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Seaside City Council approves draft ordinance to ban all fireworks sales.
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Seaside City Council approves draft ordinance to ban all fireworks sales.

  • Marielle Argueza
  • Aug 8, 2020

The issue took an hour and a half to debate, but talk of a ban on the sale of fireworks has returned to the city of Seaside. In their regularl…

Seaside becomes the Monterey Peninsula's first sanctuary city.
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Seaside becomes the Monterey Peninsula's first sanctuary city.

  • David Schmalz
  • Mar 30, 2017

Seaside has sent a message to its undocumented, law-abiding residents: welcome. 

Cal Am pipeline construction coming soon to Peninsula.
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Cal Am pipeline construction coming soon to Peninsula.

  • David Schmalz
  • Sep 14, 2016

Construction of the first water pipeline on the Monterey Peninsula began in 1881, when Charles Crocker sought to bring Carmel River water to t…

Squid indulges in all things Fort Ord, including a bizarro contract process with the Reuse Authority board.
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Squid indulges in all things Fort Ord, including a bizarro contract process with the Reuse Authority board.

  • Squid
  • May 16, 2016

It is true that Squid loves forests more than the average cephalopod.

Monterey Downs developers suggest race track could be publicly funded.
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Monterey Downs developers suggest race track could be publicly funded.

  • David Schmalz
  • Mar 17, 2016

Monterey Downs developers suggest proposed race track could be publicly funded.

Amid serious questions, Monterey Downs inches ahead.
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Amid serious questions, Monterey Downs inches ahead.

  • David Schmalz
  • Mar 4, 2016

Monterey Downs, the proposed mega-development and horse track in the former Fort Ord—which would be built on 550 acres of virgin oak wildlands…

Seaside City Council approves contract of incoming city manager Craig Malin.
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Seaside City Council approves contract of incoming city manager Craig Malin.

  • David Schmalz
  • Dec 4, 2015

Those expecting controversy may have been disappointed. 

Monterey Downs economic report — a lot of big ifs.
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Monterey Downs economic report — a lot of big ifs.

  • Kera Abraham
  • Aug 27, 2015

A glossy flyer landed in Seaside mailboxes last week, showing an abandoned, graffiti-covered building on the former Fort Ord. “When Fort Ord c…

Public comes out in numbers in its first chance to comment on Monterey Downs draft EIR.
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Public comes out in numbers in its first chance to comment on Monterey Downs draft EIR.

  • David Schmalz
  • May 1, 2015

In the auditorium at Seaside’s Oldemeyer Center last night, the only middle ground was the aisle.  

Seaside annexation of county land for Monterey Downs isn’t a done deal.
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Seaside annexation of county land for Monterey Downs isn’t a done deal.

  • Kera Abraham
  • Apr 30, 2015

When you assume, as they say, you make an ass out of “u” and me. Or should it be a horse?

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