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The local NAACP asked Ben Jealous, Sierra Club’s national leader, if he was willing to acquiesce to Chevron. He said no.
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The local NAACP asked Ben Jealous, Sierra Club’s national leader, if he was willing to acquiesce to Chevron. He said no.

  • Pam Marino
  • Sep 19, 2024

Pam Marino here, reporting on a tangled web of relationships involving a hometown son turned national leader, a respected local civil rights o…

Shawarma King reigns in humble surroundings, but with a growing number of loyal subjects.
Eat + Drink

Shawarma King reigns in humble surroundings, but with a growing number of loyal subjects.

  • Dave Faries
  • Sep 13, 2022

You are standing on concrete, cracked and pitted in places and dusty from the procession of passing trucks. Aromas of exhaust from the traffic…

A pro and celebrities visit First Tee clinic hoping to help young golfers play like a Champ.
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A pro and celebrities visit First Tee clinic hoping to help young golfers play like a Champ.

  • Dave Faries
  • Feb 2, 2022

It was a pairing you expect to see on the Monterey Peninsula during Pro-Am week—Cameron Champ, a three-time winner on the PGA Tour, on the dri…

The battle over Measure Z has begun in the courtroom.
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The battle over Measure Z has begun in the courtroom.

  • David Schmalz
  • Mar 23, 2017

In the war over Measure Z, the Nov. 8 ballot measure that bans fracking, wastewater injection and new oil development in Monterey County, the …

County to hold Measure Z implementation meeting March 8.
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County to hold Measure Z implementation meeting March 8.

  • David Schmalz
  • Mar 7, 2017

Monterey County staff wants to hear from the public about procedures to implement Measure Z, the county ballot measure that passed last Novemb…

Oil companies sue Monterey County over Measure Z.
News

Oil companies sue Monterey County over Measure Z.

  • David Schmalz
  • Dec 15, 2016

Measure Z is heading to court. 

Oil companies spend big to defeat Measure Z.
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Oil companies spend big to defeat Measure Z.

  • David Schmalz
  • Sep 30, 2016

Many probably suspected that the oil industry would spend big to defeat Measure Z—if the measure passes, it will negatively impact the industr…

What Measure Z means for the future of the county’s oil industry.
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What Measure Z means for the future of the county’s oil industry.

  • David Schmalz
  • Sep 29, 2016

It’s June 1, just after 10am, in the tiny town of Spreckels, when then-presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders strides down Fifth Street.

Measure Z foes claim sky will fall with yes vote.
Local Spin | Opinion

Measure Z foes claim sky will fall with yes vote.

  • Mary Duan
  • Sep 1, 2016

In the midst of a Facebook debate about the so-called anti-fracking ballot initiative...

Cutting through the local anti-fracking initiative spin.
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Cutting through the local anti-fracking initiative spin.

  • David Schmalz
  • Jul 7, 2016

On Nov. 8, Monterey County voters will vote on a ballot initiative that seeks to ban fracking, wastewater injection and all new oil developmen…

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