August 15 — FOLLOWING LAST week’s marathon meeting in which three members of the Carmel City Council sided with opponents of Patrice Pastor’s project on Dolores south of Seventh — and after Pastor’s subsequent pronouncement that he is fed up with the city and will take his business elsewhere — those involved on both sides are keeping their lips zipped. “There’s now apparently pending litigation ... Read More

August 15 — A POWERFUL state agency this week agreed with California American Water’s long-term water supply estimates for the Monterey Peninsula, moving the utility a step closer to realizing its “drought-proof” desalination plant. Cal Am expects to break ground on the project by the end of this year ... Read More

August 14 — A YEAR-LONG effort to remove tens of thousands of batteries damaged in a January fire at a Vistra Energy battery storage facility in Moss Landing is set to begin next month, officials said this week. Vistra will start removing the lithium-ion batteries under an agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency, which will oversee the operation ... Read More