Wet Blanket…The Monterey Peninsula Water Management District isn’t taking no for an answer. On Oct. 27, the water district filed suit in Monterey County Superior Court to halt the implementation of the state water board’s Oct. 20 cease-and-desist order, which cuts back the Peninsula’s water supply. [KA]

Un-Ordinary Burning…The U.S. Army is gearing up for another controlled burn on Fort Ord this week. Fire crews burned vegetation in a Nov. 3 "blacklining" operation in which crews "incinerate vegetation stubble that remains after the area was cut," according to a cryptic post on the Army's website. [ZS]

Lifeline for Non-Profits…The federal economic stimulus program isn’t just for bricks-and-mortar projects. The Jazz Fest is getting a cash infusion of $50,000, while tens of thousands go to local nonprofits like the Boys and Girls Clubs, YWCA and Rape Crisis Center of Monterey County. [RU]

Called Out…Carmel-by-the-Sea’s decision to terminate benefits for an employee deployed to Afghanistan caught the attention of an S.F. news station—and stoked outcry closer to home. In apparent damage-control mode, the City Council approvedCK the patriotic perks Nov. 2. [KA]

Just Passing Through…Land-use attorney Michael Stamp alleges the Monterey County Board of Supervisors is keeping the public in the dark about giving developer Bollenbacher & Kelton access through Toro Park. Stamp takes issue with an Oct. 27 closed session, when the supes met with the Ferrini Ranch developer. [ZS]

Fluoridin’ High…The county must notify its residents about polluted drinking water, according to the latest ruling in an ongoing lawsuit over fluoride-contaminated wells in Cachagua’s Jensen Camp mobile home park. Residents sued after discovering they’d been drinking unsafe water for eight years. [KA]

G Wiz…A local doctor and his son found a cache of stolen pro-Measure G signs during a Nov. 1 hike. Supporters of the Carmel Valley incorporation measure had reported their signs stolen a few days earlier. The signs have been recovered, but the discovery didn’t provide any leads about the theft. [KA]

Condomonium…It’s condos v. historic preservation in an eight-year battle between developer John Mandurrago and Carmel-by-the-Sea. Mandurrago’s lawyer, Dennis Beougher, says he’ll see the city in court if the City Council nixes his client’s plan to replace an old bank building with condos this week. [RU]