Sand City News

It's the middle of the night and the car suddenly stalls in the fast lane of the freeway, with no immediate help in sight.

Old-paned glass slices late afternoon sunlight into golden squares of dusty cement.

The clock is ticking for Monterey's residents, businesses and customers of California American Water on the Peninsula.

The Safe Teens Empowerment Project in Salinas and the Salvation Army's Monterey Peninsula headquarters in Sand City still need a total of about 400 turkeys for their Thanksgiving turkey distribution programs this year.

SEASIDE, Calif- There is a critical shortage of turkeys for distribution at the Salvation Army Sand City Headquarters.

Are they stoned or stupid? In banning medical marijuana, the Sand City Council asserted that pot clinics attract crime.

Congratulations on The Herald's Nov. 12 editorial about looking for a way out of the water mess.

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The Sand City Council will consider a temporary ban on medical marijuana at its Tuesday, November 17 meeting.

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There are two Morgan Christophers. There's the charismatic coffeehouse king who turned a blighted corner into downtown Monterey's most popular cafe, breathed life into a tricky space next to Osio Cinemas, and transformed Sand City into the hip place to drink in killer craft beer, fair trade coffee, savvy conversation and edgy art.

The Orosco Group plans to bring restaurants and art galleries to the vacant first floor of the Design Center, says Patrick Orosco of the Monterey development group.

It's the moment local developers have feared. On Nov. 5, California American Water asked the state Public Utilities Commission for permission to halt new and expanded water service connections in the Peninsula cities it serves, along with the Bishop Ranch, Hidden Hills, and Ryan Ranch developments.

Judi Lehman is a community activist who has served on the regional parks board and the city of Monterey's Historic Preservation Commission.

With around 100 art galleries, Carmel-by-the-Sea has a variety of creations for art collectors.

Monterey, Calif- The SPCA rescued an owl from the Save Mart in Sand City on Tuesday afternoon.

Anyone interested in the fate of the Ol' Factory Cafe in Sand City is invited to join a potluck and brainstorming session this evening to discuss why it's closed and how it might reopen.

The Ol' Factory Cafe, 1725 Contra Costa St., Sand City is holding a pot luck and brainstorming session at 6 p.m. Wednesday.

It's hard to imagine Sand City without the Ol' Factory Cafe, but for a while, at least, its many fans will have to do just that.

In some ways, the race between water board veteran Judi Lehman and challenger Andrew Clarke puts faces on the competing camps in the long-running debate about how the Peninsula should solve its water problems, which show every sign of becoming much worse before getting better.