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1 Supes OK Bixby Bridge parking ban

May 22 — SEEKING AT least a temporary fix to a hazard that’s been getting worse in recent years, the Monterey County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a 12-month ban on parking at or near Bixby Bridge in Big Sur. The vote was 3-0, with supervisors Luis Alejo and Chris Lopez abstaining. The push for the ban was led ... Read More

2 P.G. man injured in DUI head-on with tour bus

May 22 — A 38-YEAR-OLD Pacific Grove man was drunk and speeding in his Corvette in Pebble Beach Saturday afternoon when he hit a tour bus head on, according to the California Highway Patrol. The driver, identified by CHP as Victor Smith, suffered major injuries and was taken to the trauma center at Natividad Medical Center for treatment but is set ... Read More

3 Whale watchers rescue capsized fishermen

May 21 — AFTER THEIR boat capsized in Monterey Bay about 6 miles west of Moss Landing Friday afternoon, a pair of fishermen were rescued by a whale-watching boat. Nancy Black of Monterey Bay Whale Watch was captaining a boat filled with people at the time ... Read More

4 Newsom says budget is balanced, but analyst disagrees

May 21 — GOV. GAVIN Newsom and the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office are at odds over whether California is facing a structural deficit. On Monday, the state’s legislative analyst, Gabe Petek, released his initial comments on Newsom’s May revision, and the picture he painted is far less rosy than the governor’s version ... Read More