Police said a car occupied by Hector Cervantes, 26, and David Gonzales, 22, was stopped at Madrid and North Main streets at 6:15 p.m. because of loud music coming from their vehicle and for having illegally tinted windows.
Gonzales, police said, is on probation and a probation search of the car yielded a loaded .22 caliber semiautomatic pistol concealed in the center console.
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New Monterey Car Crash Gridlocks Lighthouse Ave
The accident occurred at 12:20 p.m. when a car flipped over on its roof rounding the curve on Lighthouse Avenue southbound between Pvt. Bolio Road and Lighthouse Tunnel, police and firefighters said, noting that five vehicles were involved.
P.G. Public Works Commits Herbicide
Dead brown dirt surrounds Washington Park’s picnic benches and tables in Pacific Grove. Weeks earlier, groundskeepers doused sprouting weeds with such a wash of Roundup that passerby Ximena Waissbluth thought they were watering the ground.
“It’s never really occurred to me why there is no grass there, until I saw the enormous quantity of chemical they use,” she said.
Ximena makes it sound like they are pouring straight DDT on the ground. Roundup is diluted with water.
Would you rather have tall brown weeds amongst the picnic areas that could easily catch fire?
P.G. Going Solar? Mayor Dan Cort Says Yes
Mayor Dan Cort wants to install solar panels on the city’s buildings and schools, which he said would reduce energy use by as much as 80 percent and set an example for other small California cities. I want Pacific Grove to be a totally energy sustainable, green city, Cort said. Representatives from Honeywell, a multinational corporation that specializes in energy efficient systems, were in town last week and visited several buildings to determine what’s necessary to retrofit them for solar energy.
Once known as the foggiest city in the USA. Has the climate changed to Arizona conditions over the last 100 years?
Fire Breaks Out In New Monterey Business
Flames were spotted in Om Oasis yoga studio, on the first floor of the Perez Building on the 400 block of Lighthouse Avenue, shortly after 2:30 p.m. from across the street by passerby Goksal Dilsiz.
Firetrucks arrived within five minutes, and the fire was out five minutes later, said Paul Goodwin, operation division chief for the Monterey Fire Department.
Unlike the recent fire that destroyed a building on Alvrado street, the Perez building had sprinklers.
Daylight Savings Time Starts Early
March 11 this year. But Pacific Grove cares not for national nonsense – If you are approaching from the south, we are already 2 hours ahead .
Council Warming Up To John Denver Memorial
A permanent tribute to musician John Denver may soon be built on the shoreline near where his plane plummeted into Monterey Bay nearly 10 years ago.
The Pacific Grove City Council has been asked by the California Friends of John Denver and Denver’s family to place a memorial rock between Acropolis Street and Asilomar Avenue near Point Pinos.
Moe Ammar, executive director of the Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce, said at least two people a week call or come by his office searching for the site of the crash. Some want to say prayers.
Lighthouse Cinema Owner Looking To Open OBH
Robert Enea, a Danville developer who owns the old Lighthouse Cinema in Pacific Grove, has proposed to lease the property for 30 years at $60,000 annually, remodel it and bring in a new restaurant.
One option would be to have a restaurant that specializes in one style of food requiring a smaller kitchen, creating more table space. He’s also evaluating whether he could add a deck to the building.
He said his company, Enea Properties Company LLC, is considering specialty restaurants, like a sushi bar or an upscale restaurant that does take-out. He didn’t exclude bringing in a chain restaurant, but said there weren’t many that would consider such a small location.
Hmm – specialty food, chain . . .
More upscale than a McD
Should attract the families
My fave – chili dogs
New Monterey Police Blotter – February 2007
2/2/07 MOMANI, AHMAD was a victim of a fall at Oak Newton Park.
2/2/07 MPD towed a gold 89 Buick Riviera 800 block Devisadero for being abandoned.
2/2/07 MPD towed a blue 1988 BMW 750i for expired registration over six months at Newton and Prescott.
2/2/07 KEATING, AMMIELOU reports the theft of a South Dakota license plate from Cannery Row and Hoffman.
2/2/07 PARSONS, KATHLEEN was arrested for DUI at Cannery Row and Hoffman.
2/3/07 Victim reports being battered by two unknown Hispanic male adults somewhere between 400 Block of Alvarado Street and Reeside and Lighthouse.
2/3/07 Citizen reported vandalism at the Monterey Hostel in the 700 block of Hawthorne Avenue. The front glass door and a front window had graffiti painted on them.
2/4/07 Louie Linguini’s reports being a victim of a petty theft on 02/02/07 at approximately 2230 hours. Stolen was five bottles of wine totaling $180.
2/4/07 Citizen reports being battered by an unknown Hispanic male adult at Sly McFly’s. Injuries include a swollen upper lip and a small cut inside the upper lip.
2/5/07 Citizen reports being battered by Planet Gemini staff.
2/5/07 MPD towed a white, 1998 Ford F-150 from the 200 block of Cannery Row for having registration expired over 6 months.
2/5/07 A white, 5 gallon, empty propane tank was found in the North Bore of the Lighthouse tunnel.
2/5/07 Citizen reports a theft from her 1998 gold Mercedes in the 200 block of Cannery Row.
2/5/07 Citizen reports a theft from his blue Subaru parked in the 200 block of Cannery Row.
