Like the waves crashing into the coastline along Point Pinos in Pacific Grove, a chorus of conflicting wants and needs are now crashing together just feet from the shoreline, on
Despite city resolutions, protests from elected officials, vocal support from Monterey County stakeholders, and countless pleas from community members, local cries to halt the sale of a long-revered Pacific Grove building have proven not enough to override federal interests.
Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) and community advocates hoping to keep the building public, have more time to ensure the building is kept in the public's interest.
Neighborhood groups are joining forces with Santa Cruz Fire to protect homes from possible wildland fires. Those communities saw what happened during last year s CZU fire. Now, they re becoming more proactive to prevent it from happening to them. It scares me! You know how I feel. It scares me! said Lora Lee Martin.Martin is one of many people living in the Prospect Heights area of Santa Cruz. Her neighborhood is a Firewise community. Started a couple of years ago, the designation means they are certified to work together and take action to protect their homes in case of a wildfire. These fires are coming and they re coming differently and I think their training, I m not a fire professional but the training needs to identify a different kind of fire. To help prepare for what firefighters warn will be a busy fire season, crews are working to clear eucalyptus trees and other shrubs along DeLaveaga upper and lower parks. Reducing the fire’s fuel, gives firefighters a better cha