Monthly Archives: August 2008

Why Teachers Need More Money?

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To post bail.

James Barany

Police arrested a San Jose high school teacher Tuesday afternoon on suspicion he tried to arrange a meeting with a teenage girl he’d met on the Internet.The 13-year-old girl was actually a Santa Cruz police detective.

Police said James Barany, 37, initiated a chat room conversation with the girl and during the course of the conversation, he agreed to meet the girl at a location in Santa Cruz. Police did not disclose where the meeting occurred or how long Barany had allegedly been conversing with the girl. Police also would not disclose what high school he worked at, but a secretary at Overfelt High School in San Jose confirmed Barany is the school’s band director. The principal there referred all calls to East Side Union High School District Superintendent Bob Nuñez, who did not return phone calls seeking comment.

Why Teachers Need More Money?

Election 2008 – Mayor Cort For The Win?

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Looks like Dan Cort is unopposed.

Politics

The major action is in the race for three City Council seats being vacated by incumbents Scott Miller, Dan Davis and Susan Nilmeier.

Six candidates have already qualified for the council race while another has taken out papers for a possible run.

The council candidates are Richard Ahart, Ken Cuneo, Carmelita Garcia, Bill Kampe, Deborah Lindsay and Susan Goldbeck, a former council member. Dan Miller has taken out papers.

Election 2008 – Mayor Cort For The Win?

Obvious Building Mistake #3,495,707

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Art Center Lettering
Couple of local reports on the theft of the lettering on the ugly sign in front of the “Pacific Grove Performing Arts Center” also known as the middle school auditorium. Art Center Last Letter
When you build it on a school grounds, make it kid proof. Little alpha bits held on so poorly that they were popped off with little or no damage to the stucco make it appear that no forethought was given to the surroundings.

Obvious Building Mistake #3,495,707

Pave Our Waterfront – Ocean View Plaza Approved

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The cannery that once stood there was a favorite place to play. Loaded with danger and excitement. And many easy access points.

The Ocean View Plaza on Cannery Row could not receive approval without securing a water supply. But the project now has its water after the California Coastal Commission voted 10-2 on Thursday to approve the project’s proposed desalination plant.

The plan calls for a replica of the San Xavier fish-reduction plant warehouse, a community park, renovation of the Stohans building, a history-oriented plaza and a bridge across the 400-500 block of Cannery Row.

Ocean Veiw Plaza

The last un-redeveloped property on the ‘Row

Stohans

Pave Our Waterfront – Ocean View Plaza Approved

Glenn Blevins Pleads No Contest

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Blevins once was from P.G.

According to the district attorney’s office, Blevins picked up the victim, a 31-year-old man looking for work as a day laborer, on Aug. 10, 2007 in Seaside. He then drove the victim to an abandoned building in Fort Ord.

Once inside the building, Blevins struck the victim several times, causing him to lose consciousness.

Glenn Blevins Pleads No Contest

Tough Times For P.G. Hardware

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All that boils down to one thing: profit margins are slimmer than ever at Pacific Grove Hardware.

Nonetheless, the same high fuel costs that are pushing his own costs up are also being felt by customers, and (Bill) Derowski thinks many of his local customers are opting to shop close to home rather than driving further to big-box hardware stores in neighboring cities, where prices may sometimes be lower but savings could be absorbed by the extra mileage.

Amazing store – very well stocked and helpful. Hope there’s enough support to keep them afloat.

Tough Times For P.G. Hardware

Stamm Verdict – Mistrial, Hung Jury

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Stamm Takes Stand

David Stamm faced 10 counts of crimes related to a child. In deliberations since last Thursday, the jury did not reach a verdict in charges dealing with lewd acts on a child, including oral sex, dissuading a witness, and possessing child porn.

The jury did, however, decide that Stamm was not guilty on one charge of oral sex with a child under the age of 18. The Monterey County District Attorney’s office said more jurors were leaning toward guilty than not guilty on the other nine counts.

Stamm Verdict – Mistrial, Hung Jury