From 2022 to 2023 before the care home was sold to “new owners”.
A civil complaint filed Aug. 19 by prosecutors contends that Sandeep and Anuradha Saini, who previously owned Del Monte Assisted Living on David Avenue, also allowed non-caregiver staff without background checks to perform duties that allowed them to interact with residents and did not have adequate training to meet residents’ medical and care needs.
The council directed staff to bring back an ordinance on Sep. 3 to formally repeal Ordinance No. 25-007, which raised council stipends from $420 to $966 per month and the mayor’s from $700 to $1,610. The May ordinance was automatically suspended after a referendum petition qualified in July.
Following the repeal, staff will later return with an agenda report outlining potential dates for a public vote on council pay. The measure could appear on the ballot in June or November 2026, or during a standalone special election.
And Councilman Paul Walkingstick turns it into a kooky DEI subject,
Councilman Paul Walkingstick noted that Pacific Grove recently voted to move to a by-district election system, and the city already struggles with gathering a diverse group of candidates to run, either from different classes or different neighborhoods
Another day, another Weakly hit piece on Luke Coletti for having held ex–City Manager Ben Harvey accountable. Here’s what Squid (Pam Marino) won’t mention: multiple Ojai employees—many of them women—have filed complaints against Harvey for workplace harassment and discrimination.
The record is damning:
Three complaints already filed
A fourth complaint pending
All involve harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and other unlawful conduct
Instead of attacking oversight, maybe ask why Ben Harvey keeps generating complaints from Ojai city staff.
See for yourself:
Complaint #1
Complaint #2
Complaint #3
Drunk, stupid or envious?
Carmel police arrested Samuel P. Shaffer, 30, of Pacific Grove on Tuesday morning for vandalizing two McLarens.
“Everyone is asking ‘why,’ and I don’t know the reason why this happened, but I can tell you that his contact with the police department has been pretty minimal,”
The McLarens each have a different owner who was in Carmel for Car Week. The vehicles were parked near each other by the Pine Inn.
Burglars just ram the building with stolen cars.
Two Oakland marijuana dispensaries previously targeted by burglars were hit again by invaders using cars to get inside.
Oakanna, on Lakeshore Avenue, was hit just before 4 a.m. Friday. Several carloads of burglars converged on the business and rammed an Acura MDX with stolen plates into the storefront.
The dispensary was hit in similar fashion in October. In 2022, Oakanna’s owner was shot and wounded during a robbery.
Early Monday morning, the Stiiizy dispensary on Telegraph Avenue and 21st Street, was rammed by a Honda Accord, similar to an incident back in September when carloads of burglars surrounded the store. In that earlier case, a suspect was charged by Alameda County prosecutors last month.
Just sick. Is this another unreported complaint against the once proud facility?
Pacific Grove nursing assistant arrested for alleged sexual assault against elderly patients; Attorney General
California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s office announced Thursday that Paul Nkoy Lumbi, Jr. of Monterey County was arrested on felony charges of alleged sexual assault of three elderly patients at Forest Hill Manor in Pacific Grove.They said that Lumbi Jr. was working as a certified nursing assistant at the time of the alleged assaults.
Nurse Assistant Arrested For Sexual Assaults At Forest Hill Manor
On Thursday, August 7, 2025, at approximately 5:10 p.m., Monterey Police Officers were dispatched to a domestic disturbance in the 500 block of Belden Street.
Monterey County Communications provided constant updates to the officers as they arrived. The suspect, Paul Opsahl, 54, of Monterey threatened to kill the victim, shoot officers as they arrived on scene, and then kill himself.
The victim was able to flee the residence as officers arrived. Opsahl followed the victim out of the house and was arrested by officers on scene.
No details, but all three 4-way intersections around PG Middle School are 4 way stops. Motorized scooters and bicycles can often be seen riding on sidewalks.
A middle school student in Pacific Grove was injured in a collision with a car while riding a motorized scooter to school on the first day of classes, prompting concerns about traffic safety.
The seventh grader collided with a Mercedes, leaving a dent on the car and a gash on the windshield, according to another witness, Susannah Ashton.
“He was in the fetal position on his left side, and he just kept screaming and saying, it hurt. It hurt, it hurt,” Falknor said.
Ashton also expressed concerns about children riding motorized scooters, saying, “It’s just ridiculous. Kids don’t need to be on what’s essentially a motorcycle without any kind of license or regulation. And we just we need we need protections for the kids for that. But we also need better crosswalks and stop signs.”
Third time. Jordan needs more jail time – like his dad did.
On July 22, 2025, Monterey Police Officers were dispatched to the 800 block of Cannery Row regarding a report of a male who had engaged in suspicious behavior but was no longer in the area. The male was reported to have followed
a young adult female inside of a business and pressed up against her. In two other separate incidents the male was reported holding a cell phone with his hands lowered while standing close to females wearing skirts. It appeared the male was pressing up close to the females in an effort to photograph up their skirts.One of the victims reported the incident to a security guard who attempted to detain the male. Initially the male stopped and provided a name, but the male then fled the area on foot and was not located. The name provided by the male was determined to be a false name.
MPD Officers identified Jordan Pollacci, 35 years old of Monterey, as a suspect in this case. Officers noted Pollacci matched the description of the suspect in the surveillance camera videos. Pollacci’s vehicle was also captured on Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) cameras both arriving and leaving around the same time as the suspect
Pollacci has prior convictions for 647(j)(2) PC — invasion of privacy, and 311.11 (a) PC — possession of obscene material after he was arrested in Monterey County for taking photos up a woman’s dress in 2014. In 2022, Pollacci was arrested by Newport Beach police for taking photos of a female inside a store changing room
Pollacci is required to register as a sex offender as a result of his convictions- MPD Officers attempted to contact Pollacci at his registered address, but he was not located.
On August 5, 2025, MPD Officers served a search warrant and arrest warrant at a residence on El Caminito Del Norte, Monterey, and placed Pollacci under arrest.Pollacci was booked into Monterey County Jail on charges of 647(j)(2) PC invasion of privacy and — sexual battery. His bail was set at $500,000.
This case remains under active investigation- Members of the public with any relevant information are urged to contact Sergeant Greg Galin at (831) 646-3872.
Anonymous tips may be submitted via (831) 646-3840.
Jordan Pollacci Arrested AGAIN for Taking Lewd Photos, Gave False Name
Thankyou Seal Posse
Nine-year-old Corale Olsen was out in the water at Asilomar State Beach during surf camp with her brother and sister when they noticed a sea lion.
Moments later, the animal lunged at her.
“It was right next to me, and I was like ‘Oh my gosh, something really bad is going to happen.’ Then it just bit me,” said Corale. “It was pain, and then I was screaming.”