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FIT-FOR-FAT… Squid’s all for transparency in government, but when it comes to elections, some personal things are best kept private. Wouldn’t we be better off not knowing the details of John Edwards and Rielle Hunter ...
Squid Speaks
BAG-ASSWARD… The Carmel Planning Commission’s hearing on a proposed plastic bag ban got scrappy May 9, when environmentalists supporting the ban were evenly matched by business owners opposing it. Some of the naysayers had the ...
Hable, Calamar
INTO THE LIGHT… Squid was floating in the deep, meditating where it’s too dark to see much of anything. So Squid was surprised when a tentacle brushed Fort Ord Reuse Authority attorney David Balch. Though ...
Squid Fry 5.03.12
Squid Speaks
ENTERTAINMENT BIMONTHLY… Squid got a chuckle out of the Monterey Bay News & Views cover shot of Nader Agua, oops, Agha, next to a water tank, with the headline, “Which Desal Plan is Worth Its ...
Speak Squid, Speak
SIGNING OFF… Squid’s favorite part of campaign season, tentacles down, is the reality-TV-worthy drama that always crops up with the campaign signs. Note the 5th District county supes’ race. Incumbent Dave Potter’s team has been ...
Squid Speaks
MEAN STREETS… The clowns ruled the streets at Good Old Days last weekend in Pacific Grove – and not just in the parade or at the face painting booth. There they gathered, Squid’s colleagues from ...
Speak Out, Squid
SKATERS GONNA SKATE… The Salinas City Council has had a run of rough luck as of late. There’s Gloria de la Rosa’s missing (and illegal) assault rifle, stolen from her house during a burglary. There’s ...
Squid Fry 4.05.12
Squid Speaks
POPULAR GUY… Lonely Squid was prowling Facebook the other day – then recoiled all eight tentacles at once. That’s because Squid came across the virtual forum for that thing everyone in Salinas is whispering about: ...
Squid Speaks
NO BONO… When Squid retires, Squid plans to shred Squid’s work files and mount Squid’s iMac monitor over the couch like a trophy moose head. Squid expected the same from Sue McCloud, who after 12 ...
Squid Speaks
TED TALKS… Squid felt a great deal of envy watching a few colleagues spruce up for a night on the town, Ted Balestreri-style. The invite had dropped just a few days before, asking a lucky ...
