City of Monterey Government News

It is a sight—and a smell, and a sound—to behold. Hundreds of sea lions have gathered in Monterey Bay, and when they're not swimming and hunting for fish, are resting on small beaches in the city of Monterey.

To say things got testy at a July 18 joint special meeting with the Monterey City Council and the Neighborhood Community Improvement Program Committee might be understating it.

The future of the Old Capitol Site is actively being dreamt about, as the City is going through a process to ask the public how they’d like to see the property utilized.

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.

Soon, Monterey One Water customers will no longer receive a bill in the mail every other month.

Usually, Monterey’s history is an asset, something to highlight, but in some cases, it’s complicated.

To combat the rising number of drug overdoses, the Monterey Police Department and Central Coast Overdose Prevention coalition have installed boxes at three areas in Monterey that dispense lifesaving medication known as Narcan.

On March 19, the Monterey City Council approved a pilot program to allocate $250,000 toward assisting renters with making payments for rent or deposits, or other associated housing costs.

Many key city facilities – a lot of them built in the 1950s – are either in need of replacement or complete overhaul, including the Library and Police and Fire headquarters.

Peter Coniglio described himself as a “Monterey guy,” and he was, with deep roots that run back to his Italian immigrant grandfather.

Over the past few months, Jennifer Robinson has fielded many questions regarding the anticipated opening date of the Tipsy Putt in Monterey. Some even wondered if the unique miniature golf pub would open at all.

Monterey Fire Chief Gaudenz Panholzer is retiring from the leadership position he’s held since 2013, the city announced. Less than two weeks ago, Monterey Firefighters Association Local 3707 shared that 87 percent of its members had voted “no confidence” in Panholzer’s leadership.

California State Parks, the Monterey Museum of Art and the city of Monterey are working together to bring a concept they call the Island of Adobes to downtown Monterey, turning the historic district into a hub for arts and culture.

On Nov. 7, 87 percent of the 71 members of the Monterey Firefighters Association Local 3707 took a vote of “no confidence” in Monterey Fire Chief Gaudenz Panholzer, the union announced.

By day, the derelict San Xavier Fish Reduction plant at 484 Cannery Row looks exactly like what it is: ruins of a bygone era when sardine fishing was king on the Monterey Peninsula.

The city councils of Monterey and Pacific Grove have each approved ordinances allowing retail cannabis in the past few weeks, with Monterey best poised to issue business licenses on a faster timeline than its neighbor. Monterey could begin reviewing cannabis…

The city councils of Monterey and Pacific Grove have each approved ordinances allowing retail cannabis, with Monterey best poised to issue business licenses on a faster timeline.

Compact Disco opened in July as downtown Monterey’s only house music venue. But it was only three months later that it was granted a corrected permit.

Pacific Grove Mayor Bill Peake has decided to end Zoom call-ins to meetings two weeks after an organized group of white supremacists call-bombed a council meeting.

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…

There are new guidelines in place for how to make a comment at a public meeting in the city of Monterey.

The landlords, property managers and real estate industry representatives came out in force to vociferously voice their objections.