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Seaside Police confirmed that images purporting to show ICE officers outside The Butter House restaurant were AI-generated fakes, and the department verified with federal authorities that no immigration enforcement was taking place in the city.
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Monterey Peninsula College will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony Oct. 28 to rename Building 10, its Welcome Center, in honor of Larry Walker, who spent 37 years at the college as a student, counselor and administrator.
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View MoreThe Pacific Grove City Council is set to accept verified petition signatures Wednesday that would put a charter amendment on the November 2028 ballot requiring voter approval for any changes to council and mayor compensation, months after voters rejected a council-referred pay raise.
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View MoreA Monterey Superior Court judge sentenced Esmeralda Hernandez Pulido, 36, of Salinas to three years and four months in jail after she pleaded guilty to four felony theft counts tied to a mortgage scam and a fraudulent tanda savings club that cost victims more than $1 million.
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View MoreMonterey County planning commissioners voted unanimously Sept. 30 to send a cannabis consumption lounge ordinance to the Board of Supervisors, a move four years in the making that would let the county's eight retailers offer on-site use.
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View MoreA new California law banning cities and counties from approving new private detention facilities reinforces Monterey County supervisors' 45-day moratorium on detention centers, both enacted Sept. 29.
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View MoreCarmel-by-the-Sea has declared a local emergency ahead of a potentially historic El Niño season, with city crews staging sandbags, clearing drains and inspecting trees, and two community preparedness meetings set for Oct. 12 and Oct. 17.
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View MoreMonterey mayoral candidate Vince Malfitano subpoenaed a Monterey County Weekly reporter demanding all communications about him, prompting the First Amendment Coalition to challenge the subpoena as a violation of the California Shield Law ahead of an Oct. 20 court hearing.
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View MoreThe Monterey County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 on Tuesday, Sept. 29, to impose a 45-day moratorium on ICE detention facilities in unincorporated areas and to ban ICE from using county property for civil immigration enforcement.
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View MoreA Monterey County Superior Court judge denied a temporary restraining order against mayoral candidate Vince Malfitano on Sept. 22, continuing the case to an Oct. 20 evidentiary hearing where both sides will present witnesses.
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View MoreDowntown Monterey parking meters will stop accepting credit cards starting Thursday, Oct. 1, after the city's meter vendor POM ceases operations. Drivers can still pay with coins or the ParkMobile app.
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View MoreMonterey secured a $2,862,000 TAMC grant to close the gap in North Fremont Street's separated bike lanes, connecting them to the Fort Ord Regional Trail with a project estimated at $3.6 million.
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View MoreMonterey County supervisors will hold a 1:30 p.m. public hearing Tuesday on a scaled-back $1.7 million Flock Safety camera contract, down from the original $2.78 million proposal that drew more than 400 comments and was postponed in August.
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View MoreState Sen. John Laird closed the 2025-26 legislative session with 31 authored bills, including SB 577, a child sexual abuse protection measure awaiting Gov. Newsom's signature by Wednesday, Sept. 30. A separate Trump administration proposal to exclude undocumented immigrants from the 2030 Census could reduce federal funding to California and Monterey County.
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