Cookies and Shellfish Could Mean Diarrhea and Death
The Monterey County Health Department is once again warning against consuming oysters, this time in conjunction with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s warnings that some ...
Surfer Survives White Shark Attack in Marina
A local surfer escaped from the jaws of the oceans most infamous predator early Saturday morning at Marina State Beach. Eric Tarantino was bitten on ...
Monterey, Pacific Grove Vote on Plastic Bag Bans This Week; Marina Set to Ban Polystyrene
The Monterey City Council will vote Tuesday on an ordinance that would ban the distribution of single-use plastic bags within city limits. The city of ...
16 Arrested in Carmel in Civil Disobedience
As they chanted, "We've got the power," nearly 200 protesters looked on Friday as 16 were arrested in an act of civil disobedience. Protests in ...
Court Hears Regional Desal Project Challenge
The long-awaited Ag Land Trust hearing against the Regional Desalination Project had an unexpected twist.
Plasco Gets Green Light For Permanent Trash-Zapping Plant in Ottawa
Plasco Energy Group, the Canadian company that's planning a garbage gasification plant for Gonzales, has just received approval from the Ontario Ministry of the Environment ...
Hats in the Ring for Carmel Mayoral Race
Fully two months before the filing period even opens for Carmel's April 2012 city council election, the field for the mayoral race is getting crowded. ...
PETA Sinks In Against Fishing
Hayden Hamilton was a lone campaigner for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) on Thursday as she stood on the corner of Washington ...
Live Blogging the Water Forum
Live updates from the Forum on the Future of the Monterey Peninsula Water Supply.
Embattled Venoco Exits South County, For Now
A year after the county Planning Department approved permits for Denver-based Venoco to drill up to nine exploratory wells on three pads, probable fracking sites ...
David Nilsen, "Monterey's Madoff," Pleads Guilty to Real Estate Investment Fraud
Former Cedar Funding President David A. Nilsen of Seaside pleaded guilty in San Jose's federal district court today to a single count of conspiracy to ...
Peninsula Recycled Water Project Accelerates
The thickening cloud of doom around the Regional Desalination Project is shifting more attention to alternative water sources developed by the Monterey Peninsula Water Management ...
Salinas Sees 250% Spike In Fatal Traffic Collisions
Sad news from the Salinas Police Department: Fatal traffic collisions within city limits are up 250 percent from 2010 levels. The Salinas PD has investigated ...
Ann Wright Visits Occupy Monterey
The Occupy Monterey protesters had a brush with celebrity Tuesday when former State Department official and outspoken Iraq War protester Ann Wright passed through town ...
CHISPA's First Round of Rehabbed Homes on the Market
About a year after receiving a $3.5 million award from the feds to buy and flip foreclosed homes, Community Housing Improvement Systems and Planning Association ...
La Playa Workers Object to Hotel Sale
After months of protesting the sale of La Playa Hotel without a union contract guaranteeing that new ownership would commit to keeping the existing workforce, ...
Monterey County Office of Education Proposes Countywide Charter School
The Monterey County Office of Education made its official pitch to its Board of Trustees for the Millennium Charter School Wednesday, presenting a vision for ...
Saving Food Safety?
Just hours after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a listeria outbreak associated with cantaloupes resulted from rusty equipment that had been collecting water ...
Supes Deny McCormick's Claim
The County Supervisors today denied a claim from former Building Services Director Tim McCormick, who had accused various county officials wrongful termination, age discrimination and defamation, among other allegations.
Supes Approve Eastside Parkway Alignment Through Fort Ord
The Monterey County Board of Supervisors OK'd the proposed alignment of the Eastside Parkway, which would cut through the former Fort Ord to connect Gen. Jim Moore Road in Seaside with Inter-Garrison Road near Salinas.
Mountain Lion Attack Near Morse Botanical Reserve
Department of Fish and Game disposed of a small deer carcass early Monday morning apparently killed by a mountain lion.
Sand City Police Chief Recognized for Crisis Intervention
Tiny Sand City's gained recognition from international law enforcement officials: Police Chief Michael Klein was named Police Chief of the Year by Crisis Intervention Team ...
