June 12 — THE CARMEL City Council last week adopted a $41,469,600 budget — $292,947 less than proposed, as it does not include money for See Monterey, the countywide tourism agency that typically receives funding based on a percentage of transient occupancy taxes. The last time the city opted not to pay the group ... Read More
June 12 — RESEARCHERS HAVE taken numerous samples from a dead humpback whale that washed ashore next to Hopkins Marine Station in Pacific Grove on June 3. While they found no evidence of a boat strike, malnutrition or starvation, they are investigating a naturally occurring neurotoxin as a possible cause of death ... Read More
June 11 — AFTER DECADES as independent contractors, the caddies who work at Pebble Beach Resorts golf courses became hourly employees May 1 under the company that manages them. While the change adds benefits like healthcare and retirement ... Read More
June 11 — JUNE PRIMARY results show that California voters — even in very progressive enclaves — aren’t very enthusiastic about hiking taxes. Returns reveal several high-profile ballot measures to raise various levies in the Golden State are failing, indicating the electorate may be feeling maxed out. In San Diego, voters shot down ... Read More
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