RACINE – A political dispute is brewing between two city aldermen as one claims the other violated the city’s code of ethics; and the other plans to respond by filing one of his own.
July 15, 2011
RACINE – Overcharged for 24 years on her property taxes, 84-year-old Angie France now wants the city to repay her the money she could have used during the years she cared for her ailing husband until his death. “If I owed the city instead, I’m sure they would make sure I pay them back,” France… [Read more…]
May 16, 2011
RACINE – As many as 300 people are buried in graves in which they should never have been laid to rest. Another 104 of these so-called “alleyway graves” in city cemeteries have been sold but remain empty.
May 13, 2011
Joel Aguilar has never been a gang member, but has three bullets in him nonetheless. The east Salinas teenager is largely paralyzed: He can move his neck, raise both his arms a few inches and move one wrist — the physical toll of a “gang-related” shooting that nearly killed him two years ago. “That night,… [Read more…]
April 11, 2011
FORMER FORT ORD — A military tank sits rusting at a crossroad, along with random scraps of metal riddled with holes caused by high-powered guns and explosives. “Half a million pounds so far,” said Lyle Shurtleff, environmental scientist with the Department of the Army, totaling up the collection of metals. “We’ll probably pick up a… [Read more…]
February 19, 2011
The prostitutes and pimps accompanied the homeless and drug dealers. While one historic hotel faced calls for demolition, a once-majestic theater gathered dust and pigeons.
November 20, 2010
A would-be client showed interest in one of Lisa Lee’s floral creations during a recent Carmel Mission fundraising event.
October 14, 2010
Not much is left of a once-popular Chinese restaurant at South Main and San Joaquin streets. The outside walls have rust, its paint is peeling off and part of the roof is gone.
October 2, 2010
SOLEDAD — It’s an hour before midnight, and the homes along Metz Road are quiet and dark. The residents of the southeast Soledad neighborhood appear to have turned in for the night — except for a half-dozen men standing outside a well-lit garage. (More)
September 25, 2010
The Salinas Municipal Airport and its 1-square-mile of hangars, runways and fields almost looks barren.
September 5, 2011
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