Category Archives: Monterey Herald

Shark Attack Closes Beaches

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Beachgoers along the southern edge of Monterey Bay have been warned to stay out of the water after a 24-year-old surfer was attacked by a great white shark Tuesday morning off Marina.

Todd Endris, a home aquarium designer, was sitting on his board between waves when the 12-foot-long shark emerged from the water and bit him and his surfboard, dragging him beneath the surface. The incident was reported shortly after 10:30 a.m.

He was reported in fair condition Tuesday evening in Valley Medical Center in San Jose. Officials said he suffered from cuts to his torso and right thigh.

Shark Warning

Spearfisher at Lovers Point reported trading stares with a great white . .

lan Boomershine said he is having second thoughts about returning to Monterey Bay waters.

Boomershine, an experienced diver from San Jose who spearfishes in Monterey Bay several times a year, called The Herald on Monday to report that he had a brush with a shark — which may have been the same shark that attacked the surfer off Marina the next day.

Boomershine said he and his dive partner, Ryan Floyd, were spear fishing northwest of Lovers Point on Saturday when a great white shark sped by.

Shark Attack Closes Beaches

Holman Highway Improvements Starting

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The Transportation Agency for Monterey County has announced that work will begin sometime in September on improvements to the entrance to the Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula from Holman Highway.

The project will include the addition of a left turn lane out of the hospital and additional through lanes.

Make it 4 lanes all the way!68 At Chomp

Holman Highway Improvements Starting

DA Seeks Death Penalty In Olinger Murder

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Olinger Bench

Monterey County District Attorney Dean Flippo has decided to seek the death penalty against homicide defendant Jacobo Ruelas, a county prosecutor confirmed Wednesday.

Ruelas’ younger brother, Angel Ruelas, faces the same charge as Jacobo, but cannot face the death penalty because he was a minor at the time of the slaying. He could face life without the possibility of parole if convicted.

Kristopher Olinger
Kristopher Olinger

DA Seeks Death Penalty In Olinger Murder

Got The Brown Apple Moth Spraying Scare?

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Some residents said they were alarmed to learn that three fix-winged planes will spray over a 60-square-mile area from Marina to Pacific Grove for three days beginning Sept. 5. The application will begin at 8 p.m. each day and continue throughout the night, weather permitting.

State officials said they will monitor soil samples during the night to make sure the pheromone was applied properly.

Seaside environmental justice activist LeVonne Stone was passing out fliers showing health warnings printed on the manufacturer’s labels for CheckMateOLR-F, one of two synthetic pheromones to be used.

Does anyone have the manufactures’ health warning for the human waste in the sand at Lovers Point? Now there’s something to be afraid of . .

Got The Brown Apple Moth Spraying Scare?

Monterey Residents Sound Off In Survey

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Rec Trail – a very dangerous place at night.

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That’s the major conclusion of the city’s recent community survey that gauged how residents rate Monterey on services, neighborhoods, safety and business districts.

The survey showed many don’t feel safe at night along the Recreation Trail between El Estero and Seaside. And a higher percentage of residents said they don’t feel safe in parks at night.

While those findings may reflect more “how people feel rather than what is,” Meurer said more police attention to the Recreation Trail and beaches will be possible because officers have been hired to fill vacancies and the department is near full strength.

Monterey Residents Sound Off In Survey

Letters From The Editor

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Sam Farr has been our representative more than 14 years now. Under his leadership, Salinas has become overwhelmed by gang violence, King City High School and Hartnell College have lost accreditation, and we have endured our third and fourth decades of water rationing.

But don’t be too critical, folks. Sam Farr is working hard to impeach our president, cure global warming and serve his jury duty.

. . and spend lots of your tax dollars while doing it

Farr Piggy

Letters From The Editor

Letters From The Editor

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From a PG resident, Calvin Rich

Sometimes it seems Monterey County is in competition to leave the biggest carbon print possible. There are the auto races, motorbike races, air shows, fancy car extravaganzas, gaudy fireworks and the freezing of water so people can ice skate. All this to the applause of the media and government officials.

I’ve thought of a few more energy-wasting and polluting activities that seem to have been missed but will not divulge them lest someone actually try doing them. Come to think of it, I’ve probably already missed several already in practice. Perhaps a reader will want to add to the list.

Yes, eco-freaks ranting about carbon prints.

Ecofreaks

Letters From The Editor

Aquarium Evacuated After Vandalism Fills Exhibit With Fumes

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The Monterey Bay Aquarium has been evacuated after someone apparently released a noxious substance in an exhibit area this afternoon.

Police officials said that at least 30 people said they were suffering from the effects of the spray. One employee was sent to a hospital for treatment. Hundreds of visitors and employees were moved out of the popular Cannery Row attraction in about 10 minutes, according to city officials.

Revenge of the Tuna?

Aquarium Evacuated After Vandalism Fills Exhibit With Fumes

Jack Up Aquarium’s Rent? Maybe . .

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Tidepool Cop Lee Willoughby says yes, but to tax them out of business so they can fence off the tidepools.

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Hear-Old Opinion Page

In addition to the city’s generosity regarding the original lease agreement, the aquarium had convenient and easy access to the Point Pinos tidepools for more than 15 years to collect invertebrates for its exhibits. These animals were free for the taking. Unfortunately, there was very little management or monitoring by the Department of Fish and Game.


The real scientists differ . .

My file of correspondence and conversation notes with Jim Willoughby’s Tidepool Coalition about our collecting practices goes back more than a decade, and little has changed. Willoughby’s statements often question the aquarium’s motives. The coalition relies on “facts” taken out of context, half-truths and innuendo. And all too often, it’s simply flat-out wrong.

Should the rent be raised? Sure. Rent never stays the same, unless you have a lease . .

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Jack Up Aquarium’s Rent? Maybe . .