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Working together, we can all lift up our community through Monterey County Gives!
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Working together, we can all lift up our community through Monterey County Gives!

  • Bradley Zeve
  • Nov 13, 2025

Bradley Zeve here. Every year, I’m reminded that Monterey County’s nonprofits aren’t just patching holes in the social fabric—they are testing…

LandWatch’s work spans policies and projects to advocate for climate-friendly and inclusive development.
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LandWatch’s work spans policies and projects to advocate for climate-friendly and inclusive development.

  • Katie Rodriguez
  • Dec 26, 2024

Housing policy is climate policy; the bridge connecting the two is exactly what the nonprofit LandWatch Monterey County aims to fortify. The e…

Deadline to submit comments on changes to Monterey's housing plan due Sept. 4.
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Deadline to submit comments on changes to Monterey's housing plan due Sept. 4.

  • Pam Marino
  • Aug 31, 2023

Like all California cities and counties, Monterey has a tall order to fill when it comes to planning for future housing, thanks to a state req…

Paraiso Springs Resort approved unanimously at county Planning Commission.
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Paraiso Springs Resort approved unanimously at county Planning Commission.

  • Asaf Shalev
  • Oct 31, 2019

A major new tourist destination could soon spring up near Soledad after the Monterey County Planning Commission voted unanimously on Oct. 30 t…

Public comment sought on proposed Campus Town development in Seaside.
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Public comment sought on proposed Campus Town development in Seaside.

  • Asaf Shalev
  • Jul 30, 2019

One of the largest real estate projects in the history of the Monterey Peninsula is entering the last phase of the planning process. Known as …

With rezoning at Garden Road, Monterey paves the way for up to 405 new housing units.
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With rezoning at Garden Road, Monterey paves the way for up to 405 new housing units.

  • Asaf Shalev
  • Jun 6, 2019

The case for building more housing in Monterey is bolstered by a simple fact: state law requires it. By 2023, the city must increase its housi…

Activists sue Coastal Commission and Monterey County over Rancho Los Robles.
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Activists sue Coastal Commission and Monterey County over Rancho Los Robles.

  • Pam Marino
  • Dec 22, 2017

In November, the California Coastal Commission narrowly approved the Rancho Los Robles subdivision in Las Lomas, not far from Elkhorn Slough.

Environmental groups decry 'strange' Coastal Commission approval of Las Lomas housing development.
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Environmental groups decry 'strange' Coastal Commission approval of Las Lomas housing development.

  • Pam Marino
  • Nov 11, 2017

It just doesn’t make sense. That was the response of environmentalists after the California Coastal Commission approved the 54-unit Rancho Los…

Coastal Commission considers subdivision above Elkhorn Slough in Las Lomas.
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Coastal Commission considers subdivision above Elkhorn Slough in Las Lomas.

  • Pam Marino
  • Nov 7, 2017

It sounds like a great idea: new housing in the Pajaro Valley, and soccer fields and playgrounds where kids can play.

Ferrini Ranch lawsuits: First of three settles.
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Ferrini Ranch lawsuits: First of three settles.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Nov 13, 2015

One down, two to go. 

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