Pinnacles' National Park Status Headed to Obama's Desk
U.S. lawmakers might be at an impasse as they toe the edge of the fiscal cliff, but the Senate agreed to Congressman Sam Farr's, D-Carmel, ...
Man With Flamethrower Robs Salinas Bank
Salinas police officers arrested a man who allegedly robbed Bank of America at Northridge Mall with a homemade flamethrower on Thursday afternoon. According to Salinas ...
Peninsula Mayors Push Public Financing for Desal Project
The newest addition to the Monterey Peninsula's long list of water-related acronyms moved one step closer to jostling for a serious position as a public ...
Monterey Considers Suing State for Denied Redeveloment Cash
California cities, including Monterey, aren't going to let Gov. Jerry Brown walk away with $685 million in redevelopment agency money without a fight. That's part ...
Pacific Grove Proposes Water Recycling Projects
The city of Pacific Grove is proposing three small water projects that would irrigate its golf links and cemetery with non-potable, recycled water.
Rock Slide in Big Sur Closes Highway 1
On December 23, a 60-foot landslide blocked through-traffic on Highway 1 seven miles south of Big Sur. Caltrans closed the road between where the slide ...
XL Grindhouse Case Continues: Homeless Victim Appears in Court
Attempted murder and assault charges against one of the brothers accused of beating a homeless man nearly to death last October have been dropped, and ...
Arrests for Heroin and Other Drugs in Monterey
Four Monterey residents have been arrested for the intent to sell drugs at a home in the 400 block of Larkin street. On Dec. 20, ...
MST and Department of Labor Find Agreement, Avoid Service Cuts
Public transit riders will be able to get around to their holiday dinner destinations, after Monterey-Salinas Transit and the U.S. Department of Labor came to ...
Weapons Check: New gun store, complete with semi-automatic firearms, slated to open in Marina
David Wasson quickly locks the glass door after leading us into a room full of guns. It’s not to keep you from getting out, he ...
Nader Agha Sells Interest in Moss Landing Desal Proposal
A private-equity investment firm is taking immediate control of Nader Agha’s desalination plant proposal and other assets at Moss Landing Commercial Park.
Airport Board Approves Runway Plans
The Monterey Peninsula Airport district board might just be spinning its wheels, if the plaintiffs in a lawsuit over its runway expansion plans prevail in ...
Psychic Susie Stevens Isn’t Worried About 12.21.12, But Predicts Big Changes
Psychic Susie offers her predictions for this Friday's hyped-up 12.21.12, and an action-packed 2013.
Seaside Man Returns to Nigerian Hometown to Deliver Meds
When Richard Anyanwu's mother died at 72 from a stroke in 2001, the CHOMP nurse started thinking about health care screenings and preventive medicine well ...
MST's Federal Funds in Suspense as Labor Debate Goes Unresolved
One of Gov. Jerry Brown's signature pieces of legislation, the Public Employees Pension Reform Act, is putting the brakes on public transit in the Monterey ...
Salinas Council Approves Water and Power Talks with DeepWater Desal
The Salinas City Council approved a five-year deal with DeepWater Desal to explore buying its de-salted seawater and wholesale power.
Sand City Garden Gets White House Nod
Sand City's community garden is an evolving tale of renewal and cooperation. It's a community effort that, on Dec. 4, even earned honors from the ...
College Student Seeks Immediate Bone-Marrow Donor
Salinas Valley Memorial is looking for a bone-marrow match for a 22-year-old college student who needs an immediate transplant. Camila de la Llata, a theater ...
MPC Welcomes New Superintendent
Monterey Peninsula College bid farewell to its superintendent and president today, while welcoming a new one. Dr. Douglas Garrison (pictured above), superintendent and president of ...
Sandy Hook Elementary School Massacre Stuns the Nation
A look at the traditional media coverage and social media buzz of the tragic mass shooting in Newtown, Conn.
Homeless and Merchants Talk Homelessness in Salinas
Cory Meek has lived in a Chinatown encampment he calls "tent city" for a year. About twenty homeless people live there—people Meek says are trying ...
