By Daniel Lopez, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.

By Jim Johnson, The Monterey County Herald, Calif. Apr. 4--County parks officials say they are close to an agreement with an Arizona-based resort management firm to take over most of the recreational operations at two South County lakes. But they're hedging their bets anyway.

By Jim Johnson, The Monterey County Herald, Calif. Nov. 15--County water officials cleared another important hurdle for the long-delayed Salinas Valley Water Project on Wednesday.

By Jim Johnson, The Monterey County Herald, Calif. Sep. 28--Monterey County is days away from taking over a couple of lakeside resorts in the latest chapter of the Salinas Valley Water Project saga. And the county could stay in the resort business for a while, said one supervisor.

By Jim Johnson, The Monterey County Herald, Calif. Sep. 28--Monterey County is days away from taking over a couple of lakeside resorts in the latest chapter of the Salinas Valley Water Project saga. And the county could stay in the resort business for a while, said one supervisor.