Feast of Lanterns

July 29, 2012

Nothing recalls Pacific Grove’s origins as a Methodist summer camp quite like the Feast of Lanterns …

Crowd watching belly dancers perform on Lovers Point Pier Read the rest of this entry »

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A Visit From the Copyright Trolls: How Rumblefish & Google Monetize Other People’s Property

July 27, 2012

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Nervous Nellies Kick Kids Off Dennis the Menace Park Locomotive: Victory Over Fun Now Complete

July 17, 2012

Kiss it goodbye, kids

Nothing sums up the changing attitudes toward safety and security in this country better than the decline and fall of Monterey’s Dennis the Menace Park. Read the rest of this entry »

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EPA and FORA Threaten Ft. Ord Wildland Users with Collective Punishment

July 13, 2012

When Ft. Ord recreation is outlawed, only outlaws will recreate at Ft. Ord

Rather than cracking down on the Keep Fort Ord Wild (KFOW) activists they accuse of trespassing, the Fort Ord Reuse Authority (FORA), borrowing its political strategy from the jelly donut scene in Full Metal Jacket, is threatening to punish thousands of other Ft. Ord wildland users by “cutting off public access” to Ft. Ord “entirely.” Read the rest of this entry »

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Small Fire Near Limekiln Creek

July 5, 2012

We’ve been getting questions about why so many firetrucks and dozers have been headed south through Big Sur with lights and sirens ablaze this evening. They are on their way to the Limekiln Creek area where a small fire was reported around 4:30 this afternoon. Read the rest of this entry »

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