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On July 23 at Del Rey Oaks City Hall, Mayor Scott Donaldson delivered the city’s first-ever “state of the city” address to a standing-room-only crowd, highlighting the progress the city is making on various fronts.

If a housing plan exists on paper, it doesn’t mean it will put a single roof over someone’s head, unless, perhaps, a visionary architect took all the paper that cities have generated for their state-required housing plans – which are…

City expenditures are split among essential needs and quality-of-life benefits in a budgeting process. And with the fiscal year beginning July 1, government entities, including Monterey County’s 12 cities, are in various stages of tweaking and finalizing their annual budgets.

Del Rey Oaks issued notice under what’s called the Surplus Lands Act, inviting interested parties to submit a letter within 60 days to express an interest in acquiring one or more of three parcels.

Bill Ragsdale-Cronin, who positioned himself as a centrist, was “caught completely off-guard” when he was appointed.

When Del Rey Oaks City Council met Feb. 9, the four council members were faced with a stark choice: Appoint one of two applicants to fill a vacant seat on the council, or see that seat filled by voters.

it’s disappointing to see two local city councils so divided they have been struggling to even fill their ranks to get to five members.