October 23 — AS RESIDENTS grapple with the possibility that Builder’s Remedy projects like the massive one proposed for Highway 68 and Laureles Grade could become reality, the Monterey County Planning Commission voted unanimously Oct. 14 to recommend approval of the county’s state-mandated housing plan. Next, the county board of supervisors will weigh in ... Read More

October 23 — THE MONTEREY Peninsula Water Management District and California American Water squared off in court this week over the district’s effort to acquire the water company’s Monterey system through eminent domain. Cal Am has refused to sell the system. Attorneys for both sides appeared in a Monterey courtroom ... Read More

October 22 — TAS ELECTION Day draws near, candidates for Carmel’s mayor and city council fielded some final questions about their chats with constituents, their thoughts about the past and the final message they’d like to deliver to voters before they head to the polls Nov. 3. It’s been a relatively low-key campaign season ... Read More

October 22 — CALIFORNIA’S NOVEMBER ballot has 14 statewide propositions on it. If you think that’s too many, you’re not alone. “Overwhelming majorities” of voters agree there are too many measures, according to polling from the Public Policy Institute of California. The battle royale is over taxing billionaires ... Read More