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The public has until June 19 to review the county's second draft housing plan.
News

The public has until June 19 to review the county's second draft housing plan.

  • Pam Marino
  • Jun 13, 2025

The County of Monterey released the second draft version of its 2023-2031 housing plan, known as a housing element, on Thursday, June 12. The …

Marina continues its rise from the former Fort Ord.
Newsletter

Marina continues its rise from the former Fort Ord.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Jun 16, 2024

Good morning.

Marina is finally dusting off its dream of making its downtown more vibrant and welcoming.
News

Marina is finally dusting off its dream of making its downtown more vibrant and welcoming.

  • David Schmalz
  • Dec 14, 2023

Between 2000 and 2010, on the heels of the closure of Fort Ord, Marina’s population dropped by 21 percent, bottoming out at 19,714 residents. …

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

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”…

Car Week celebrates cars -- and reminds us it’s time to end car culture.
Local Spin | Opinion

Car Week celebrates cars -- and reminds us it’s time to end car culture.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Aug 18, 2022

For the nearly 100,000 visitors to Monterey County during Car Week (and many locals), there is a dazzling allure to the hundreds of cars shown…

Seaside looks to develop Seaside East, even though there is no water to do so.
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Seaside looks to develop Seaside East, even though there is no water to do so.

  • David Schmalz
  • Nov 4, 2021

The city of Seaside hosted a week-long, three-event charrette from Oct. 24-29 that asked the community one primary question: What kind of deve…

As Seaside looks to develop its former Fort Ord land, it’s asking the community what they want.
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As Seaside looks to develop its former Fort Ord land, it’s asking the community what they want.

  • David Schmalz
  • Aug 26, 2021

On a fair-weather morning Thursday, Aug. 19, outgoing Seaside City Manager Craig Malin leads a group of about dozen city employees and consult…

A complicated new law trips up Monterey’s efforts to create affordable housing downtown.
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A complicated new law trips up Monterey’s efforts to create affordable housing downtown.

  • Pam Marino
  • Apr 23, 2021

California’s Surplus Land Act, passed by the legislature in 2019, was supposed to help cities like Monterey transform parcels they have on han…

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First phase of Portola Plaza renovation completed

  • Claudia Meléndez Salinas
  • Updated Aug 30, 2019

Monterey >> Now that the barricades are gone, pedestrians and cars are free to go in and around Portola Plaza, right up to the entrance …

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