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Study of P.G.’s CalPERS initiative returns to the council this week.

  • By Kera Abraham
  • Updated May 9, 2013

Pacific Grove officials are hoping for a legal escape hatch from a citizens’ ballot initiative they fear could cost the city millions.


After more than four decades, Richard Thompson’s songwriting remains sharper than ever.
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After more than four decades, Richard Thompson’s songwriting remains sharper than ever.

  • May 9, 2013

Honor Bands: From R.E.M. and David Gilmour to The Blind Boys of Alabama and John Doe, more than a dozen well-known musicians have covered the …

Local Spin | Opinion

Fort Ord’s mother of all signature-gathering battles.

  • By Mary Duan
  • Updated May 9, 2013

How many of you were approached over the weekend of May 4 by someone bearing a clipboard and asking for your signature to support Fort Ord? 


Steam injection oil wells raise enviro eyebrows; group appeals project near Pinnacles.
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Steam injection oil wells raise enviro eyebrows; group appeals project near Pinnacles.

  • c/o Robert Parry
  • May 9, 2013

Water and Oil: Citadel Exploration President and CEO Armen Nahabedian (left, with CFO Phil McPherson) dismisses an appeal by the Center for Bi…

Salinas plans to buy tax-burdened Chinatown building for homeless services.
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Salinas plans to buy tax-burdened Chinatown building for homeless services.

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  • May 9, 2013

Opportune Moment: Don Reynolds says the city was waiting for a county auction to close before trying to buy a building for homeless services. …

Salinas plans to buy tax-burdened Chinatown building for homeless services.
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Salinas plans to buy tax-burdened Chinatown building for homeless services.

  • Arvin Temkar
  • Updated May 9, 2013

During a 2008 property auction, Monterey County offered a dirt-cheap price for a Salinas building. But there were no takers. 


Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers are endowed with an uncanny devotion to their craft.
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Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers are endowed with an uncanny devotion to their craft.

  • May 9, 2013

Covering Ground: Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers’ Van Sessions, which has racked up millions of views on YouTube, features the band performing s…

DLI Foundation launches plan to foster multi-lingual learning, keeping DLI at arm’s length.
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DLI Foundation launches plan to foster multi-lingual learning, keeping DLI at arm’s length.

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  • May 9, 2013

Lofty Goals: DLI Foundation Vice Chair David Armanasco says the nonprofit aims to create a speakers bureau to promote language education.

Sex offenders cluster at Salinas motel; Supreme Court considers housing restrictions.
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Sex offenders cluster at Salinas motel; Supreme Court considers housing restrictions.

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  • May 9, 2013

Mind Your Neighbors: Salinas City Councilman Tony Barrera is concerned about families who stay at the Inns of California, which houses 17 sex …

The guy who sang “The more I know/ The less I understand” wasn’t paying attention.
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The guy who sang “The more I know/ The less I understand” wasn’t paying attention.

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