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News » June 25, 2009

In Monterey County, sometimes money does grow on trees (and on vines and in the dirt).
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Last year’s wine grape season didn’t give Monterey County growers any reason to uncork a celebratory bottle. Because of extreme weather, wine grapes lost 5 percent in value last year,... read on»
Neighbors unite to beautify Seaside’s Martin Park.
Kera Abraham -

It’s an overcast, blustery Saturday, but Tracy Parker and Jimmy White are intent on getting a sumac sapling into the ground. ... read on»
Michael Jackson Dies at 50.
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The Los Angeles Times reports that pop star Michael Jackson died after being rushed to a hospital near his home. ... read on»
Carmel HR Manager alleges harassment and discrimination.
Kera Abraham -

In recent years, the raciest public scandals in prim Carmel-by-the-Sea have involved a charity calendar of semi-nude senior women and a school superintendent who got caught driving drunk. ... read on»
Debate about state parks closures focuses on economic value.
Melissa Cessna -

Campfire smoke coiled through late afternoon sunbeams as Alisa Fineman sang “Corridor,” an original song inspired by a drive down Highway 1, at Sunday’s Save the Parks rally at Pfeiffer... read on»
Updates
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MUSICAL RESUSCITATION… Last week we detailed the financial downfall of Monterey Live and the void its closure created in the local music scene. Blue Fin Café & Billiards on... read on»

News » June 18, 2009

Lawsuits and loans kill Monterey Live.
Zachary Stahl -

Beneath the jazzy stage and revered concerts at Monterey Live was a rickety financial foundation. While touring bands passed through, an absent landlord accumulated debt and a club owner took... read on»
Locals see the business opportunities in climate legislation.
Kera Abraham -

Tom Rosewall is an unlikely climate champion. He wears impeccable Italian leather shoes, slicks back his Bill Maher hair and has a propensity to talk about himself in the third... read on»
Dems, GOP can’t agree on Cal budget crisis.
Jessica Lyons -

California’s countdown towards a “meltdown” continues. The joint legislative conference committee has been meeting this week – but has yet to come up with a solution to the state’s $24... read on»
Local stakeholders plan (and pray) for electric vehicle influx.
Melissa Cessna -

California’s aggressive climate change legislation calls for a reduction of greenhouse gases to 1990 levels by 2020. Hybrid and electric vehicles (EVs) have the potential to cut emissions from passenger... read on»
Updates
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Animal House… Last week we reported the Hartnell College Board of Trustees voted to ax its Animal Health Technology Program, despite allegations of Brown Act violations. The Monterey County... read on»

News » June 11, 2009

A very rare shark makes a very brief visit to the Aquarium.
Melissa Cessna -

Most don’t know that prickly sharks have spines on the scales of their upper bodies, that they live in deep, dark waters or that they are endangered. ... read on»
Hartnell College cuts veterinary program; students complain to the D.A.
Zachary Stahl -

Brushing off accusations of violating the Brown Act and muzzling student testimony, Hartnell College’s Board of Trustees axed its Animal Health Technology Program on June 8. Students, mainly women seeking... read on»
P.G. budget shrinks with the recession.
Kera Abraham -

They’ve already slashed staff, raised taxes and partly privatized the museum. Now, Pacific Grove city officials are digging even deeper to balance the 2009-10 budget. ... read on»
Monterey County balances its budget, and waits for news from the state.
Jessica Lyons -

Monterey County’s 2009-10 budget is balanced – for now. But this is likely to change as the state struggles to fill its own nearly $24 billion deficit, according to county... read on»
Caballero eyes another term in the state Assembly – or Senate.
Zachary Stahl -

Assemblywoman Anna Caballero (D-Salinas) says she’s seriously considering a run for the California Senate. With Sen. Jeff Denham termed out and Supervisor Simón Salinas, a former assemblyman, recently bowing out,... read on»
Updates
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KING CITY BAILOUT… A $13 million loan to bail out King City Joint Union High School District is slowly making its way through Sacramento. On June 8, SB 130... read on»

News » June 04, 2009

Schwarzenegger’s plan would cut welfare money to low-income families and kids.
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Sandra Rangel depends on a monthly state check to put a roof over the heads of her 13-year-old twin sons and 3-year-old daughter. The Castroville single parent lost her job... read on»
Local governments buck state’s threat to borrow.
Kera Abraham -

The financially desperate state of California may have the power to take more money from local governments. But the county of Monterey, and most of its cash-strapped cities, are crying... read on»
Vinegar in the Valley documents Salinas’ labor struggles in the ’70s.
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Salinas Valley growers feared a repeat of Delano. In 1970 Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers successfully won a contract with major grape grower Giumarra after violent clashes in... read on»
Group says state gathering is needed to fix budget mess.
Jessica Lyons -

Staring down the $24.3 billion budget hole, the state’s facing cataclysmic cuts – slashing school funding, the wholesale elimination of welfare payments and medical coverage to kids, closing 80 percent... read on»
Updates
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BIG-BOX BROUHAHA… Wal-Mart won – sort of. The Salinas City Council Tuesday, June 2 repealed its big box ordinance and directed staff to negotiate with the giant retailer over how... read on»