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1 Pastor asks council to intervene in Stonehouse dispute

May 29 — THE CARMEL Historic Resources Board wrongly supported adding a 49-year-old complex on San Carlos Street to the National Register of Historic Places, according to an appeal filed by Patrice Pastor’s local development company, Esperanza Carmel, which is planning to build a mixed-use complex on an adjacent property. The city council is set to decide ... Read More

2 ‘Delicious’ mushroom turns into nightmare

May 29 — AN ALLURING but deadly wild mushroom picked from a local forest landed three members of a Monterey family in the hospital, with one of them — a 69-year-old man — requiring a liver transplant. On April 15, Gail McIntyre, 84, said her son-in-law, Dave Morgan, an experienced forager, harvested a large mushroom he spotted ... Read More

3 Grab the cats and kids and head for the hills

May 28 — WHEN A fake wildfire threatens Carmel-by-the-Sea, will residents, visitors, employees and everyone else make their way out of the city in a calm, orderly manner? Or will chaos and confusion ensue? In organizing a massive evacuation drill for May 30, Police Chief Todd Trayer ... Read More

4 Roller skates, grocery delivery, gym memberships

May 22 — SPENDING ON healthcare for the indigent in California has more than doubled since Gov. Gavin Newsom took office in 2019, and it’s not just because more Californians are getting older or because coverage was expanded to undocumented immigrants. It’s also because Medi-Cal, the California version of Medicaid, pays for a lot more than doctor visits ... Read More