Dispensaries will soon open their doors in Monterey, following the city council’s May 21 decision to approve the permits for four cannabis retail stores.
Erik Chalhoub here, thinking about the 2016 election. No, not what typically comes to mind when discussing that election. Rather, I’m referring to California’s Proposition 64, which legalized marijuana for
Monterey has not allowed commercial cannabis retail, manufacturing, or cultivation before. Although, in Monterey County, the cities of Seaside, Del Rey Oaks, Marina and the unincorporated areas of Carmel, Big Sur and Moss Landing have allowed commercial cannabis operations.
This November, residents of Monterey will be voting in their second-ever district-based election. The open seats on council are in districts 3 and 4 – essentially, the Monte Vista neighborhood
Approximately two-thirds of Monterey residents are renters, and the engine of the city’s economy is tourism. Yet as rents have consistently trended upward in recent years as the lack of
When Monterey City Manager Hans Uslar addressed his city council, staff and the public in his Feb. 15 State of the City speech, he began on a note of levity,
About a dozen items were discussed Tuesday, including term limits for the council, how often the council meets and gender-neutral language in the charter, to name a few. But the Community Improvement Plan was mentioned by virtually all of the speakers during public comment.