SALINAS – A Monterey County judge has delayed implementation of Measure Z — which limits oil operations in Monterey County — while two lawsuits aimed at stopping it altogether are resolved in the courts.
The stay was granted on Wednesday — just as the lawsuits from the country’s largest oil producers were filed — and it will help county officials focus on the “big picture” issues rather than getting tangled up on daily bureaucratic procedures, an attorney for the county said.