“We’re combining some sections and dropping others as we move into 2008. Our goal is to maintain the high level of quality you’ve come to expect from us and to meet our fiscal responsibilities.”
More of the same irrelevant to Monterey wire stories, for more money. The newspaper is withering away in a change of information delivery.
Biggest northern storm to pass through in a long time. Many are still without electricity. LHAcom’s estate was eerily quiet without the hummings of machinery, electronics and other distractions. Totally hated it. Though it did not keep the cement-obsessed neighbors with gas powered leaf blowers away. Guess they needed something to occupy themselves with. How did we stay sane? Think camping.
Propane camp stove & lanterns. Those small propane bottles are 2 pounds when full, 1 pound when empty. Postal scale told me so. Don’t wait until dark to find them. Get them out before you need to read the labels.
Ground coffee. After a fling with whole bean coffee and a preference for French roast, no powered coffee mill could keep up. I now grind it at the store, and use it within a week. With that and the above stove I had coffee in the blackout.
Flashlights. I keep several in a picnic basket by the fireplace.
Candles. Be extra careful. Don’t leave a candle alone in any room.
Radios. Recommend the GE Superradio series. It is a sensitive radio with an old fashioned analog tuner. That means it can hear many distant stations and the batteries last a long time. Listen to KPIG FM 105.7 or KSCO AM 1080. There is little in the way of public information on Monterey’s local stations. There’s also a police scanner to snoop for hints of what those sirens a block away are, ours is a Radio Shack Pro97.
Cell phone. Call your loved ones, see if they are ok.
That’s about it. It’s not the maniac with the 10,000 watt gas generator and satellite phone, but it’s enough to get by with and not have to maintain.
Some pictures taken Sunday afternoon.
Broken poles in beach tract. Never touch low or downed wires.
Falling pine tree cuts through middle of house. (No one was hurt)
Add to the storm some exceptionally high tides and there was evidence of waves breaking over Ocean View Boulevard.
Waves flipped the ice plant neatly combed over like JW.
Surf And Turf!
Crespi Pond now looks like a Monterey Bay Aquarium kelp exhibit.
Men’s Tee, Ladies Tee and Hermit Crab Tee
The Fog Horn turnout was full of seaweed washed up by waves.
And who better to complain than our own David Dilworth.
The report’s authors acknowledge that an unknown number of the complaints may be duplicates because several agencies collected the information. But the report also suggests that many residents with symptoms have not reported them.
David Dilworth, executive director of HOPE, said the groups plan to present the nearly 200-page report to legislators Tuesday.
Will they include all the reports that were called in by fakers the day after the scheduled spraying was called off?
Costume shop, looks mighty empty. It was open less than 3 months.
Pacific Grove police have arrested a Pacific Grove man for attempted murder after he allegedly assaulted his former girlfriend Wednesday night.
Todd Elliot Stanton, 23, was arrested at his home this morning after police found him hiding in the living room of his house, according to Pacific Grove police Commander John Nyunt.
Still lots of graffiti reports. Looks like the gangs have moved in for good . .
12/2/07 Lighthouse Television & Video 400 block of Lighthouse Ave. reports unknown to have vandalized (graffiti) their wall.
12/2/07 Citizen reports unknown to have vandalized her vehicle in the 1800 block of David Ave.
12/3/07 Citizen reports the theft of construction tools while working in the 2000 block David.
12/4/07 MPD towed a 82′ tan “Coleman” trailer that was parked at 1600 block of David for expired registration over 6 months.
12/4/07 Citizen 500 block of Belden, reports an individual to have struck his parked vehicle while conducting a parking maneuver.
12/5/07 BARAJAS, JANET was cited for driving on a suspended license and speeding at Del Monte and El Estero.
12/5/07 Citizen reports unknown to have smashed the front windshield of her silver 02′ Ford while parked in the rear parking lot of the Sardine Factory.
12/6/07 Graffiti was found spray painted on a rock along the recreation trail south of Drake.
12/7/07 PAHALAD, RAJIV was arrested for Felony DUI after colliding with a light pole in the center median of Lighthouse just south of Foam. Passenger severely injured.
12/7/07 Traffic accident versus a parked vehicle in the 600 block of lighthouse.
12/7/07 Citizen reports her cat was attacked by two dogs in the 600 block of Lily.
12/8/07 Traffic accident versus a parked vehicle in the 100 block of Lighthouse.
12/9/07 MPD aided in the water rescue at 32 Cannery Row
12/9/07 Citizen reports graffiti to a utility box at 400 block of Foam.
12/9/07 Citizen reports graffiti to two utility boxes along the north wall of the 400 block of Lighthouse.
12/10/07 Mutual combat in the 600 block of Lighthouse.
12/10/07 TURNBEAUGH, ADAM was arrested for public intoxication in the 700 block of Irving.
12/11/07 Citizen reported an unknown substance, possibly fiberglass resin, splattered on her vehicle while parked at 600 block of Lighthouse.
12/11/07 JEWETT,DANIEL was cited for possession of an open container of alcohol at Prescott & Lighthouse.
12/11/07 Citizen reports unknown to have filled the gas tank of her tan, 1997 Ford F150 pickup, with sand or sugar, while parked in the 1700 block of David.
12/12/07 Monterey Public Works reports, “Tagging” on the signal boxes at Lighthouse and McClellan.
12/14/07 Citizen reports another citizen to have struck her vehicle at Cannery Row and Hoffman.
12/15/07 Citizen reports unknown to have hit his vehicle and leave the scene at Lighthouse and Drake.
