BIG BROTHER… Like any journalist, Squid is often nagged by doubts – did Squid remember to double-check a certain fact, or the spelling of some…
David Schmalz here. Having reported on water on the Monterey Peninsula for the better part of the last decade, it’s remarkable to reflect on w…
A proposed decision from two California Public Utilities Commission administrative law judges dropped Friday afternoon, May 9, that could have…
A Santa Cruz-based internet service provider recently received a $5.6 million state grant to bolster broadband services in rural areas of Mont…
An agreement reached March 15 between Cal Am and the Public Advocates Office, a division of the California Public Utilities Commission that re…
FREE SPEECHThe Central Coast became a national story when President Joe Biden visited Santa Cruz County on Thursday, Jan. 19 to view storm dam…
If Cal Am won’t voluntarily play ball to expand Pure Water Monterey, a recycled water project that could preclude the need for a local desalin…
FREE SPEECHColorado-based website designer Lorie Smith, an evangelical Christian, is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold her right to refu…
After more than a decade in the trying, a major desalination plant to serve the Monterey Peninsula has cleared a significant hurdle—in theory,…
Thursday, Nov. 17 is shaping up to be a momentous day for the future of the Monterey Peninsula’s water supply, as two major state boards – the…