Monthly Archives: May 2013

Just In From The Obvious Department – Gang Crime Affects Area Tourism

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Making the towns appealing to tourists in turn attracts criminals who prey on them.

a new report is now classifying gang violence as an economic drainer that’s costing the Central Coast hundreds of millions of dollars.

It’s not just making the area lose money, but the report says it’s also affecting tourism.

The report shows gang violence is concentrated in three hot spots in the county; in order they are Salinas, then south county cities, and then the city of Seaside.

Just In From The Obvious Department – Gang Crime Affects Area Tourism

Fatal Accident Driver’s Blood Test “not inconsistent with the charges.”

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Plus gleening evidence from computers in both cars.

Chief Assistant District Attorney Terry Spitz said prosecutor Ed Hazel was expected to file charges on Friday or early next week against Pacific Grove builder Stuart Elder, who was arrested on charges of vehiclular manslaughter while under the influence.

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Elder’s attorney, Paul Nathan Puri, said Elder “flatly denies he was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident.”

But Spitz said Thursday that Elder’s final blood toxicology reports are “not inconsistent with the charges.”

Fatal Accident Driver’s Blood Test “not inconsistent with the charges.”

Avoid Uncomfortable Contact With The Deer

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Mad Deer

The Pacific Grove Police Department received reports from residents who say deer in their neighborhood have been acting aggressively recently.

How can you tell if a deer is mad at you? An alarmed deer will change its stance and eye posture. It will also stomp its feet and huff. Residents who encounter this should slowly back away and avoid the area.

Pacific Grove police said the best way to avoid uncomfortable contact with deer is to follow these tips:

Don’t feed the deer
Keep dogs on a leash
Be especially cautious of deer with fawns
Observe deer from a distance

Carry a 30.06? Wear Orange?

Avoid Uncomfortable Contact With The Deer

Felony DUI Aaron Corn Granted Appeal

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The media talks about Chelsie all the time, but it was reported that 4 others were injured, Corn took the car without permission AND was on probation. Stay in jail, boy.

Dui Handicap

A Pacific Grove man who paralyzed a friend in a drunken-driving accident will get another chance to get out of prison.

The 6th District Court of Appeals this week reversed the seven-year prison sentence of Aaron Corn and remanded him for a new sentencing hearing before Judge Russell Scott.

The three-judge panel unanimously concurred with Corn that Scott wrongly concluded the then-18-year-old was ineligible for probation after paralyzing Chelsie Hill. In a unanimous ruling written by Justice Patricia Bamattre-Manoukian, the panel voiced no opinion about what Corn’s new sentence should be, only that probation should be on the table.

Felony DUI Aaron Corn Granted Appeal

P.G. Businesses Oppose Bag Ban

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Shoplifters love reusable shopping bags.

California Bag Ban

In a “face-to-face” survey of 51 businesses, 64 percent asked said they are not in favor of a plastic bag ban that would also require patrons to buy a paper bag.

But 75 percent of shop owners said they wouldn’t mind a ban on plastic bags if customers didn’t have to pay for a paper bag to replace it.

P.G. Businesses Oppose Bag Ban

Fruit Cheese Says The Budget Is Breaking Even

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In his budget message, City Manager Thomas Frutchey said Pacific Grove is in better shape than “numerous other cities” spending down their general funds to pay for basic services. The city will have $4.5 million in reserves as of June 30, up from $800,000 five years ago, he said.

A proposal to add $50,000 to the budget to improve the intersection at Central and Eardley avenues brought pleas from two Monterey Bay Aquarium employees to make the intersection safer for pedestrians.

I offer an affordable solution – make the pedestrians cross at David instead of Eardley. If the ever expanding Fish Jail management team that is converting retail buildings across Central into offices wants a controlled intersection they should foot the bill.

Fruit Cheese Says The Budget Is Breaking Even