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A protest against progress sends a Carmel hotel’s transformation to council.
In 1957, Donna and Fred Hofsas built a quaint, four-story Bavarian-themed hotel in Carmel. Donna commissioned an artist friend, Maxine Albro, to paint a welcome mural, and Fred created a coat of arms, with the Latin words “Otium Cum Dignitate,” or “Leisure with Dignity.” It’s been family-run, with the Hofsas’ granddaughter, Carrie Theis, a former Carmel City councilmember, acting as general manager of the 38-room hotel since 2000.
CAL FIRE suspends all burn permits in 2 Central Coast counties
SALINAS, Calif. — CAL FIRE proclaimed that all burn permits will be suspended within San Benito County and the county of Monterey. This announcement was made Thursday due to the "extreme menace of destruction by fire to life, improved property or natural resources caused by critical fire weather and acute dryness of vegetation; and/or fire suppression forces being heavily committed to control fires."
City of Pacific Grove moves forward with ballot measure to potentially reduce city council size
The City of Pacific Grove is going to have voters to decide in November whether the size of the city council should change. On Wednesday night, city council moved forward with a ballot measure that would reduce the number of city council members from six to four. According to a...
California supports Salinas youth and family homelessness through funding
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV) - Governor Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday that the City of Salinas has been given $2,838,211 to prevent youth homelessness through the Family Homelessness Challenge (FHC) Grant program. Additionally, the County of Santa Clara has been awarded $3,330,724. The Governor's office said that they will also be providing...
Seaside Enacts Curfew for Unaccompanied Minors for Independence Day Celebrations
SEASIDE, Fla. (WDNews) – The town of Seaside, Florida, in collaboration with the Walton County Sheriff’s Office, has enacted a 6 p.m. curfew for unaccompanied minors starting Wednesday, July 3 through Saturday, July 6. This comes after several incidents were reported last night at Central Square and downtown...
This Fourth of July is going to be hot—making illegal fireworks even more dangerous.
David Schmalz here, wishing you a happy Independence Day, one that need not involve explosions. I don’t claim to fully understand why some people feel the need to blow things up to celebrate our country’s independence, but it’s probably because there isn’t a good reason—some people, in every country, like to blow things up on occasion—I suppose that’s just human nature.
The stories of the past resound today
With $100 million in state funds, California began the “visioning phase” of the California Indian Heritage Center in 2018. The main purpose of this project is to preserve cultural and tribal traditions of the Native Americans, nurturing contemporary Native expressions and facilitating research and education for California, the nation and the world.
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