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Pollacci Rape Trial: Fear Of Revealing Loft Bedroom

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In the tiny mind of Tom Pollacci, the liquor store business is more important than the well being of another human. Didn’t he read that illegal apartments can be made legit?

Pollacci and the woman had consensual sex once many years earlier, after she had been through a nasty divorce and before she moved out of state. He said they ended up in the loft of his liquor store, drinking wine and talking, on the night in question.

When she told him to stop, he did, telling her he wanted her to be there of her own free will. She stayed, they had a good time and slept together, Liu told the jury.

“Then, around 2 a.m., disaster strikes,” he said. As she was leaving the loft, she fell off the stairs, which had no railing and were described as steep, dangerous and “hellacious,” and “took a header,” Liu said.

But instead of calling 911, Pollacci panicked, thinking of the illegal living space he had upstairs.

By the way, the store is Ron’s Liquors at 613 Lighthouse Ave.

Pollacci Rape Trial: Fear Of Revealing Loft Bedroom

Government Keeping Us Safe – No Cell Phones On Bikes

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Can I still send text messages though?
Trike Dog

But for Ron Johnson and Trevor Pilling-Miller they’re already ahead of the curve, they say hands-free on two wheels is the way to go.

“Just press the button when the phone rings and you answer it,” said Johnson.

“It’s safe you can still have control of your bike and be looking around, actually holding your cell that’s a distraction it’s going to cause you to wipe it pretty bad or hit somebody else,” said Pilling-Miller.

or worse still, drop your call since P.G. has terrible coverage.

Government Keeping Us Safe – No Cell Phones On Bikes

What Do Taxicabs, Corporate Coffee And Massages All Have In Common?

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The city leaders all made decisions on them, showing that they are capable of showing a little backbone. Now if someone wanted to open a taxi stand that served coffee while you wait for a massage – well…

Steve Cardinalli of Yellow Cab said he supports a joint powers agency but isn’t comfortable with having MST administer it.

In other action, the council voted 5-0 to allow Safeway to open a Starbucks kiosk inside its store at 1212 Forest Ave.

The change will relieve the city Police Department from the duty of processing licenses and certifications of massage providers, since the state will be the certifying authority, said Police Chief Darius Engles.

Update!
Them Internets got an answer for everything! Here’s a coffee mug with a logo from a cab company that has massage tables in it’s rides..

Relaxi Taxi
What Do Taxicabs, Corporate Coffee And Massages All Have In Common?

Canterbury Woods Suing The City

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Canturbury WoodsAhh, nothing we like doing more in PG than litigating.

 

Carol Hart, Phyllis Burkey, Madeleine Litlefield and William and Alice Englander, who are joining in the suit, live in the units.

Spradling found Canterbury Woods violated the area’s single-family residential zoning by introducing a commercial use in the neighborhood when it expanded beyond the property where the main retirement complex is located.

He didn’t find the retirement home in violation of its city use permit.

Canterbury Woods Suing The City

Future Of News?

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Much easier to read than on a heavy laptop and does not get ink on your fingers. No need to clip articles with the online archive of past issues.

From the weekly email announcing the Pine Cone’s highlights:

If you’re picking up a new iPad this weekend, be sure to check out the pdf edition of the Pine Cone on it. We think you’ll be impressed.

Carmel Pine Cone downloading on iPad.

Pine Cone Page On Ipad

I tried to copy the .pdf to the thing both with iTunes and a file app, no luck there. After the .pdf is downloaded it displays real nice. iPad makes a very good .pdf reader.
Pine Cone PDF On Ipad

Future Of News?

A Starbucks In Safeway Is Fast Food?

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The Safeway up on Forest Hill did remodel a few years back. I could not tell the difference, the place is still cramped and hard to shop in
.Safeway Forest Hill

Anyway, they do have a deli where prepared take-out food is sold, so what’s the big deal? At least they are not trying to sell tacos.

Safeway wants to remodel its store to include a Starbucks, but the city has had a law on the books limiting “fast-food” businesses since 1980.

On Wednesday, the Pacific Grove City Council will consider whether a coffee bar within the store constitutes a “fast-food” business or is an integral part of the store itself.

A Starbucks In Safeway Is Fast Food?

Gregory Telles Pleads Guilty

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Reported in December, guy tries to rape a woman then runs off and threatens a friend & friend’s mom.

The Monterey County District Attorney’s office said Gregory Telles, 21, of Pacific Grove faces nine years in prison after pleading guilty today to burglary, felony sexual battery and felony assault.
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The prosecutor said it wasn’t clear what triggered the crimes.

Just stupid, that’s the reason.

Gregory Telles Pleads Guilty

New Monterey Police Blotter – March 2010

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Recreation trail assaults are up, the economy must be improving.

3/1/10 HAMPTON, MATTHEW was arrested for public intoxication in front of 398 Hoffman.

3/1/10 BEATTY, LISA was arrested for an outstanding warrant at Cannery Row and Prescott.

3/2/10 A victim reports the theft of items at 799 Lighthouse.

3/4/10 JEWETT, DANIEL was cited for disobeying a court order at Prescott and Lighthouse.

3/5/10 ARTELLAN, ALISHA was cited for an outstanding warrant at 237 Hawthorne.

3/5/10 MPD towed a vehicle for expired registration over 6 months in the 300 block of Spencer.

