Del Monte, California
Del Monte, California, an unincorporated community in Monterey County, lies along California's beautiful Pacific coastline. The Del Monte Forest is the extreme southwestern subdivision on the Monterey Peninsula. Due to U.S. Postal divisions and zip code assignments, addresses anywhere in Del Monte will show up as Pebble Beach, California, which is the major unincorporated subdivision. Del Monte Forest and Pacific Grove are the western-most land masses on the Monterey Peninsula. The dividing line between the "Del Monte" area, a/k/a Pebble Beach, and the City of Pacific Grove is county highway 68 that cuts a swath from northwest to southeast across the peninsula. The U.S. Census shows Del Monte's population at 4,531 in the year 2000.
The California court system has two basic types of courts, Trial and Appellate. Trial Courts, more commonly known as Superior Court, are based in each of CA's 58 counties. Superior Courts hear both civil and criminal cases in addition to all family, probate, and juvenile cases. For Del Monte, Superior Court of Monterey County is at the Monterey County Courthouse, 1200 Aguajito Rd, Monterey, CA. This is where the majority of civil lawsuits involving personal injury will be heard. Monterey County does have alternate Superior Court locations for county residents in Salinas, King City, and Marina, CA.
The Appellate Court is divided into two branches: the Courts of Appeal and the Supreme Court. The Courts of Appeal are California's intermediate courts of review for the county-based Superior Courts. There are six Courts of Appeal serving the State of California. Del Monte is served by the Sixth District Court of Appeals, The Sixth District facility for Del Monte/Pebble Beach residents is at the Comerica Bank Building 333 West Santa Clara Street, Suite 1060 San Jose, California . The highest authority in CA's judicial system is the California Supreme Court, headquartered in San Francisco.
The Judicial Council of California provides a helpful glossary of legal terms in multiple languages to assist citizens in understanding the judicial process.
Most of the Monterey Peninsula economy is based upon tourism. A playground for the more affluent vacationers and tourists, Del Monte / Pebble Beach is home to many retirees and well-educated workers in the social service (education and health care), management and finance sectors. As early as 1910 the Del Monte Hotel was a luxury destination for those wishing to do little more than relax in grand comfort, enjoy the natural surroundings, and play golf. Playing golf can easily become a way of life here, with seven public and private courses available, including the Pebble Beach Golf Links, the most famous course in the Western United States. The only course which has ever beaten Pine Valley (New Jersey) Golf Club to top spot in Golf Digest's list of America's 100 greatest courses, Pebble Beach Golf Links has been the site of the US Open five times since 1972. Private courses here include Cypress Point Club and the private Monterey Peninsula Country Club's finely manicured course.
Del Monte is in Monterey County; the economy of all the non-coastal area of the county depends largely on agriculture. It is only natural to have the Del Monte area host the newest farmers market in the county, at the Del Monte Farmer's Market in the open air Del Monte Shopping Center.
Through the generosity of many benefactors and especially the residents of the immediate area, Del Monte Forest is home to numerous sanctuary plots that maintain a stronghold for the natural environment of the area. The largest single parcel is the S.F.B. Morse Botanical Reserve. This 86-acre woodland oasis in the hills of the Del Monte Forest in Pebble Beach is laced with an undulating 17-mile loop trail that winds across the ancient marine terraces of Huckleberry Hill, the highest point in Pebble Beach at 784 feet. The trail passes through groves of Coastal Live Oak, Bishop Pine, Monterey Pine, Monterey Cypress, a Pygmy Forest of Gowen Cypress, and creek-side redwoods.
