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Marina hotel occupancy rate up 72%
Exact figures for the week of June 14, when the U.S. Open was held at Pebble Beach, were not available. But figures for the larger time period that included the U.S. Open showed that hotel tax revenue was up 37 percent in Carmel, 46 percent in Monterey, 43 percent in Seaside, 21 percent in the unincorporated part of the county, 72 percent in Marina and 6.6 percent in Pacific Grove compared with a year ago.
Marina mayor Delgado seeks second term; Commissioner Burnett eyes council
Bruce Delgado didn't wait until the last minute.
On Monday, the first day candidates could file for Marina city elections in November, Delgado said he will seek a second two-year term as mayor.
Marina Mayor Bruce Delgado announces plans to run for re-election.
Two score supporters, including County Supervisor Jane Parker, MPUSD board member Dianne Creasey and sheriff candidate Scott Miller, turned out to see Bruce Delgado announce that contentious local politics won't keep him from seeking another two-year term as mayor of Marina.
Squid Fry: Hole in the Head...
Squid has grown accustomed to the rantings of former Marina mayor Gary Wilmot, but even Squid was blown away, as it were, by Wilmot’s remarks at the June 8 council meeting.
Projects lining up for military outpost revival
The city with the most developable land on the Monterey Peninsula, it’s daunting to keep track of all of Marina’s potential projects. Here’s a short list of proposals in the pipeline.
Bruce Delgado is Marina’s unlikely fiscal conservative, while opponents want to raise taxes – and put off an Otter invasion.
After hearing each Marina department head say martial law will ensue if they take an 18 percent cut, Mayor Bruce Delgado fervently rattles off possible excesses in the city’s budget: nearly $400,000 for the human resources department, $60,000 paid to a school consultant,