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End Of P.G. Fire Department?

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The council has before it a resolution approving a contract between the two cities for fire service effective Dec. 16 that resulted from three years of feasibility studies of a merger, according to Pacific Grove Fire Chief Andrew Miller.

Monterey, in general, pays more in salary for similar fire department work, he said, but Pacific Grove will save costs because fewer firefighters would be required at its station and the combined department would be able to draw resources from three fire stations in Monterey.

Should have happened years ago – about the time of the Pebble Beach fire on Huckleberry Hill.

End Of P.G. Fire Department?

Why Schools Are Failing

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Stupid people are put in charge . .

The former principal of Greenfield Elementary School was charged Friday with possession of child pornography, possession of cocaine and drug paraphernalia, animal neglect and resisting a peace officer.

(Raul) Herrera happened to arrive home during the search and an officer approached him. Herrera made a move and the officer believed was reaching for a gun, which led to a short struggle, according to police reports. Officers allegedly found a small amount of cocaine in one of Herrera’s socks.

Why Schools Are Failing

Only 5 Shopping Days Left

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Before that sales tax increase goes into effect. Is there any place in P.G. to buy something (that’s not ‘art’ or rusty garden decor)?

The sales tax rate in Pacifier Grove will increase by a full percent to 8.25 percent effective Oct. 1, according to the state Board of Equalization. City voters approved the sales tax hike in the June primary election.

Only 5 Shopping Days Left

Industrial Accident – Construction Worker Falls 20 feet.

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According to assistant fire chief Dave Brown, emergency crews were dispatched to the home on Balboa Avenue shortly before 6 p.m. Sept. 18.

“He was doing some painting or plastering,” Brown said. “He was working on top of a ladder and fell off,” landing on a plywood floor.

20 feet high on a ladder? That’s unsafe, next time use a scaffold.

Industrial Accident – Construction Worker Falls 20 feet.

Ruelas Claims Evidence Missing

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Grasping..

A Soledad man charged in the 1997 slaying of a Peninsula youth told a judge Thursday that his defense has been hampered by the release of evidence by the Pacific Grove Police Department.
(Angel) Ruelas objected Thursday that there was no remedy for him to pursue sanctions against the police department for his inability to have the car tested for his defense.

He alleged that the police department and FBI missed some “basic tire impressions” at the scene of the crime.

“What else did they miss?” he said.

Ruelas Claims Evidence Missing

Rock Stacking In Spanish Bay

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Well, when the split level is being foreclosed, the bimmer’s been repossessed, PG&E has disconnected for non payment and you are no longer allowed at MPCC, not much else to do but stack rocks.

A new fad has started in Pebble Beach — stacking rocks.

While most of the beach at Spanish Bay is covered in white sand and light shrubbery, a stretch of a little more than 100 yards is covered with hundreds of columns of stacked rocks, with some columns standing more than 5 feet tall. And they are arranged with the grace of a Japanese Zen garden.

Rock Stacking In Spanish Bay

Why Union School District Employees Need More $$$

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Pay them more so they don’t have to steal taxpayers’ gas.

Salinas police said they arrested Alisal Union School District worker Victoria Ponce, 62, and her husband Juan Ortega, 58, Monday morning for stealing from district gas pumps multiple times.

The district superintendent said Ponce was a long-time district employee who was busted by people she works with.

“Today, she submitted her letter resigning from the district,” Alisal Union Superintendent Dr. Esperanza Zendejas said.

Ponce worked in the transportation department as both a dispatcher and sometimes bus driver she’s even been a local school union president.

“She’s a past CSEA president of our bargaining unit here,” Zendejas said.

Followup – 11/14/08, both Ponce & Ortega pleaded guilty.

Victoria Ponce, a former district employee, pleaded guilty to two counts of embezzlement and was sentenced to 45 days in jail.

Ponce’s husband, Juan Ortega, pleaded guilty to one count of petty theft and was sentenced to 15 days in jail.

Why Union School District Employees Need More $$$