3/5/10 BEVERDING, JOSEPH was arrested for an outstanding warrant at 199 Laine.

3/5/10 WISE, BENJAMIN was arrested for possession of cocaine, cocaine base, and methamphetamine for sale, possession of narcotics paraphernalia and obstructing/resisting an officer at 199 Laine St. BEVERDING, Joseph was arrested for providing false information to a Peace Officer; NICHOLS, THOMAS was arrested for possession of narcotics paraphernalia, and NICHOLS, JOSEPH was arrested for maintaining a residence where narcotics.

3/5/10 DOWLING, PAUL was arrested for public intoxication at Cannery Row and Hoffman.

3/6/10 HERNANDEZ, PEDRO JR was arrested for public intoxication at 900 Lighthouse.

3/6/10 HENDERSON, KRISTOPHER was cited for a loud party at 431 Spencer.

3/7/10 A victim reports being battered at Prescott and the Rec Trail.

3/9/10 LOPEZ, JEREMY was arrested for public intoxication at Lighthouse and Reeside.

3/9/10 MPD towed a vehicle from Withers and Lyndon for expired registration.

3/11/10 A victim reports the theft of his vehicle from the 2000 block of Withers.

3/12/10 A victim reports a receiving a bad check in the 500 block of Lighthouse.

3/13/10 JEWETT, DANIEL and SCHAEFER, KENNY were arrested for public intoxication at 865 Lighthouse.

3/13/10 VASQUEZ, ERNEST was arrested for public intoxication in the area of Drake and Lighthouse.

3/13/10 CUDD, JEFFREY was arrested for public intoxication in the 500 block of Lighthouse.

3/13/10 JEWETT, DANIEL and SCHAEFER, KENNY were arrested for outstanding warrants at 865 Lighthouse, KFC.

3/14/10 MPD documented violations in Blue Fin’s Use Permit.

3/14/10 MPD documented a robbery and battery on the Rec Trail and Prescott.

3/14/10 ALSTON, SHAUN was arrested for public intoxication at 652 Cannery Row.

3/14/10 A victim reports the theft of items in the 800 block of Cannery Row.

3/16/10 A victim reports the theft of items in the 200 block of Prescott.

3/17/10 RUBIO, ROGER was cited for an outstanding warrant.

3/17/10 RUBIO, Roger was arrested for public intoxication in the 700 block of Wave.

3/17/10 MPD documented a dog bite in the 300 block of Archer.

3/17/10 A victim reports the theft of items in the 800 block of Cannery Row.

3/18/10 Monterey Police Department assisted in the issuing of a court order to the MyCaregiver Cooperative Inc, located at 554 Lighthouse.

3/18/10 A victim reports the theft of items from the 300 block of Cannery Row.

3/18/10 WYGANT, GREG was arrested for possession of Vicodin, possession of Marijuana and driving on a suspended license at Foam and Prescott.

3/18/10 WYGANT, GREG was arrested for an outstanding warrant at Foam and Prescott.

3/19/10 MPD is investigating possession of narcotics paraphernalia in the 600 block of David.

3/21/10 JANSEN III, CLIFFORD D was arrested for DUI at Foam and Drake.

3/23/10 A victim reports being battered in the 600 block of Lighthouse.

3/25/10 LEDFORD, CARL was cited for an outstanding warrant at 865 Lighthouse.

3/26/10 STOOPS, RYAN was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol at 652 Cannery Row.

3/26/10 HENTGES, THOMAS was arrested for driving on a suspended license and for possession of drug paraphernalia at Prescott and Hawthorne.

3/26/10 ALTFELD,DAILEY was cited for possession of less than 1 oz of Marijuana in a vehicle at 950 David Ave.

3/27/10 CANFIELD, TRISTON was arrested for public intoxication in the 600 block of Cannery Row.

3/27/10 HUFF, WHITNEY was arrested for DUI at David and Lighthouse.

3/27/10 MACCARONE, PETER and CUDD, JEFFEREY were arrested for Public Intoxication in front of The Monterey Plaza Hotel, 400 Cannery Row.

3/27/10 A victim reports the theft of items from his vehicle in the 500 block of Hawthorne.

3/27/10 MPD documented suspicious circumstances in the 600 block of Hawthorne.

3/28/10 BAKER, KASEY was arrested for DUI at Lighthouse and Reeside.

3/28/10 A victim reports being battered in the 700 block of Cannery Row.

3/29/10 MPD documented graffiti at 601 Wave.

3/30/10 A victim reports a peace disturbance in the 600 block of Laine.

3/31/10 MPD documented graffiti at San Carlos beach.

3/31/10 A victim reports a burglary in the 1100 block of McClellan.

New Monterey Police Blotter – March 2010

Smokers Need Not Apply At CHOMP

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Any tobacco use actually.

Smoking Nurse

Etsy

“As a health care organization, we have a responsibility for maintaining a healthy and safe environment for all our employees, volunteers, patients and visitors,” she said. “We are also committed to promoting wellness. We’ve had a nonsmoking campus for a number of years, and this is a natural extension of that policy.”

Barker said studies by the American Cancer Society and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have shown that workers who smoke, on average, miss 6.16 days of work a year because of illness, compared with 3.86 days for nonsmokers.

Smokers Need Not Apply At CHOMP