Do a wink, a nod and a handshake add up to clear sailing for San Benancio...
For a few moments Tuesday, it looked like those opposing the proposed Encina Hills development in San Benancio Canyon were going to prevail. The Monterey County Board of Supervisors was considering the...
View ArticleIf Ferrini Ranch plan had been even bigger to start, the result might have...
What’s not to like abut the Ferrini Ranch project? That’s the one that goes to the Monterey County Board of Supervisors for a decision on Tuesday, and it’s about time. The project website promises a...
View ArticleBoard of Supervisors approves Ferrini Project
By a predictable vote of 3-2 Tuesday evening, the Monterey County Board of Supervisors approved the 180-lot Ferrini Ranch subdivision along Highway 68 near Toro Park. Voting no were supervisors Jane...
View ArticleLawsuits piling up against Ferrini Ranch project, and the developer takes a...
Monterey County officials did the Ferrini Ranch developers a favor by allowing them to rely on the county’s 1982 general plan rather than the stronger 2010 plan, but they managed to fumble the process...
View ArticleBut isn’t that Tony Barrera fellow also running for supes?
If you get all your local political news from the papers or TV, you can be forgiven for not knowing that Tony Barrera, a Salinas City Councilman, is running for Monterey County supervisor. That’s...
View ArticleA modest proposal on fracking: Maybe Monterey County Supervisors should show...
Read this if you want, but it’s really meant for Monterey County Supervisor Simon Salinas. Hey Simon. How are things? Did you see the Herald today. It had a well done article about the anti-fracking...
View ArticleHas Phelps family forgiven Dave Potter or was it all just a political plot?
A Dave Potter for Supervisor sign has sprung to life at the Corral De Tierra shopping center property, either setting off or solving a political mystery In the world of small-time journalism, Monterey...
View ArticleMonterey County Board of Supervisors divided over future of energy consortium
Board splits along gender lines Monterey County’s effort to gain additional authority over a regional electrical power consortium seems to be coming up short, with most of the other 20 government...
View ArticleMonterey County supervisors would rather flex muscle than reduce carbon...
The Monterey County Board of Supervisors, on a 3-2 split, continued to press its case Tuesday for providing additional voting strength to the county and Salinas in the formation of a regional...
View ArticleJANE HAINES: Keeping Moro Cojo houses affordable is not, repeat not,...
The lead-up to the Coastal Commission hearing on July 14 to determine the continued affordability of 161 Moro Cojo homes has become heated with CHISPA and a variety of Monterey County politicians and...
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