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A developer wants to build housing next to Marina’s Walmart, but the city council needs to get on board first.
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A developer wants to build housing next to Marina’s Walmart, but the city council needs to get on board first.

  • Erik Chalhoub
  • Mar 17, 2026

Erik Chalhoub here, with Kmart on my mind. Back in the 1990s, the department store chain seemed unstoppable, and I spent many a weekend at one…

Sand City is trying to create a landmark that will both define and energize its core.
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Sand City is trying to create a landmark that will both define and energize its core.

  • David Schmalz
  • Mar 14, 2024

The vision for Sand City’s Art Park was hatched during the height of the pandemic, when the community still wanted to socialize, but also stay…

Seaside’s commercial core continues to be defined by a former highway, and will remain so indefinitely.
Cover story

Seaside’s commercial core continues to be defined by a former highway, and will remain so indefinitely.

  • David Schmalz
  • Mar 9, 2023

Fremont is a road with an identity crisis, and for understandable reasons…

How urban planning transformed downtown Salinas into Monterey County’s most walkable streetscape.
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How urban planning transformed downtown Salinas into Monterey County’s most walkable streetscape.

  • Rey Mashayekhi
  • Mar 9, 2023

“I think it’s one of the crown jewels of urban redevelopment in the entire state”…

To bolster urban density, Seaside is investing in parking -- for both customers and residents.
News

To bolster urban density, Seaside is investing in parking -- for both customers and residents.

  • David Schmalz
  • Jan 26, 2023

When Seaside City Council approved the West Broadway Urban Village Specific Plan back in 2010, the vision was to revitalize the city’s downtow…

The centerpiece for Marina’s biggest development moves to the front burner.
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The centerpiece for Marina’s biggest development moves to the front burner.

  • David Schmalz
  • Sep 28, 2021

For several years after the Marina City Council approved the 420-acre Dunes project in 2005, little was built except for the big box stores at…

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