Opinion
- PUBLIC FORUM: Generation Left Behind The rebellion against high-stakes testing roils across country as states start saying no.
- LOCAL SPIN: Weed Season Delivery services: the big new target in pot skirmishes?
- SQUID FRY 05.16.13 - All the Mayor’s Horses… The Beak That Speaks
- The Public Voice LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 05.16.13
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- STREET TALK: 05.16.13 (asked @ MPC Library.) If you had time for a special project, what would you work on?
- The Other 20 Percent A York School English teacher gives students back one-fifth of their time – to do anything.
- BREZSNY'S ASTROLOGY: May 16-22, 2013 Free Will Astrology
- REAL ESTATE: By The Numbers 05.16.13 Real Estate
- Peaceful Warrior Scott Fujita retires from pro football atop a Peruvian peak in South America.
Features
News
Hard Labor
Hartnell College sides with unions, could face fight in construction negotiations.
“Which side are you on?” the old labor song asks. It was a choice Hartnell College trustees had to make in early May, when the board decided to require a project labor agreement, or PLA, ...
Fish Out of Water
Cal Am admits it’ll miss the state’s deadline on Carmel River cutbacks.
We’re not gonna make it. That’s the message of a January letter from the president of California American Water Co. to the chair of the State Water Resources Control Board. Even in the rosiest of ...
Oldest Profession
Authorities say a lack of resources allows prostitution to flourish in Salinas.
Outside one Oldtown Salinas boutique, it isn’t uncommon to hear screams: “You need to pay me! You need to pay me!” Prostitutes in the city – even within the relatively well-populated bounds of the business ...
All Fizzed Up
Bill Monning breathes new life into soda tax effort; industry fights back.
The debate over taxing sugar-added beverages is even more divisive than the age-old Coke-versus-Pepsi question. Some studies demonize soda for the rise in obesity; others defend it, blaming snack food and other treats. State Sen. ...
Get Involved
Public Citizen 05.16.13
LEARNING FROM LATIN AMERICA | MONTEREY – Monterey Institute of International Studies Professor Jan Black compares issues of human rights, globalization and the media between the U.S. and our neighbors to the south. 11:30am-1:30pm. Hilton ...
Dining
Bouncing Burgers
The rise of the Golden State Warriors means great news for much of S.F., but not Red’s Java House.
This story starts where it will end: a funky old burger shack-and-bar on the dirty docks. But not before it ducks under the San Francisco Bay on BART and surfaces in an ear-splitting Oracle Arena. ...
Angelina’s Bakery Deli & Cafe
Unseen Angel: Angelina’s Bakery, Deli and Cafe quietly does quality down-home fare and impressive cakes in North Seaside.
“It’s perfect!” cries a customer as he walks up to the counter at Angelina’s Bakery, Deli, and Cafe, drawing attention to the cake taking up all the available space on top of the pastry case. ...
Movies
STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS
A Dark Night Rises: Star Trek Into Darkness mixes inside jokes, politics, story and acting into one great ride.
There’s a thing that makes me very sad about Star Trek Into Darkness. It’s not the perfect geek storm of an opening gambit that evokes not only the old-school boldly-going adventures of the crew of ...
Music
Family First
He’s My Brother She’s My Sister’s music brings a virulent mélange of everything.
What began as a publicity photo shoot under a bridge in Los Angeles turned into He’s My Brother She’s My Sister’s first gig. Their audience? Just your everyday under-the-bridge-dwelling hobos. “They really enjoyed it; they ...
Strange Days
The eccentric and elusive Ariel Pink brings his catchy brand of lo-fi, psychedelic pop to Big Sur.
Beneath Ariel Pink’s (Ariel Rosenberg) drug-hazed façade and mop of tousled blonde hair – sometimes dyed pink – emanates a beam of persistence and songwriting virtuosity that has been active since he was 10. That’s ...
Forrest Theater
Forrest Day’s smoldering album The Second – released today at Carmel Bar & Grill – refuses to be pigeonholed.
“When people want to know what kind of music we play, I usually say highly engaging, stimulating and exciting,” says Forrest Day drummer Jasper Skydecker. “Those are the words I use because it is so ...
Art & Theater
Dance Dance Evolution
Want to ride bikes to the ecstatic dance while listening to free downloaded world music? Or we can just watch a movie. Outside.
• The Bike Safety Event and Ride at Laguna Grande Park in Seaside is the antithesis of every bike stunt you’ve seen on Jackass. Organized by the city of Seaside and the Monterey County Health ...