Desal Visions Multiply, Cal Am Buys a Bite of Dole and Other Random Water News
On the count of four, we catch up on the latest agonizingly boring—er, fascinating and super important!—water-supply news.
County Jail Exceeds Overtime Budget by 77 Percent, Grand Jury Finds
In reviewing county staffers' overtime billing, two departments stood out: emergency communications and the sheriff's department, according to an interim final report released Thursday by ...
Oil and Gas Rights in South County Auctioned Off for Over $100k
North Dakota’s recession-proof oil boom around the Bakken oilfield has made national headlines, but Wall Street analysts predict little more than a seep coming from ...
Local Colleges Team Up to Offer Three-year Computer Science Degree
Two local colleges are joining forces to offer a three-year computer science bachelor's degree. Hartnell College and CSU Monterey Bay will begin the program, called ...
Judge Dismisses Case Against Salinas, Donohue; Developer Considers Appeal
There's already a hole in the ground where Taylor Farms is building a new headquarters in Oldtown Salinas, on a parcel the agribusiness giant bought ...
Tax Wars: Seaside Sues Sand City
The glory days of big-box stores might appear to be waning for Seaside, but the city is trying to cling to its share of sales ...
Proposed Coastal Hotel in Sand City Faces Enviro Scrutiny
San Luis Obispo-based developer King Ventures has released an environmental impact report for a proposed 342-room resort, called "The Collections at Monterey Bay," on the Sand City shore.
UPDATED: Crab Strike Hits the Holidays for a Second Straight Year
UPDATE: According to a San Francisco Chronicle report the Crab Boat Owners Association were able to secure their $3-per-pound price with fish brokers, meaning holiday ...
P.G. School Bond Measure Scheduled for Recount
The Monterey County Elections Department will manually recount the Measure A vote, which failed by only 0.3 percent.
Water Wars: Water Recycling Portion of Cal Am's Water Supply Proposal on Shaky Footing
Last time local water leaders tried to penetrate the Lettuce Curtain known to divide Monterey Peninsula and Salinas Valley interests, they hired former Monterey County ...
Drugs; Guns Seized on Monterey Peninsula
Local law enforcement have arrested a Salinas man who was allegedly selling a stimulant drug called Khat. P.R.V.N.T. (Peninsula Regional Violence Narcotics Team) seized 72 ...
Carmel Developer Sentenced to Prison for Fraud Scheme
Former Carmel realtor Thomas O'Meara didn't make par on this one. The 66-year-old was sentenced to six-and-a-half years in prison for a $16 million scheme ...
Extra Special Meetings: Marina Coast Can't Stop
So much for a one-woman minority's attempt to elbow her way up the Marina Coast Water District food chain. Board director Jan Shriner's failed strategy ...
County Approves Further Study on Telecom Tower Site Selection
The County Board of Supervisors Tuesday agreed with a vocal group of Pebble Beach neighbors who claim a proposed emergency communications tower could diminish the ...
County and Cal Am Reach Settlement on Desal Project
One down, one to go: A dispute between California American Water and the Monterey County Water Resources Agency over contracts and expenses for the Regional ...
FPPC Fines North Salinas Valley Fund for Responsible Growth
There are winners and losers in elections, but in the California Fair Political Practices Commission's aftermath, there are mostly losers. The North Salinas Valley Fund ...
Q & A With Former Amnesty International USA Director Larry Cox
"To make this a better world, as historian Howard Zinn used to say, it is not necessary for anyone to do everything. It is necessary for everyone to do something!"
Big Sur Takes the Brunt of Weekend Storms
If you thought it was a wet weekend on the Monterey Peninsula and Salinas, you should have seen Big Sur. The NOAA National Weather Service's ...
Salinas Gets More Funding to Cope with Gang Issues
The city of Salinas last week accepted two grants that aim to help the city cope with its troublesome gang problem. A $423,505 state grant ...
