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Monterey, Pacific Grove, Seaside, Marina, and Carmel: councils, budgets, and the decisions that shape the Peninsula.
Planning commissioners unanimously back cannabis lounge ordinance, sending it to supervisors
The Sept. 30 vote moves Monterey County closer to letting its eight retail shops host on-site consumption, a step the cannabis industry has sought for more than four years.
Monterey County bans new detention facilities for 45 days, bars county land from immigration enforcement
The Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 Tuesday on a moratorium extendable to two years, siding with immigrant communities against any future ICE facility in the region.
Monterey voters to decide eight-year renewal of 1-cent street tax in November
Measure S, the Continuation of Street Infrastructure Rehabilitation Tax, needs two-thirds approval and would generate about $12 million a year for streets, sidewalks and storm drains.
Challenger Vince Malfitano outraises incumbent Mayor Tyller Williamson by nearly 40 percent
Campaign filings show Malfitano with $38,725 to Williamson's $27,863 as the Nov. 3 mayoral election enters its final month.
Supervisors vote 3-2 to take down all 63 sheriff's Flock cameras within 60 days
The board rejected a $1.7 million, 10-year contract for the license plate reading cameras, ending the county program over privacy concerns.
Marina picks a new mayor for the first time since 2008, and weighs a 7 percent utility tax
Three candidates vie to succeed longtime Mayor Bruce Delgado, while Measure Q would raise about $3.83 million a year for city facilities.