Homeless Artists Create MST Mosaic With H'Art
Carmel artist Michael Ball has made his fair share of work in the past decade, but he says last week's unveiling at the Salinas Transit ...
Museum of Monterey Opens Second Floor Saturday
The Museum of Monterey opens its maritime-themed second floor to the public Saturday.
DEA Begins Crackdowns on California Marijuana Dispensaries
Federal drug agents raided the marijuana grow garden of Northstone Organics in Mendocino County yesterday morning, according to a press release sent out by the ...
Monterey Names New Police Chief
Monterey Deputy Chief of Police Phil Penko will become the city's new police chief later this year, replacing retiring Chief Tim Shelby, City Manager Fred Meurer announced Friday.
Let the Litigation Begin: Opening Brief Filed in Methyl Iodide Case
About ten months after the California Department of Pesticide Regulation registered the fumigant methyl iodide for use, after reviewing reams of documents, attorneys from EarthJustice ...
Feds Support Ag Land Conservation in Monterey County
Wild-urban interfaces dominate the Central Coast, with homes, agricultural fields, open space, commercially active waters and protected marine environments all abutting up and down the ...
Marina Starts From Scratch With Cypress Knolls
The Marina City Council voted 3-2 Oct. 11 to scrap plans for the Cypress Knolls senior community and seek a new round of proposals for a smaller project on less than half the initial footprint.
Supes Slam Villas de Carmelo
The Monterey County Board of Supervisors today unanimously shot down a rezoning bid for Villas de Carmelo, a 46-unit condo project on Highway 1 and ...
Blaze Destroys Esalen Institute Staff Housing
The Big Sur Volunteer Fire Brigade reports that it put out an Oct. 9 fire engulfing several structures at Big Sur's iconic Esalen Institute.
Activists To Present Anti-Methyl Iodide Resolution to County Supes
A culmination after months of activism, community organizers pushing the state Department of Pesticide Regulation to roll back its 2010 registration of methyl iodide will ...
Monning's Health Care Bill Becomes Law
Assemblymember Bill Monning's (D-Carmel) legislation to help California consumers access information and assistance about health plans and providers was signed into law today by Gov. Jerry Brown.
Brown Signs Shark-Fin Ban; Marshall Island Dedicates Largest Ever Shark Sanctuary
As California takes up a law banning shark fins, the Marshall Islands declares the world's largest shark sanctuary in the Central Pacific.
Clint Eastwood Catches FBI Flak For Film
Renowned film actor, director and Carmel resident Clint Eastwood has ruffled the feathers of former and current FBI agents as rumors suggest the portrayal of ...
Armenta Recall Effort Sputters to a Stop
An effort to recall County Supervisor Fernando Armenta, whose district includes most of urban Salinas, may have withered away entirely after organizers failed to submit ...
AmEx Sues Steve Collins, Trying to Collect $40k Debt
Just weeks after he filed a claim against the county and county officials alleging defamation had ruined his earnings potential, former Monterey County Water Resources ...
Feds To California Pot Dispensaries: Shut Down Or Else
Federal prosecutors, under the direction of the Obama administration are ordering California's medical marijuana dispensaries to close within 45 days or face civil or criminal action, regardless of whether they're in compliance with local and state laws.
Apple's Steve Jobs Dies
Legendary American businessman and innovator Steve Jobs of Apple, Inc. fame, has passed. Less than two months after relinquishing the CEO position of the computer ...
Governor Signs Ban on BPA in Baby Bottles
On Oct. 4, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a law to ban the hormone-disrupting chemical bisphenol-A from plastic baby bottles and toddler cups by July 2013.
Villas de Carmelo Opponents Stuck on Traffic
The county's final environmental impact report for the Villas de Carmelo project suggests Highway 1 from Ocean Avenue to Carmel Valley Road should be reclassified as an urban street.
Dole, Safeway Charged With Discrimination Against Local Employees
Last Friday, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charged two heavyweight corporations with discrimination against disabled employees in Monterey County. The EEOC alleges Safeway, Inc. ...
City of Marina Finalist in "Best Communities for Young People" Contest
America's Promise Alliance, an organization led by Colin Powell that focuses on reducing the high school dropout rate, has chosen the city of Marina as a finalist in its 100 Best Communities for Young People competition.
