Curtain Call?
Salinas' historic Fox Theater searches for a preservationist angel.
Salinas' historic Fox Theater searches for a preservationist angel.
Cannery Row Reckoning
Can a proposed new historic preservation ordinance save what's left?
Can a proposed new historic preservation ordinance save what's left?
Lights Out?
Don Burge says the traffic lights in Monterey will control traffic as usual.
Don Burge says the traffic lights in Monterey will control traffic as usual.
Time Flies
The Monterey Airport wings into the new millennium.
The Monterey Airport wings into the new millennium.
The Masters
Commitment to perfection. That''s how
Mean Streets
Officials say improvements in Salinas'' infrastructure are strangled by lack of funds and planning.
Officials say improvements in Salinas'' infrastructure are strangled by lack of funds and planning.
What''s Up, Chuck?
Soul and Guts --Nina Storey, The Blazers and Little Jonny and the Giants deliver a soulful weekend.
Soul and Guts --Nina Storey, The Blazers and Little Jonny and the Giants deliver a soulful weekend.
Classical
Too Smooth--Max Bragado Darman wields a polished baton.
Too Smooth--Max Bragado Darman wields a polished baton.
Go With The Flow
Local water utilities say electricity is key to maintaining service--but PG&E is making no promises.
Local water utilities say electricity is key to maintaining service--but PG&E is making no promises.
From The Editorial Desk
The reports of a looming computer disaster at the stroke of midnight on Jan. 1, 2000 started hitting the press last year. Although technology experts had been aware of the potential problems created by computer hardware and software that recognizes only a two-digit code for years, the information came to the public only slowly. But now that we're closer to that date, the spectre of a Y2K meltdown of our cyber-regulated society haunts the pages of magazines and newspapers on a daily basis. And, despite the amount of ink that's being spilled to explain the problem, only one thing is crystal clear: Although billions of dollars are being spent by governments, businesses and individuals to study, eliminate and prepare for potential problems, no one really knows how Y2K will impact society at large. With such uncertainty hanging in the air, a lot of people are wondering how they should prepare, individually, for whatever may come. There are reports indicating that some people aren't waiting for definite answers, they're preparing for the worst. But is this approach necessary? Should we be stockpiling food? Water? Prescription drugs? Should we trade our dollar bills for gold coins? Although Coast Weekly can't predict the future, we have taken snapshots of how local governments and businesses are dealing with the glitch, and how they say Y2K will affect their operations. By doing this, we feel we can give our readers more knowledge with which to make their own plans. In the Y2K Citizen's Action Guide published by Utne Reader, Senator John Glenn is quoted as saying, "The greatest antidote to worry, whether you're getting ready for spaceflight or facing a problem of daily life, is preparation...the more you try to envision what may happen and what your best response and options are, the more you are able to allay your fears about the future." We agree. So, as a public service, for the next two weeks Coast Weekly presents a series of stories and interviews that probe the ways Y2K may affect local government, public safety, utilities, healthcare, financial institutions, food supplies and business. We hope this information empowers you to make more informed decisions about how to make your plans for the coming months. As they say, forewarned is forearmed.
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