Issue Archive

The election-season ritual at the Weekly goes something like this: We invite dozens of candidates to our office in Seaside to tell our editorial board why they’re running and what they hope to achieve. The discussions often gets feisty, sometimes between candidates, sometimes between members…

    Directed by Taggart Siegel and Jon Betz • Starring Vandana Shiva, Jane Goodall, Raj Patel • Not Rated • 90 min.

    Although we can be blown away by the music we hear, not all music is intended to be life-altering. It can provide simple companionship, allow for some relaxation, or even offer solace in the midst of the demands of modern-day life, like a plate of comfort food. Likely more than any other mus…

    Seaside, which has a population of approximately 35,000, does not have a park with a soccer field. That fact has not gone unnoticed by some, and this past February, following a strategic plan retreat, the city’s recreation department was tasked with studying potential uses of Cutino Park.

    Directed by Gavin O’Connor • Starring Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, J.K. Simmons • Rated R • 128 min.

    Gonzalo Curiel was 17 years old when he was arrested last December on suspicion of murdering two children and stuffing their bodies into a plastic container. It did not take long before Monterey County prosecutors decided he would be charged as an adult.