Sara Rubin
Monterey Cnty Weekly
Monterey, CA, United States
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Facing pressures from insurance companies and regulators, primary care doctors are turning to concierge medicine.
Dr. Jay S. Edmonds had been practicing medicine for 30 years when in the mid-2000s, he notified his longtime partner… → Read More
Red Cross relocates shelter to All Saints Day School.
With the first day of school coming Aug. 10, the Red Cross has relocated its shelter from Carmel Middle School to All Saints Day School, where it can remain set → Read More
Caltrans to begin construction on Highway 156.
The traffic on Highway 156 is bad, and about to get worse—at least for a little while. → Read More
Soberanes Fire continues growing, but slows down.
Finally, a damp, foggy day on the coast help slow the spread of the Soberanes Fire somewhat, even as it continues growing. The fire burned another 1,872 acres Saturday, the → Read More
Utility pole catches fire; Highway 1 re-opens.
As firefighters battle the Soberanes Fire on all sides, the last thing they needed was another fire. But around 12:30 Monday, officials received a report Monday at 12:30 of a → Read More
Soberanes Fire expands in day three, destroys homes.
The air in Palo Colorado was eerily cool still on Sunday afternoon around 5pm, despite the 11,000-acre Soberanes Fire ranging just across the canyon. → Read More
Power outage darkens Big Sur.
As the Soberanes Fire rages along the coast from Carmel Highlands in the north to Palo Colorado in the south, a power outage has darkened much of Big Sur. → Read More
Soberanes Fire grows to 6,500 acres.
The Soberanes Fire keeps growing in all directions as of about 6:30pm Saturday. Cal Fire reports 6,500 acres are burned, and the fire is now 5-percent contained. → Read More
Urban firefighters respond to Soberanes Fire to protect homes.
Fire crews from Salinas, Monterey, North Monterey County and Marina arrived in Big Sur at about 10pm Friday night to assess threats to homes in the Palo Colorado area and → Read More
Soberanes Fire at 3,000 acres, threatens Carmel Highlands.
Shifting winds and steep terrain are making the Soberanes Fire a difficult one for firefighters to control. The fire broke out at Garrapata State Park Friday morning at about 8:45am, → Read More
Bill benefitting sex trafficking victims signed into law.
Gov. Jerry Brown signed AB 1684 into law Friday, giving victims of human trafficking greater powers to seek civil damages as they rebuild their lives. → Read More
Soberanes Fire keeps burning, 0 percent contained.
As of 11am Saturday morning, the Soberanes Fire had burned 1,800 acres and was at 0-percent containment, according to Cal Fire spokesman Jonathan Pangburn. → Read More
Residents evacuated as Soberanes Fire exceeds 1,000 acres.
Residents of Palo Colorado and Garrapata Ridge were ordered to evacuate on Friday night as the Soberanes Fire headed south from its origin at Garrapata State Park, growing to about → Read More
State audit of King City PD recommends better oversight.
Well before Black Lives Matter became part of the popular lexicon, King City residents were quietly complaining about what looked like a systematic abuse of power by police in the → Read More
Sam Farr introduces marijuana research bill.
Congressman Sam Farr, D-Carmel, and Congressman Andy Harris, R-Maryland, are of opposite minds about the medicinal value of marijuana. → Read More
Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant to close by 2025.
After years on shaky ground—literally and figuratively—the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant near San Luis Obispo will be shutting down. → Read More
After decades, a plan to convert Carr Lake farmland into a Salinas park gets its start.
A century ago, before the wetlands of the Salinas Valley were drained to make way for farmland, Carr Lake was the largest of a seven-lake system, which flowed into Elkhorn → Read More
A look at what candidates spent trying to win your vote.
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ message about taking money and influence out of politics has resonated mightily with voters across the country and in Monterey County (an estimated 7,800 people showed → Read More
Early election returns show Parker leading, two upsets on County Board of Supes.
Early election returns show two long-time incumbents on the Monterey County Board of Supervisors—Fernando Armenta and Dave Potter—losing their seats to challengers. → Read More
The many benefits and uses of beer tested and celebrated.
Watching beer go down the shower drain is unsettling. It looks like urine, smells like a college party and, most damningly, feels like a waste. But the internet is teeming → Read More