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Property owner pushes for housing development next to Marina’s Walmart.
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Property owner pushes for housing development next to Marina’s Walmart.

  • Erik Chalhoub
  • Mar 12, 2026

It’s been more than 20 years since Terry Tallen, CEO of Tallen Capital Partners, purchased the former Kmart building in Marina and brought Wal…

A Marina convenience store is approved despite concerns about alcohol saturation in the area.
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A Marina convenience store is approved despite concerns about alcohol saturation in the area.

  • Erik Chalhoub
  • Feb 19, 2026

A convenience store proposed on Reservation Road was approved by the Marina Planning Commission on Feb. 12. But the business is awaiting a dec…

Marina City Council appoints Jenny McAdams to fill a vacant seat.
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Marina City Council appoints Jenny McAdams to fill a vacant seat.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Mar 1, 2024

On Feb. 28, the Marina City Council unanimously appointed Jenny McAdams to fill a vacancy for the District 3 council seat. It became vacant on…

The Dunes food project gets final city approval.
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The Dunes food project gets final city approval.

  • David Schmalz
  • Feb 12, 2016

Perhaps never before in human history has a 4-acre parcel—one that's across from a big box store shopping center—received so much scrutiny. 

A redesigned food project in The Dunes gets initial approval.
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A redesigned food project in The Dunes gets initial approval.

  • David Schmalz
  • Feb 4, 2016

For the dream of restaurants in The Dunes—a 429-acre food desert in Marina on the former Fort Ord—hope springs anew. 

The fate of The Dunes restaurant development divides Marina.
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The fate of The Dunes restaurant development divides Marina.

  • David Schmalz
  • Nov 19, 2015

The doors aren’t yet open, but you can practically taste the buttered popcorn.

In a surprise move, Marina Planning Commission changes its tune on The Dunes food development.
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In a surprise move, Marina Planning Commission changes its tune on The Dunes food development.

  • David Schmalz
  • Updated Aug 5, 2015

In just two months, the game has changed in Marina. 

In a plan that would finally bring restaurants to southern Marina, the devil’s in the details.
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In a plan that would finally bring restaurants to southern Marina, the devil’s in the details.

  • David Schmalz
  • Jul 30, 2015

When developer Scott Negri closed escrow in January on a 3.7-acre parcel on the The Dunes on Monterey Bay in Marina, there was hope the area w…

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

  • Kera Abraham
  • Nov 12, 2014

Vindication smells salty for California American Water.

Heads in the sand: Cal Am wins access to draw water samples.
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Heads in the sand: Cal Am wins access to draw water samples.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Feb 14, 2014

The story of desal gets so meta sometimes it can be dizzying. In this case, California American Water plans to drill two 350-foot-deep, 6-inch…

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