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Asilomar Conference Grounds Getting Upgrades

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Asilomar Gardens
Six Flags Over Asilomar failed to be approved again.

Operators of the Asilomar Conference Grounds in Pacific Grove are in the middle of a $20.5 million upgrade and a major component of it should be completed by May.

. freshly-paved roads and new handrails . . part of the improvements are free WiFi, fire pits and the return of a pingpong table on the deck of the social hall.

Whoah, getting kind of risky there with that wi-fi stuff. I think there are two telephones and no TV sets in the entire place.

Asilomar Conference Grounds Getting Upgrades

Lighthouse Avenue’s Marijuana Dispensary Loses Appeal

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No Pot Club

The Appeals Court found that [Jhonrico] Carrnshimba: did not disclose the medical marijuana dispensary use in his application for a license to do business in Monterey, continued operation of the dispensary after it was declared an illegal use and a public nuisance, and violated the City Code prior to the city’s passage of an ordinance banning medical marijuana dispensaries, the news release stated.

Central Avenue Hit & Run Driver Surrenders

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Hint to all winos driving home – your car will leave a trail of parts and fluids after you crash into parked cars and drive off.

Officers responded at 2:48 a.m. on Friday to a report of a hit and run on teh 400 block of Central Avenue.

At approximately 7:10 p.m. Friday, the registered owner of the vehicle, Nicholas Blanc, 24, came to the Pacific Grove PD and admitted to driving the vehicle at the time of the crash, fleeing the scene and to having been drinking before the crash.

Central Avenue Hit & Run Driver Surrenders

Being Distinct

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Going Out Of Business since August 2012! Smallest Going Out Of Business sign yet on the longest ongoing going out of business sale ever. Think it will really happen? Probably not, there is no “March 31th”. Get ready for Hazaras Emergency Spell Check Reopening Sale.

Hazara Carpet Closing

Oriental carpet stores are the all time champion of fake “going out of business” sales.

Phony going-out-of-business sales long have plagued Oriental rug retailing here and across the country, dealers say. The industry is susceptible because Oriental rugs can cost thousands of dollars, and many consumers lack the expertise to judge whether a rug’s quality matches its price. That frequently makes the lure of huge markdowns effective, especially when the discount is off a grossly inflated original price.

Also lacking distinction, the rapidly changing 606 Lighthouse Avenue cries out for another occupant.The Nothing Store

This place is a regular photo-shop satire subject – 2009:
Gone Too

Still Sustaining The Gulls – Open Dumpsters In Pacific Grove

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Long running story here on the blog, the Dumpsters Of Commerce, where Pacific Grove businesses show their lack of regard for the health and safety of the town. Some have improved, notably Mando’s and Fandango. Others still don’t give a darn and continue to violate health codes.

Let’s look at Juice & Java, yep wide open
Dumpster Juice Java 171213

Juice & Java food garbage feeding the gulls & rats:Dumpster Juice Java 171213 2

Peppers Mexicali Cafe also serves the birds
Dumpster Peppersb 171213

Come and get it!Dumpster Peppers 171217

Too much for one birdGull At Brunch

Call up the guests and have a brunch party. Then poop on everything.
Gull Brunch Guests

In motion!

Oh Those Cute Sea Otters!

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Two otter stories making the news – first is the otters at the Fish Jail get their own PG Remodel.

Mural Otters

After six long months with no sea otter exhibit, aquarium administrators say the beloved endangered species will return for public view Saturday.

The exhibit is one of the aquarium’s most popular, but after 25 years it started to show its age. Among other issues, the rock platform and stones in the water, which otters like to pick up, had become deteriorated by the saltwater.

Yeah, otters. They are amusing and cute. Until the males try and rape sea lions..

Mural Otters

Trying to find refuge from what appeared to be a sexual assault by a male sea otter, the sea lion hopped aboard a kayak in the Moss Landing Harbor.

Powell said she had gathered a group of kayakers into a “raft” to discuss safety before leading them past a dock where sea lions hang out near the Highway 1 bridge last Saturday morning when she noticed what appeared to be two sea otters mating about 50 feet away. Before she could advise the kayakers to move off, what turned out to be a sea lion broke away and made a dash for the kayaks, the otter in pursuit.

Aquarium Reopens Otter Exhibit

Sea Lion Assaulted By Otters

Pacific Grove Losing Police Department?

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PG Cop Car 1980s

Pacific Grove Mayor Bill Kampe confirmed the city has reached out to the three agencies about the future of police services in his city.

“We are exploring a number of options in terms of finding ways to reduce costs for various services,” Kampe said.

Former Pacific Grove police chief Carl Miller, who retired in 2006, likened the ongoing process to a death knell for the city’s 125-year-old police department.

“The police department is going away, and no one is aware of it,” Miller said.

Pacific Grove Losing Police Department?

Pollution Warnings Posted At Lovers Point

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Must be a springtime event.

Pollution Warnings

Signs are posted at Lovers Point Beach in Pacific Grove after a high level of bacteria was found in samples taken on Monday. The advisory will remain posted until samples indicate that indicator bacteria are at a safe level for recreational water contact according to state guidelines.

It is recommended that you do not swim in or have contact with storm drain water. Bacteria, viruses, protozoa or chemicals may contaminate storm drain water, and contact with storm drain water may cause illness.

Contact with the ocean water might make you sick but the SCUBA divers take the chance:
pollution divers

And the Adventures By The Sea rents kayaks for people to explore the polluted waters.
pollution kayaks


Pollution Warnings Posted At Lovers Point

Tidepool Police Shocked! Shocked! That Signs Are Posted To Warn About Seal Birth Area

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Every spring the seals arrive at Hopkins to have babies and signs get posted informing people to stay away. Looks like Jim Willoughby has awoke from his winter hibernation and is suddenly outraged that someone would post the signs on the railing along the rec trail.

Seal Posse Red Sign Seal Posse Orange Sign

Anyone walking along the trail early this month could not have missed the proliferation of 11 obtrusive and intimidating signs adjacent to the Hopkins Marine Station fence. Some were unusually large red inflammatory signs with a foreboding warning against entry to the coastline beyond that point.

Let’s go back to 2012 when the city erected a green lath fence in this same area, blocking the viewshed and access to the beach. For some unknown reason, the city added a white plastic fence next to the green lath fence, creating an eyesore. Since then, the green lath fence has been removed and replaced with a permanent wooden rail fence, which is now posted with warning signs.

Well, what can we expect? The rec trail is a place where many more signs can be found, some that are downright ugly or tacky. Where is the outrage Willoughby?

Signs to sucker the tourists
Sign Historic Farmers Market

Signs for vandals to decorate
Graffiti Stickers

More signs to to sucker tourists
Sign GOD

Graffiti unchecked
Graffiti Rec Trail Graffiti Trash Can

Go back to bed Jim and call when you can do something that really matters.

Tidepool Police Shocked! Shocked! That Signs Are Posted To Warn About Seal Birth Area