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The annual monarch butterfly count dips down to second lowest tally; P.G. see dramatic drop.
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The annual monarch butterfly count dips down to second lowest tally; P.G. see dramatic drop.

  • Pam Marino
  • Feb 4, 2025

In more distressing news for monarch butterflies, the annual Western Monarch Count tallied just 9,119 overwintering monarchs, the second lowes…

Pacific Grove City Council to consider hiring Marina's assistant city manager, Matthew Mogensen.
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Pacific Grove City Council to consider hiring Marina's assistant city manager, Matthew Mogensen.

  • Pam Marino
  • Apr 14, 2024

The Pacific Grove City Council will consider hiring the current assistant manager of Marina, Matthew Mogensen, as the town's permanent city ma…

Salinas Valley Health board begins search to replace CEO Pete Delgado.
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Salinas Valley Health board begins search to replace CEO Pete Delgado.

  • Pam Marino
  • Oct 16, 2023

Four days after Salinas Valley Health President and CEO Pete Delgado announced he's getting ready to step down, the SVH Board of Directors vot…

Carmel gallery owner who got into altercation with city administrator intends to sue.
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Carmel gallery owner who got into altercation with city administrator intends to sue.

  • Pam Marino
  • Oct 4, 2023

Craig Rose, the Carmel gallery owner who engaged in a physical altercation with City Administrator Chip Rerig on Sept. 28, has signaled his in…

Coastal Commission approves Cal Am's desal plant in Marina, but many hurdles remain.
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Coastal Commission approves Cal Am's desal plant in Marina, but many hurdles remain.

  • David Schmalz
  • Nov 19, 2022

After more than a decade in the trying, a major desalination plant to serve the Monterey Peninsula has cleared a significant hurdle—in theory,…

Supervisors reject historic designation for Mid Valley Shopping Center on a split vote.
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Supervisors reject historic designation for Mid Valley Shopping Center on a split vote.

  • Pam Marino
  • Jun 17, 2022

A forecast offered by a retail property expert of the Mid Valley Shopping Center in Carmel Valley on June 14 was grim. If it can't be updated …

Annette Yee Steck leads in County Office of Ed election, for the seat she was ousted from.
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Annette Yee Steck leads in County Office of Ed election, for the seat she was ousted from.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Jun 9, 2022

A taco Tuesday was the way Annette Yee Steck, who is running for Monterey County Board of Education, started her election night. Her husband a…

State redistricting commission preparing to revisit Central Coast congressional maps.
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State redistricting commission preparing to revisit Central Coast congressional maps.

  • Christopher Neely
  • Dec 9, 2021

Following the release of the draft redistricting maps for California's new congressional and state senate and assembly districts, local electe…

Monterey City Council takes early steps on a long road to a decision about retail cannabis.
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Monterey City Council takes early steps on a long road to a decision about retail cannabis.

  • Pam Marino
  • Dec 5, 2020

Monterey City Council members signaled in a meeting on Dec. 1 that they're ready to follow a roadmap created by City Manager Hans Uslar to hel…

Couple considers suing the Monterey County Sheriff's Office for warrant service at the wrong house.
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Couple considers suing the Monterey County Sheriff's Office for warrant service at the wrong house.

  • Mary Duan
  • Jul 24, 2020

A Watsonville-area couple is contemplating suing the Santa Cruz and Monterey County Sheriff's offices after a gang task force serving a search…

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