Folk House Show in Monterey
A classic downtown Monterey victorian provided the perfect intimate setting on Friday night for five folk musicians passing through, where listeners sprawled across couches and ...
USDA Deregulates GMO Alfalfa
The United States Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced its decision to grant deregulated status to Roundup Ready alfalfa on Thursday ...
Cilantro Recall in Salinas
Salinas-based Tanimura & Antle has voluntarily issued a recall on some fresh cilantro because the cilantro may be contaminated with Salmonella, according to the California ...
Carmel Discuss Harassment-Prevention Policies
The Carmel City Council plans to discuss a brand-new harassment prevention policy at its Feb. 1 meeting. The matter arose after the city settled a ...
Monterey Recognizes Local, Green Businesses
The Monterey City Council will have a chance to recognize the stores, restaurants, offices, and city facilities that have been certified Monterey Bay Area green ...
Poet Saul Williams To Perform at CSUMB
Poet, writer, actor and musician Saul Williams will perform at Cal State Monterey Bay 7-9 pm this Tuesday, Feb. 1, in the University Center Ballroom ...
Musical Invention and Virtuoso Triumph
By Sara Rubin and Walter Ryce A packed audience at Sunset Center on Monday heard a world premiere symphony by a young, rising talent in ...
Board of Supervisors Blocks Parker Appointment
The county board of supervisors voted 3-2 today not to appoint Supervisor Jane Parker's nominee to the planning commission. The nomination was called into question ...
County Considers Budget Cuts
In a special budget committee meeting on Monday, the principal administrative analyst for Monterey County presented on Governor Jerry Brown's proposed $12.5 billion in cuts ...
Judge OK’s moratorium on new water connections on the Peninsula.
If you haven’t yet gotten a permit to add that extra bathroom to your Monterey Peninsula home—or open that new bakery in Seaside—don’t count on ...
MIIS Fabulist Hillar Arrested in Maryland
Military fabulist Bill Hillar, a self-proclaimed human-trafficking expert who claimed his life-story formed the basis of the film Taken, was arrested Tuesday morning in Maryland ...
Tough Budget Times for Salinas
Salinas faces a $7 million budget shortfall next year, Mayor Dennis Donohue warned at a Jan. 24 City Hall news conference. The City Council will ...
The 2011 Champions of the Arts Gala
The mission remained the same at the Arts Council for Monterey County's 2011 Champions of the Arts gala as it's been for the previous seven ...
Junk to Juice Moves Forward at SVSWA
The Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority Board voted 6 - 3 to move forward with two high-tech options for converting garbage to fuel at its ...
Record Count for Dead Otters
According to preliminary data released this week by the US Geological Survey Biological Resources Division, a 2010 was a record year for otter strandings, with ...
One of Two Penguin Chicks is Dead
The younger of two new black-footed penguin chicks at the Monterey Bay Aquarium died on Tuesday. The chick was one week old, and was just ...
Civil rights lawyer files claim in Greenfield raid death
Oakland attorney Michael Haddad filed claims with both the city and county of Monterey Jan. 18 alleging reckless, unjustifiable conduct in the Monterey County Sheriff's ...
25th Anniversary of Dr. King's Holiday in Seaside
Spectators sitting or standing and waiting alongside Broadway and Fremont to watch the Martin Luther King Jr. commemorative march (not parade) on a fine Monday ...
Forever Tango Made a Declaration at Golden State Theatre
The Golden State Theatre was packed to the nosebleeds Thursday night for an audience with Luis Bravo's Forever Tango traveling dance troupe, about 30 seats ...
Coroner Rules Serrato’s Death Accidental
Coroner Rules Serrato’s Death Accidental The Monterey County Coroner’s office has determined that Rogelio Serrato, the 31-year old Greenfield man who perished Jan. 5 after ...
Seaside announces plans to make West Broadway more transit-friendly
The city of Seaside announced that it is taking the first steps toward implementing a public improvement plan for West Broadway to be completed by ...
Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District taps new manager
James Sulentich, currently executive director of the Santa Lucia Conservancy, was named general manager of the Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District at a board meeting ...
Blakeslee wants counties reimbursed for special elections—including the ones that sent him to the senate.
State Senator Sam Blakeslee (R-San Luis Obispo) has introduced legislation that would return $17.7 million to California counties that shelled out big bucks for special ...
New Salinas Councilman Steve McShane outlines goals for his term
Just a few hours before the first of a series three meetings to share his objectives for governing, McShane had baked Ghiradelli chocolate chip cookies ...
NOAA seeks clarifications on FAA charts to protect animals from planes
NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries is proposing changes to FAA aeronautical charts that would clarify existing overflight regulations in the Monterey Bay and three ...
United Way Recruiting Volunteers for Homeless Count
The United Way is looking for volunteers to help count the homeless on the Monterey Peninsula and in Salinas for the biennial Homeless Census. Anyone ...
Sheriff Miller expresses his condolences to the family in the Greenfield raid
Sheriff Scott Miller, who spoke at a news conference at the Sheriff's Office Salinas headquarters Jan. 12 , expressed his regret over the death of ...
Planning Commision says no to shopping at Corral De Tierra
In a 5-5 vote on Wednesday, the Monterey County Planning Commission rejected a proposal for a 127,000-square-foot retail center on Corral de Tierra Road at ...
No serious risk from Smartmeters, scientists say
The California Council on Science and Technology has given Smart Meters a clean bill of health in a report issued Jan. 11. Its report entitled ...
Greenfield Fire Department releases report of blaze that erupted during SWAT operation.
The Monterey County Sheriff's Office is investigating a SWAT operation that went wrong Jan. 5 when a Greenfield home was set ablaze and a man ...
First Ever Penguin Birth at Aquarium
The Monterey Bay Aquarium had a first ever this weekend—an African blackfooted penguin chick hatched in the popular “Splash Zone: Ocean Homes” family gallery. The ...
Family of former Soledad Superintendent of Public Works sues Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital for negligence
The family of the former Superintendent of Public Works of Soledad is suing Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital, alleging wrongful death, elder abuse, and negligence. The ...
Monterey Plannning Commission considers new waterfront park.
The Monterey waterfront may have a whole new look in the coming years with a park that would combine open space with shops, restaurants and ...
Monterey Municipal Beach advisory issued due to high bacteria count
An advisory was posted by the Monterey County Health Department on Friday recommending against recreational water contact at Monterey Municipal Beach due to high levels ...
The Forest Theater Guild mounts a campaign to contest PacRep's lease of the Indoor Forest Theatre.
The Forest Theater Guild has hired an attorney and may be preparing to take legal action in their fight for the opportunity to operate in ...
Monterey Maritime and History Museum Director seeks early exit from her job.
Museum Director Pam Crowe-Weisberg, who joined the staff in late 2009 and has overseen the year-long closure and ongoing revamp of the troubled institution, is ...
Monterey parents to plead charter school case at County Office of Education.
The Monterey Peninsula Unified School District board gave a unanimous thumbs down to a new charter school in the district at its Jan. 3 meeting, ...
The Monterey Jazz Festival brings on a new managing director
A year-long search for a new executive director of the Monterey Jazz Festival landed Chris Doss in the position. Doss will direct day-to-day operations and ...
Salinas' Internet sensation owes much of his fame to a healthy diet.
Fame is often just a detail or two away. The right conversation in an elevator. The right lactose-free smoothie in the morning. The proper wording ...
