Latest News Bulletins

1 Rebuilding slow after major wildfires

April 26 — THE DEVASTATING impact of wildfires on Monterey County’s rural communities was made clear Wednesday when the county planning commission weighed in on a report detailing the damage to homes since 2015 — and the efforts to rebuild them. The report comes in response to a request made by a planning commissioner to identify where “rebuilding hurdles may exist" ... Read More

2 Post office deemed unsafe after car crashes into it

April 26 — A 74-YEAR-OLD Pebble Beach woman escaped injury when she crashed her Tesla into the front of the Carmel post office during the lunch hour Wednesday, narrowly missing a pedestrian before smashing into a brick planter with enough force to break the windows and damage the structural integrity of the building ... Read More

3 Court limits reach of housing mandate law

April 25 — A SOUTHERN California judge has ruled that a 2022 state housing law that requires California municipalities to ministerially approve applications to split single-family residential lots and allow up to four housing units on each doesn’t apply to charter cities. The ruling could eventually have implications for several such cities in Monterey County ... Read More

4 Winds could delay May 27 highway reopening

April 25 — CALTRANS REPORTED Wednesday that repairs to Highway 1 at Rocky Creek in Big Sur are moving forward at a steady pace, and May 27 remains the target date for reopening the road to tourist traffic. But a spokesperson said the state roads agency is hesitant to move the date up, due to the likelihood of high winds ... Read More