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A new law expands the definition of ‘grave disability’ and who will qualify for conservatorship.
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A new law expands the definition of ‘grave disability’ and who will qualify for conservatorship.

  • Luz Rimban
  • Dec 4, 2025

Starting Jan. 1, 2026, the Public Guardian, an office under the Monterey County Health Department, will use the expanded definition of “gravel…

Trying to solve the mystery of what happened to a litter of adorable puppies, and why.
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Trying to solve the mystery of what happened to a litter of adorable puppies, and why.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Aug 8, 2024

Good afternoon. 

A tangle of litigation continues to stall upgrades to Monterey High’s stadium.
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A tangle of litigation continues to stall upgrades to Monterey High’s stadium.

  • David Schmalz
  • Nov 2, 2023

Four years ago, the Monterey Peninsula Unified School District put forward a project that was not expected to inspire opposition: An update to…

Carmel refuses to release a report detailing its former police chief’s short tenure.
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Carmel refuses to release a report detailing its former police chief’s short tenure.

  • Pam Marino
  • Aug 3, 2023

Carmel’s tab for the seven months its former police chief, Alan Ward, worked is a big one: It cost the city more than an estimated $364,200. T…

A recently enacted state law aiming to keep food waste out of landfills presents great challenges, but also a vital opportunity.
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A recently enacted state law aiming to keep food waste out of landfills presents great challenges, but also a vital opportunity.

  • David Schmalz
  • May 4, 2023

IMAGINE BEING IN A CAFE SOMEWHERE IN MONTEREY COUNTY, ordering a coffee and croissant. After receiving both, you sit down at a table to read a…

A new law lets a terminally ill inmate out of prison to die at home.
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A new law lets a terminally ill inmate out of prison to die at home.

  • Sara Rubin
  • May 4, 2023

The story of the last few years of Adnan Nijmeddin’s life – and they will be his last few years – is a story of tragedy. But its final days or…

A state appeals court hears arguments about whether state law preempts voter-approved Measure Z.
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A state appeals court hears arguments about whether state law preempts voter-approved Measure Z.

  • David Schmalz
  • Oct 1, 2021

Almost five years after 56-percent of Monterey County voters approved Measure Z, a 2016 county ballot initiative that sought to ban fracking, …

County marijuana committee opposes outdoor commercial cultivation.
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County marijuana committee opposes outdoor commercial cultivation.

  • Alyssa Jeong Perry
  • Sep 8, 2016

UPDATE: On Sept. 13, the Monterey County Board of Supervisors voted to delay action and revisit commercial outdoor cultivation ordinance after…

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