12/15/07 JEWETT, DANIEL was cited for an open container at Prescott and Lighthouse.
12/15/07 JEWETT, DANIEL was cited for possession/drinking an open alcoholic beverage in public in the area of Lighthouse and Prescott.
12/16/07 Citizen reports unknown to have burglarized her white vehicle on Hoffman, E of Hawthorne.
12/17/07 Citizen 300 block of Belden reports the theft of his set of golf clubs from his unlocked vehicle.
12/18/07 Citizen 2300 block of Prescott reports seeing a prowler outside his residence. Suspect is described as a white male adult 5-9, brown hair, with dark colored clothes.
12/23/07 Citizen reports a burglary of his 1999 Toyota Tacoma Truck in the 500 block of Irving.
12/24/07 Citizen fell and injured herself in the 800 block of Cannery Row.
12/27/07 JEWETT, DANIEL was cited for open container of alcohol in public at Prescott and Lighthouse.
12/28/07 Male juvenile was arrested in the 400 block of Cannery Row for vandalizing (spray paint graffiti).
12/29/07 Citizen 2000 block of Withers reports unknown to have stolen three bicycles from his carport.
12/30/07 Citizen was the victim of a fall in the 400 block of Cannery Row.
12/31/07 Citizen reports losing his wallet in the 800 block of Cannery Row.
12/31/07 Citizen reports unknown to have entered his unlocked vehicle while parked in the 700 block of Lighthouse.
The battle is brewing between the come-heres and the been-heres. Do we sell out to tourist machines or hang on to the shreds of small town livability?
P.G. should not be L.A., Michael Zambory
in desperation an attempt is made to sell the city to an entrepreneur in exchange for the use of the golf course and various city facilities on a seasonal basis over an extended period of time. Never mind the effect on the city and its residents, just think of all that money. . . What price should we place on the peace of mind of the residents affected by visitors filling our neighborhoods?
Don’t trash our course, Roger Pasquier
The reason the Concorso Italiano didn’t make it in Pacific Grove had nothing to do with local residents. It was the Coastal Commission.
The chamber (of Commerce) seems to think the only way to get people into P.G. is to hold big events. Downtown business has been eviscerated by this mentality.
From Yelp.com
Passionfish
At the very least, have a snack before you leave home. The crowd seemed sort of old-money, country club, tennis snobbish.
Fishwife:
The Boston clam chowder wasn’t piping hot, however it was thick, the way I like it, but I didn’t get much ‘clam’.
Peppers:
great before. These were, alas, bad. Tasteless goo. I’m sure the tourists will LOVE it, like they love Fisherman’s Wharf and the Santa Cruz Boardwalk. Like morons do. Ga-hilk.
Latttitudes:
Lovers Point deserves sparkly windows. The floor in the restaurant was also filthy and the air inside was not as fresh as it could be-
Tillie Gorts
I’d never had a bad tuna sandwich…til I ate here. C’mon, crack open the can, throw in some mayo, how hard can it be?
Favaloro’s Big Night Bistro:
This place has all the ambiance and romance you want, with a nice fat side of pretentious, mostly the clientèle of course. I came here with my boyfriend to celebrate our one year anniversary and left unimpressed with the service and accommodations. We felt discriminated and really, the food wasn’t that great for me. I’ve had better clams! Anyhow, the experience left me disappointed and hurt, so I wrote a letter to the owners. I explained my experience in detail and got a call a few days later. Maria, one of the owners understandably defended her family business and yet was very accommodating and offered me a gift certificate. If only in response to my uncomfortable experience did I in turn offend her. So 3 stars on the account of Maria’s efforts and the fact that they are a family business. I don’t intend on returning with the gift certificate. What am I supposed to say “Hey I’m the girl who totally dissed your business with a big fatty letter and now I’m back, so feed me for free?” nah, I don’t think so
Toasties:
WHACK!!! lots of old people. Overpriced breakfast with bad coffee. $8 for two pieces of “french toast”, are you serious?
The waitress hurries and let’s the hostess know she does not want us in her section because she already has one table…..Well……I’m tall and dark, and came in with a beanie on. It was blatant racism by one person
Red House:
Sometimes you get somebody sweet and helpful, but thrice I have dealt with this snotty, rude college-age girl with blond hair. had the crab cakes and almost gagged upon the first bite–fishy in that BAD fishy way, bits of crunchy i-don’t-know-what.
The waiter suggested a basket of fries for the table and assured us that they were worth the price of $3.50 a basket. Shoestrings with a smidge of garlic. Wow! Cutting edge. A girlfriend ordered extra cheese on her sandwich and was charged an additional $3.50 for that as well. I guess that is there way of telling you You’re in PG now.
Lighthouse Cafe:
made a big mistake in ordering the salmon benedict though. I paid dearly for ordering that–it was too salty and I had extra servings… errrr, shavings of pubes. Not the way to start your day!
Toy Soldier? Always thought he was the Nutcracker. His jaw opens and closes when his arms move
“The whole idea is to do it for the kids,” Jones said, “and see their faces light up.
“There’s nowhere else in the city to go and see something like this.”
A fixture in the neighborhood has been a giant robot constructed by retired Pacific Grove Fire Capt. Howard Cowen that used to grace the city fire station’s front lawn. The robot wore a firefighter’s hat and turnout gear when it was displayed at the fire station. Now it greets visitors on Cowen’s front lawn at Beaumont and McFarland avenues, reincarnated as a giant toy soldier.