2/5/07 Citizen reports a theft from her white 2006 Lexus in the 200 block of Cannery Row.
2/5/07 Citizen 600 block of Lily reports the theft of a license plate from his vehicle.
2/5/07 SPENCE, BRITTON THORNE was arrested for public intoxication at Bruce Ariss Way and Wave. MARTIN, KENNETH RANDALL was cited for possession of an open container of alcohol, same location.
2/5/07 LEYVA, JULIO CESAR was cited for driving a motor vehicle with a suspended license at David and Foam.
2/6/07 Citizen reports loss/theft of her small, brown wallet containing miscellaneous ID, a credit card and $20 cash from The British Bulldog Pub.
2/7/07 PECINA, WILLIAM ANDREW was arrested for DUI at Private Bolio and Lighthouse.
2/7/07 Citizen in the 800 Lyndon reports unknown to have broken out the rear window of her Infiniti SUV.
2/7/07 Jose’s Mexican Bar and Grill, 638 Wave St reports commercial burglary.
2/7/07 DOE, JOHN WM 20’s, was stopped for a traffic violation at the intersection of Reeside and Cannery Row. Doe provided false information to police. Doe then fled on foot from police, but was apprehended.
2/8/07 Citizen 800 block of Hawthorne reported her front door was vandalized.
2/9/07 BOYNTON, BURKE was arrested for DUI at Wave and David. POLD was Monterey Lanes.
2/9/07 Two security cameras reported stolen from the Travel Lodge 675 Munras. (so off topic, but a repeat from last month’s security camera theft story in North Monterey)
2/9/07 Citizen 700 block of Lighthouse, reported his vehicles tires were slashed.
2/9/07 Citizen 700 block of Dickman reported his home was burglarized.
2/9/07 ELVES, RICHARD was cited for possession of less then 28.5g marijuana.
2/10/07 Citizen reports the her rain coat along with her wallet containing a pass port, CDL, cell phone and credit cards were stolen on today’s date at approximately 0115 hours in the 700 block of Cannery Row. Estimated loss value $110.
2/11/07 Schreiber, Carmen was arrested for DUI at Del Monte and Figueroa. POLD: Roy’s, Pebble Beach
2/11/07 SMITH, KEVIN was arrested for driving with a suspended license at Lighthouse and Del Monte.
2/11/07 SMITH, KEVIN was cited for a bench warrant on a traffic violation at the MPD jail.
2/12/07 MPD found a Men’s Roadmaster Bicycle at 601 Wave
2/12/07 Citizen reports three unknown white males to have threatened him inside his business in the 700 block of Lighthouse.
2/12/07 Citizen 700 block of Dickman, reports unknown to have stolen items from his home.
2/13/07 DE JONG, ALISON was arrested for DUI at Lighthouse and Drake. POLD: Bulldog Pub.
2/13/07 SOTO, RUSSELL was cited for speeding, driving without a license and false registration at Foam and Hoffman.
2/13/07 Marina Court was aided in issuing a citation to SOTO, RUSSELL on an outstanding $2,500 traffic warrant.
2/13/07 Citizen 500 block of Irving reports unknown to have stolen his wallet from inside his cousin’s vehicle while parked.
2/14/07 Citizen reports his tan, 1959 homemade box trailer to have been stolen while parked behind the 200 block of Lighthouse
2/15/07 ROBINSON, TARA was cited for an open container at Prescott and Rec Trail. Additionally cited for having a dog without a muzzle.
2/17/07 False registration tabs were taken off a 1979 Datsun 280Z in the 600 block of Wave.
2/17/07 Two female juveniles were contacted for fighting on the corner of Lighthouse and Prescott. One juvenile was taken to the front counter for possession of alcohol and curfew violation.
2/21/07 Citizen reports burglary to his 43 foot fishing vessel while parked at Monterey Bay Boat Works, 32 Cannery Row.
2/22/07 PENINSULA BAKING COMPANY, 518 Lighthouse reports unknown to have attempted to force entry.
2/24/07 O’BRIEN, SEAN was issued a citation for possession of less than one ounce of marijuana in the vehicle and MOAN, SCOTT was issued a citation for possession of less than one ounce of marijuana at Irving and Taylor.
2/25/07 Citizen reports unknown to have stomped on his left leg causing injury at Bruce Ariss Way.
2/26/07 Citizen reports fraudulent use of his credit cart at KFC, 865 Lighthouse.
2/27/07 Citizen 700 block of Lighthouse reports the theft of motorcycle equipment from the saddlebags of his motorcycle.
2/28/07 Citizen reports burglary to the business in the 600 block of Wave Street.
2/28/07 Traffic accident versus rock on southbound Lighthouse Curve.
Kalisa’s Closes. One More Landmark Lost
Nearly 50 years after she crossed the tracks and took over the site of what was once a bordello immortalized in John Steinbeck’s writing, the Queen of Cannery Row’s reign ends this week.
Kalisa Moore, 81, longtime owner of Kalisa’s, will close her doors Tuesday. The La Ida Cafe building where she’s fed and entertained guests since 1958, has been sold to local restaurateur Chris Shake, who plans to open a new cafe this spring.
Over five decades, as Cannery Row changed from an industrial area to a tourist mecca, Moore fed actors and writers, people down on their luck and others high on life at the two-story cafe and cabaret.
Kalisa, thanks for making my world an amazing place. Hi Riga!