The High Cost of Life in the Surf Zone

June 4, 2008

Life on the beach: Monterey’s Ocean House Condos

We’re thinking of starting a betting pool. Exactly how much money will owners of doomed Monterey Beach properties like the Ocean House Condos and the Monterey Beach Hotel spend on trying to save them – and how much time will that money buy them – before they’re forced to throw in the towel?

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On the War Path in Monterey – An Xasáuan Today Investigative Hike!

May 9, 2008

We brave Monterey’s infamous “Trail of Fears” to bring you the inside scoop on the vandalism, hooliganism, confrontations and beat-downs that beset this seemingly bucolic stroll through the woods.


Neighborhood Flash Point – Does simply walking Monterey’s Quarry/Veteran’s Park Trail constitute a breach of the peace?

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Moth Spray Blowback Begins

April 25, 2008

Yesterday might have been the beginning of the end for the California Department of Agriculture’s Light Brown Apple Moth Spraying program. Read the rest of this entry »


Castles in the Sand – Sand City’s Idiotic Drive to Build on a Vanishing Beach

February 6, 2008

While most Monterey County cities are desperately looking for ways to build up their commercial base (the only way to raise the revenue needed to provide vital services to their residents), Sand City, with its acres of parking lots and big box stores and only a handful of actual residents, is more of a commercial base in search of a population to support. Read the rest of this entry »


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