Monterey County, probably within a year, the company and other sources told The Pine Cone Wednesday morning. It’s long been rumored that Oakland-based Kaiser Permanente would make a move into Monterey County, which has four hospitals, including Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula and the county-run Natividad Medical Center.

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plaint for damages against Monterey-based Tope’s Tree Service, owner Andrew Tope and property owner Bobby Guy Stevennson for removing 42 trees in 2017 at Point Lobos Ranch — a protected pine forest east of Highway 1. ‘Intentionally entered’ According to the suit, which accuses the defendants

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poration will take over the management of two of Monterey County’s most prestigious resorts, Carmel Valley Ranch and Ventana Big Sur. The transfer is part of a deal involving management of 85 hotels in eight countries. The contracts to run those hotels are being sold to Hyatt by private equity firm Geolo Capital.

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In Monterey County, numerous wineries produce rosés from a wide range of grape varietals, and once again, Dawn’s Dream has emerged as the favorite among Pine Cone readers. Owned by Dawn Galante, the winery produces a dry rosé of pinot noir that offers bright citrus notes and juicy hints of fresh berries — and goes with just about everything.

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Monterey County workers use heavy equipment Tuesday at the far end of Carmel River State Beach (yellow arrow at left), to try to make sure that when the Carmel River Lagoon drains, it stays away from Sce-nic Road (white arrow), which was heavily damaged by last winter’s storms. PHOTOS/CARMEL PINE CONE, COUNTY OF MONTEREY CHS stadium lights