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Merging manufacturing with craftsmanship in a Monterey leather shop.
831 (Tales from the Area Code)

Merging manufacturing with craftsmanship in a Monterey leather shop.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Feb 2, 2017

A stack of flared strips of leather, like stretched-out clover leaves, runs about 25 high and keeps growing. John Wright leans forward out of …

Dear Santa
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Dear Santa

  • Rob Rogers
  • Updated Nov 17, 2016
MMJ: Be Smart - Really.
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MMJ: Be Smart - Really.

  • Ngaio Bealum
  • Nov 3, 2016

What’s the biggest obstacle facing legalization this November? -Al Foreet

Cemex mine reflects human hunger for sand.
Cover

Cemex mine reflects human hunger for sand.

  • David Schmalz
  • Jan 14, 2016

At the Cemex mine, a disappearing coast reflects human hunger for one of the world’s most consumed natural resources.

Letters to the Editor 12.10.15
Letters | Opinion

Letters to the Editor 12.10.15

  • Dec 10, 2015

Monterey Fun Suck

Inside Salinas' new medicinal pot chocolate production factory: The connoisseur's cut.
Eat + Drink

Inside Salinas' new medicinal pot chocolate production factory: The connoisseur's cut.

  • Mark C. Anderson
  • Updated Jun 17, 2015

Note: A shorter version of this will appear in tomorrow's print edition. 

Local food and wine personality dives into medical edibles with enthusiasm and a major project.
Cover story

Local food and wine personality dives into medical edibles with enthusiasm and a major project.

  • Mark C. Anderson
  • Mar 19, 2015

Life is like a box of medical marijuana chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.

Coastal Commission green-lights Cal Am appeal to build desal test well.
News

Coastal Commission green-lights Cal Am appeal to build desal test well.

  • Kera Abraham
  • Nov 12, 2014

Vindication smells salty for California American Water.

On the brink of court hearing, Cal Am and Cemex reach deal for test well access.
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On the brink of court hearing, Cal Am and Cemex reach deal for test well access.

  • Kera Abraham
  • Nov 6, 2014

The eminent domain threat has been diffused.

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