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IN 1989, LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN SAN JOSE WERE JUST ABOUT TO PLACE SANTA CLAUS UNDER ARREST when they suddenly realized who they were about to put into custody – James Paine, that is Santa James, also known as Monterey’s Wharf Santa – was on his way to the Hillsdale Mall, where some 300 …
Ron Schenk can’t remember how long it’s been since h…
The presence of wilderness areas in Monterey County …
FREE SPEECHThere’s a movement afoot to hold Big Tech accountable for its role in gutting local news outlets – and it’s being led by local news outlets. More than 200 newspapers all over the country have quietly become plaintiffs in antitrust cases filed in 2021 against Google and Facebook, a…
Forget your usual business-for-profit expectations. …
There were cupcakes and cheerful thank you’s at an i…
Forget your usual business-for-profit expectations. Boukra Publishing or, as they call it, Boukra Collective, is not a way to fill pockets or create jobs. The project involves about 16 people so far – editors, translators and writers gathered around Old Capitol Books in downtown Monterey. Th…
Promise a third-grader hot chocolate and donuts, and…
’TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE SQUID-MAS… It wouldn’t be accurate to say the holidays are Squid’s favorite time of year – Squid prefers the long days of summer – but Squid is a festive cephalopod, and a generous one, and loves giving gifts at this time of year.
There are few drinks as soothing and nostalgic as ho…
Technically you are allowed to host a celebration wi…
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we ha…
A proposed hotel in Monterey’s North Fremont distric…
How Monterey County is represented in Sacramento and…
You’ve seen the “Help Wanted” signs everywhere, and …
The Big Sur Land Trust is in the news a lot locally, and for good reason: Whether it’s acquiring land that will soon become our newest state park (Ixshenta State Park), creating a new floodplain for the Carmel River to prevent flooding (the Carmel River FREE project), or acquiring 73 acres o…
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Dec. 17 he will be askin…
ARIES (March 21-April 19): You may become a more aud…
