Dear Readers,
The indoor mask rule proposed by a county supervisor
last week crashed and burned when it came up for a vote
Tuesday because the county’s rate of new cases is
already falling. Kelly Nix has the details.
A coronavirus outbreak among players on the Carmel High
School football team appears to be under control, and
“full, in-person learning” is continuing, school
district officials say. Mary Schley reports.
Because of heightened customer demand for outdoor
dining, restaurants can keep their parklets at least
until Oct. 12, the city decided this week. Mary Schley
has that one, too.
A Carmel Valley resident is remembering the anguish and
inspiration he experienced as a rescuer at the World
Trade Center 20 years ago. Chief Paul Tomasi is leaving
the Carmel Police Department to become directory of
security at the aquarium. An upscale consignment shop
has been hit by burglars again. Larry Elder made an
appearance in Marina this week, and he drew a pretty big
crowd. One local councilwoman was in such a hurry to get
her son vaccinated, she apparently misrepresented his
age. A surfer from Pacific Grove was murdered in Peru
last week, and his mother is struggling not only with
grief, but with how to pay for getting his body flown
back. A woman took a bad fall down a steep hillside in
Big Sur while trying to take a selfie. California’s lone
wolf has been sighted again — for the first time since
April. The city has agreed to start enforcing a parking
ban around Carmel Point. A Carmel Valley woman needs
help finding a replacement kidney. A parked car at
Asilomar last weekend had a dead coyote stuck to its
front end. The Carmel Valley Art Association is looking
for a new home. With practices and games returning,
Dennis Taylor says local high school athletes feel like
they’re emerging from a time warp. Neal Hotelling tells
how Carmel’s famous “professors’ row” came to be. (Hint:
It has to do with the founding president of Stanford
University.) We have a special section, “Women in
Business,” packed with colorful stories about some of
the Peninsula’s most interesting business owners. And my
editorial says that if a serious attempt to solve our
water shortage is to be made, private business has to be
involved.
One more thing: This week we launch voting for the 2021
edition of The Golden Pine Cones. This hasn’t been an
easy year for businesses and other local enterprises and
organizations. Help support them by voting for your
favorites by using the links below. Thank you!
Paul Miller, Publisher
paul@carmelpinecone.com
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