Gilroy got court orders to close their illegal pot store, Monterey seeks same.
Monterey City officials are seeking a permanent court order to shut down a medical marijuana dispensary that opened last year on Lighthouse Avenue.
A temporary order was issued in March by Monterey County Superior Court Judge Robert O’Farrell, in favor of the city, requiring MyCaregiver Inc. to close after the city sued.
One of the nice things about living in P.G. is that there are fewer annoying solicitors unlike Monterey. I see some hippy group once a year and the Witnesses occasionally, but it’s election time again and the canvassers are gearing up.
So the town of Rye is considering adopting a “do not knock” registry that would alert solicitors to the homes where they are not welcome.
Currently anyone going door to door, whether a vendor or on behalf of a non-profit group, needs a permit from the city clerk.
Under the new law, solicitors would have to obtain a copy of the registry and stay away from any address listed.
More lead based lights. And just who will enforce this little loss of private property rights?
Monterey adopted a green building ordinance about a year and half ago requiring new construction and renovations in the city to follow some environmentally friendly guidelines, “Over the past year and a half over a 1000 plus buildings are greener because of the program,” said Building Official John Kuehl
Riders, watch your bikes. Always lose a few to thieves every year.
Officer Robert Lehman said the influx of traffic, with thousands of spectators and motorcycles coming through Monterey County, makes it necessary to have additional officers out in search of careless drivers and riders.
All drivers traveling this weekend should be extra cautious because of the thousands of motorcycles, Lehman said.
“Everybody needs to pay a little more attention, obviously motorcycles are hard to see most of the time and a lot of people can be surprised by them showing up so quick,” he said.
Time to pay up, business and other enablers.
In the lawsuit, Taylor claims the Pollacci’s allowed their son, Thomas, to work at the store even though he was already a registered sex offender.
Taylor said the family did not supervise him, putting her and other women at risk of being sexually attacked.
Agree with the plan, too bad they had to throw the S word into the title.
The council voted 6-1 to enact the Sustainable Retirement Benefit Reform Initiative, a citizens ballot petition capping city contributions to employee pension benefits at 10 percent of workers’ salaries. Employees could pay additional amounts toward their retirement out of their own pockets.
Councilman Bill Kampe cast the dissenting vote, saying he did not approve of legislation by initiative.
Union and state Public Employee Retirement System officials warned the city that it could face lawsuits.
In Seattle they do. And they need to keep the path clear.
Since Seattle eased its policy on sidewalk-cafe permits in late 2008, almost 100 cafe and restaurant owners have received approval or are awaiting approval to put cocktail tables and seats along the sidewalk, usually in heavy foot traffic and barhopping areas.
Cost: The cost of a city permit was lowered from $2,100 (and sometimes as high as $3,700) to $707 for a 100-square-foot sidewalk cafe. Annual renewal costs $253 for a 100-square-foot cafe (based on $97 renewal fee plus $1.56 per square foot.)
Time: The permit process takes about 10 days, streamlined from years past.
Rules: Downtown, sidewalk cafes must leave 6 feet of open space from the end of the sidewalk dining area to the curb or other object, such as a tree pit or parking pay station. Outside of downtown, the requirement is at least 5 feet of open space, though the city can require more.
It seemed as cold as the north pole on the first day on Central Avenue. Now the liquor store where the rapes occurred can have their reserved parking spaces back.
As part of the deal to move its location, the city will allow vendors who don’t live in Pacific Grove to sell arts and crafts and other non-produce items. Peppard, who said Everyone’s Harvest spent thousands of dollars on advertising for the move, said that will open the possibility more vendors will set up shop at the farmers’ market.
Party in P.G. that led to one teen driving under the influence, crashing and leaving another teen disabled for life.
Who bought the beer?
Christopher Ray Veloz, Jr., 19, is charged with hosting a party where alcohol was consumed by minors. The count, which violates Pacific Grove’s municipal code, is a misdemeanor.
Veloz, who was arraigned June 24 in a Salinas and pleaded not guilty to the charge, faces up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine if convicted. A pretrial conference is set for July 22.
Pacific Grove city attorney David Laredo alleges Veloz, the son of Seaside Police Cmdr. Chris Veloz, was hosting a party Feb. 21 at his Syida Drive home where P.G. High School senior Aaron Corn and other teens were present and drank beer.
Police Commander’s Underage Son Charged For Hosting Beer Party
Is this the ‘victim’ of the Pebble Beach Art Theft shopping for replacement paintings?
One answer may come from an anonymous videographer with the YouTube moniker of Studebaker Falcon. He captures a man who looks a lot like Amadio perusing the bargain paintings at Last Chance Mercantile while appearing to make notes on his iPhone.