the proposal to establish a major state university on the Monterey Peninsula was a far-fetched and ...
Get away from the buy buy buy syndrome.
Every holiday season we are bombarded with images to buy, buy, buy. We are told in every advertisement that the only way to show that we truly love and appreciate our family and friends is ...
The sale of Russell Levin's Alvarado Street property means Burger King is out, but for how long?
The future of Alvarado Street looks much different today than even just a few weeks ago. When the owners of the Monterey Hotel last Friday signed papers to purchase the Alvarado Street property owned by ...
Who's winning and who's losing in local retail?
The opening of two new major shopping centers in Monterey County in 1997 makes shoppers big winners this season, with more places to shop and more selection than ever... This issue of the Weekly was ...
New legislation would require full disclosure of corporate giving.
Public companies should be legally required to tell shareholders what charities the corporations support and how much is given to each, says Rep. Paul Gilmour, an Ohio Republican... This issue of the Weekly was published ...
Local massage practitioners balk at city draft regulation.
A draft of a Monterey ordinance regulating massage sent to handful of area massage therapists last week aims to "recognize and legitimize the massage profession as a respected field within the city." Sounds harmless enough...
And Weaver Makes Three
Earlier this week, Monterey County activist Mike Weaver announced his candidacy for the District 2 supervisor seat. In the June 2 election, Weaver will face incumbent Judy Pennycook and former MoCo Recycling Coordinator Kurt Hunter. ...
Some of the area's most elegant inns cater to pets
Helen puts her two bearded collies into the bathroom and closes the door. She now has to work quickly and quietly before they suspect... This issue of the Weekly was published in print only and ...
Nature-loving enviros embrace an overpriced, pollution-spewing gas hog.
As far back as 1957, scientists at Scripps Institute of Oceanography noted that "A large-scale geophysical experiment" was well underway. This experiment involves pumping ever greater amounts of CO2 into the atmosphere... This issue of ...
Thursday, December 4
Local businessman claims Seaside reneged on deal.
It seems that when it comes to contracts, the city of Seaside speaks a language all its own. At the Nov. 20 meeting of the Seaside City Council... This issue of the Weekly was published ...
MPC faces the challenges of the next 50 years.
Reflecting on Monterey Peninsula College's 50th anniversary and recent events, I'm reminded why the college is so important. MPC touches every Peninsula household. Almost every person or a family member is or was a student...
Developers question the integrity of grand jury report.
The Mid-Year Grand Jury Report released last week basically reiterated what opponents of the controversial Rancho Chualar II housing development in Chualar have been saying for a long time... This issue of the Weekly was ...
Beach Bucks
The proposed tax sale of the former Sand City landfill site acquired last March by Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District (MPRPD) has been put on indefinite hold pending further clarification from the state controller's office ...
Organic growers in the Salinas Valley have a tough road to hoe.
Mike Thorp is not sure whether he caused controversy among his conventional farming peers nine years ago when he decided to go organic, nor does he really care... This issue of the Weekly was published ...
New system targets certain airline passengers--will you be one of them?
The next time a ticket agent asks you "Did you pack your own bags?" notice their eyes are glued to the computer screen rather than looking at you. Your logical answers "Yes," or "My elf ...
For more than 20 years, Nancy Costello has helped feed needy Monterey County families.
If, as Madison Avenue claims, we make a statement about who we are by the vehicle we drive, then Nancy Costello's trucks speak volumes. "I'm on my fourth one," she announces. "I got 200,000 miles ...
Twenty years after Prop. 13, is the measure still working?
"Have you heard the one about Prop. 13 and the O.J. Simpson trial?" Joel Fox, president of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association (HJTA), is speaking with glee of a kid telling knock-knock jokes... This issue ...
Local college papers are skimpy on content, readership.
I thought at least one of these ever-famous quotes would pertain to the local college newspapers. You know, journalism at its finest for Generation Extreme... This issue of the Weekly was published in print only ...
