Issues / 2000 / 0120| Jan 20

No Peace, No Freedom

The Peace Coalition of Monterey County takes aim at handgun violence.

The Peace Coalition of Monterey County takes aim at handgun violence.

Berried By The Opposition?

UFW's effort to organize strawberry workers isn't looking too promising.

UFW's effort to organize strawberry workers isn't looking too promising.

Hand Crafted

Local students add the latest touches to an entirely "human" peace banner.

Local students add the latest touches to an entirely "human" peace banner.

From The Editorial Desk

A handful of angry activists. Two voter initiatives in the works. A small-town newspaper going for City Hall's jugular. Raw sewage floating in the bay. A mayor who smiles right through it all. What's going on in America's Last Hometown?

Your Letters

If you care about the quality of life in Monterey, vote YES on Measure B, the Coastal Initiative. Don't gamble with the future. We all need to know what the rules are. The stakes are too high to take any more chances.

Artifacts

It seems that a few bad eggs have spoiled the experimental omelette. Musician and KAZU DJ Ernesto Diaz-Infante, organizer of the year-old, twice-monthly experimental music and performance art series at Carmel's Martin LaBorde Gallery, reports that the gallery's New Orleans-based owner has cancelled the series and fired gallery manager Robert DeFord, the guy who gave permission for it.

Faster Than A...

Street Talk By Aaron S. Birk and Son Nguyen

Street Talk By Aaron S. Birk and Son Nguyen

Florentine Italian Restaurant

Chef Profile

Chef Profile

Punch Drunk

Director Norman Jewison stumbles through some long rounds with The Hurricane.

Director Norman Jewison stumbles through some long rounds with The Hurricane.

Peeved In Pagrovia

A handful of angry activists. Two voter initiatives in the works. A small-town newspaper going for City Hall's jugular. Raw sewage floating in the bay.A mayor who smiles right through it all. What's g

A handful of angry activists. Two voter initiatives in the works. A small-town newspaper going for City Hall's jugular. Raw sewage floating in the bay.A mayor who smiles right through it all. What's going on in America's Last Hometown?