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There’s no way out of the Purple Tier unless we act like we’re all in this together.
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There’s no way out of the Purple Tier unless we act like we’re all in this together.

  • Pam Marino
  • Nov 19, 2020

There’s no way out of the Purple Tier unless we act like we’re all in this together. 

Monterey County Gives! raised a record $3.7 million in 2016.
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Monterey County Gives! raised a record $3.7 million in 2016.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Jan 19, 2017

Pete Neumeier has never thought of himself as a philanthropist, a label he reserves for donors on the order of Bill and Melinda Gates. But he …

Chat with local GOP boss gives food for thought.
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Chat with local GOP boss gives food for thought.

  • Mary Duan
  • Nov 23, 2016

Over the five-and-a-half years I spent editing the Weekly, I developed an exquisitely painful knot in my neck...

Monterey set to adopt a 20-year Parks and Rec plan.
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Monterey set to adopt a 20-year Parks and Rec plan.

  • Nick Rahaim
  • Sep 1, 2016

There’s a dusty flat expanse in the hills of Ryan Ranch that the city of Monterey inherited from Fort Ord. With limited space to expand within…

Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary joins fight against Cemex.
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Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary joins fight against Cemex.

  • David Schmalz
  • Mar 3, 2016

Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary adds federal muscle to the fight against Cemex.

Peter Le abruptly resigns from MCWD board.
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Peter Le abruptly resigns from MCWD board.

  • David Schmalz
  • Jan 6, 2016

After serving on the Marina Coast Water District board for just more than three years, Peter Le announced his resignation from the board Jan. 4.

Regional Park District looks to extend property tax assessment; taxpayer groups balk.
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Regional Park District looks to extend property tax assessment; taxpayer groups balk.

  • Kera Abraham
  • Jul 2, 2015

Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District General Manager Rafael Payan is getting lots of face-time lately with the people who’d like to cut o…

All Bill Monning wants is for beverage companies to slap a health warning on sugar-sweetened drinks. All the beverage industry wants to do is stop him. (And then there’s that pesky report out of Monterey County.)
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All Bill Monning wants is for beverage companies to slap a health warning on sugar-sweetened drinks. All the beverage industry wants to do is stop him. (And then there’s that pesky report out of Monterey County.)

  • Mary Duan
  • Mar 5, 2015

The metal tab pulls back with a familiar click-click-hissssss as bubbles rush to the top of the can. The alluring scent of faux orange or grap…

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