BREAKING: In Heated Meeting, Water Pollution Control Agency Board Kills Water Recycling Project
The Monterey Regional Water Resources Control Agency board killed its own water recycling project Monday night.
Pebble Beach Residents Sue County Over Emergency Telecom Tower
Monterey County Sheriff's Chief Deputy Chuck Monarque sounded more like a designer than a law enforcement officer during a Sept. 24 meeting with Pebble Beach ...
Salinas’ Saltillo Tortilleria Robbed for the Second Time in a Month
The restaurant where one alleged robber was killed and another wounded by a Salinas man there to give a friend a ride home on Oct. ...
State PUC Declares County's Law on Public Ownership of Desal Plants Dead
The California Public Utilities Commission killed the county law requiring public ownership and operation of local desalination plants.
Cal/OSHA Fines Salinas Vegetable Packer For Major Safety Violations
Ninety-nine workers at a Salinas salad packing plant reported symptoms like shortness of breath and burning throats, eyes and noses in the course of three ...
Monterey County Grand Jury Makes Recs on Elections Department
Fraud not an issue, but storage space and machinery need addressing.
DA Closes Salinas Valley Memorial Investigation, No Charges Filed
Over the past six months, as a political debate over Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System's finances and compensation packages has played out, District Attorney investigators ...
UPDATED: Board of Supes to Discuss Additional Coastal Commisison Nominations
UPDATE: The Board of Supervisors nominated three city officials to the California Coastal Commission. They selected Monterey City Councilwoman Libby Downey, Seaside Mayor Felix Bachofner ...
Cachagua Residents Sue Over Dam Project Route
Several Cachagua residents are suing the state Department of Water Resources over a construction traffic route through their neighborhood.
Sudden Oak Death Spreads in Carmel Valley
The results of this year's sudden oak death blitz spell bad news for Carmel Valley, where 10-37 percent of trees were infected.
Competition for Coastal Commission Vacancy Heats Up
Santa Cruz County Supervisor Mark Stone quietly resigned from the California Coastal Commission at the request of Assembly Speaker John Pérez, D-Los Angeles, a bit ...
Salinas Police Arrest One of Their Own for Embezzlement
A police department employee has been skimming thousands of dollars off of vehicle impoundment fees, according to the Salinas Police Department. Late last Friday, officers ...
CSUMB Target of Lawsuit on Political Speech
Many professionals in academia have been outspoken about their support for Proposition 30, Gov. Jerry Brown's tax initiative on the Nov. 6 ballot, but a ...
Taking ACT's WorkKeys Test for a Spin
A reporter becomes a guinea pig for the job-skills test promoted by Monterey County Business Council.
Dole Salads Recalled for Listeria
Monterey-based Dole announced the recall on Wednesday of potentially listeria-contaminated salad, after the Tennessee Department of Agriculture detected a positive Listeria monocytogenes in a random ...
Shootings; Gang Violence On The Rise in Seaside
Despite an uptick in gun violence, Seaside Police Chief Vicki Meyers told a few hundred residents at a community meeting Tuesday night that violent crimes ...
Natividad Lands Mental Health Grant
Natividad Medical Center has been awarded a grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services for the fifth time in a row. Natividad received ...
FORA Begins Parker Flats Field Work
The Fort Ord Reuse Authority is moving ahead with controversial munitions clearing in the Parker Flats area.
Federal Grants Target Plastic Pollution
The EPA's Marine Debris program has awarded $50,000 to the Monterey Bay Aquarium to catalyze action on reducing plastic litter in the ocean.
One Dead After Double Shooting on Friday Night
A 20-year-old man became Seaside’s second homicide victim of 2012 after he was shot once on Friday night. At 11:47pm, Seaside Police and Monterey County ...
District 5 Supervisor Race Shaping Up To Be $500k Campaign
Challenger Marc Del Piero is outpacing County Supervisor Dave Potter in fundraising, having brought in $227,000 this year, compared to Potter's $197,000. At $95,000, the ...
Arrest Made in Last Week’s Coe Avenue Shooting in Seaside
A 17-year-old boy affiliated with local gangs has been arrested in connection with a shooting in Seaside last weekend, and he may be a suspect ...
Whoops on 40
What a difference a word makes. In this week's endorsement issue, we wrote "no" when we meant "yes" on Prop. 40. A yes vote affirms ...
County Officials Try to Duck Testifying in Collins Case
In a preliminary hearing already two days in and a long list of witnesses still to be called to the stand, the criminal case against ...
From the Steve Collins Courtroom: Who Knew What When? Pretty Much Everyone, Back When RMC Deal Started
The two-day preliminary hearing for Steve Collins, the former Monterey County Water Resources Agency director charged with a conflict of interest in the Regional Desalination ...
Case Against Steve Collins Laid Out in Court
Assistant District Attorney Stephanie Hulsey sat behind thousands of pages of documents in inches-thick binders at the Monterey County Superior Courthouse Tuesday, where she began ...
Regional Park District to Acquire Whisler-Wilson Ranch from Big Sur Land Trust
Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District is working out the terms to acquire Whisler Wilson Ranch, a 317-acre swath currently held by the Big Sur Land Trust.
County Wins $36 Million Grant to Alleviate Jail Overcrowding
The county jail is slated for a $40 million expansion and remodel, thanks to a $36.3 million state grant, awarded Sept. 13. The project, expected ...
Monterey Wine Services' Owner Charged With 11 Counts of Federal Tax Evasion
The owner and operator of Monterey Wine Services, Brenda Jo Kibbee, was arrested Wednesday morning and arraigned in federal court on 11 counts of failure ...
More Shootings Over the Weekend in Seaside
Two people are recovering from gunshot wounds after a shooting just before 9pm on Saturday in what’s being investigated as a gang-related crime. Seaside police ...
Big Sur's Highway 1 at Rocky Creek Set for Overnight Closures
From Thursday, Oct. 11 though the end of February, Caltrans officials will fully close the Rocky Creek Bridge on Big Sur's Highway 1 from 9pm-7am ...
Workers Press Board of Supes on Obamacare Bridge Plan
Monterey County is one of just eight counties in California that's not yet launched an optional “bridge” program under the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) ...
Salinas Resident Shoots Two Armed Robbery Suspects, Killing One
One 17-year-old boy is dead after he was shot while attempting to rob Saltillo Tortilleria restaurant on North Sanborn road Thursday night. The other robbery ...
Annual Report Shows Monterey County Students Lagging Behind State
Monterey County students have been steadily progressing toward California's academic performance goals since 2000, according to an annual report released Wednesday by the Monterey County ...
Nursing Students File Claim for Tuition Against Soledad Unified School District
After launching a nursing program in 2006, the Soledad Unified School District has had a tough time keeping a program director on staff—a basic requirement ...
Esalen Critic Alleges Code Violations
A complaint to the Monterey County Building Services Department alleges Esalen Institute has undertaken 27 construction projects without the proper permits—projects like building remodels, bathroom ...
Monterey Waterfront Recommendation: Restaurant in Old Train Depot
After a spirited debate over city government's tendency to dawdle on long-term plans, the city of Monterey's Waterfront Master Plan Subcommittee agreed Wednesday night to ...
Gov. Brown Signs Bill Allowing Natividad to Merge
As Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System's list of prospective partners whittled itself down to three then two then one—the county's safety net hospital, Natividad Medical ...
Leatherback Turtle Named California's State Marine Reptile
Last Wednesday, Sept. 26, Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 1776—making the endangered Pacific leatherback sea turtle the official state marine reptile. The bill unanimously passed ...
