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Estates On The Bay Lawyer Confident In The Outcome

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Mark. Those. Words.

Update 2015 – they were found guilty.

An attorney for a Pacific Grove real estate company accused by Monterey County prosecutors of fraudulent practices said Thursday the case is without merit.

“We are confident that will be the outcome,” said Bill Daniels, a Monterey attorney representing Estates on the Bay Inc.

The District Attorneys Office this week filed a civil complaint against the company and co-owners Susana Silva and Deanna Gobert accusing them of falsifying loan applications, recommending transactions to pump up their commissions and advising loans without regard to clients’ best interests.


Estates On The Bay Lawyer Confident In The Outcome

Estates On The Bay Sued

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Real estate people – sheeshe.

A civil complaint filed against a Pacific Grove real estate company by Monterey County prosecutors accuses the firm and two sisters who own it of engaging in fraudulent business practices.

The suit, which seeks a permanent injunction, civil penalties and restitution for consumers, was filed Monday against Susana Silva and Deanna Gobert and their company, Estates on the Bay Inc.

Silva continued to solicit clients, negotiate loans and prepare loan applications though the company told state real estate officials that she divested her interests in the firm and was no longer its supervising broker, the suit says.

Estates On The Bay Sued

No Traffic Solutions For Pine Ave. Not That It Was Needed Anyway

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Substainable P.G. type idea to make travel by car less desirable. Look at the picture, there is enough room on Pine Ave for 4 traffic lanes, curbside parking and bike lanes to nowhere.
Pine Avenue 1980s

Earlier this year, the Pacific Grove Traffic and Pedestrian Safety Commission made efforts to carry out a 3-lane conversion on Pine Avenue, with one lane each way and a center turning lane, adding bike lanes on each side. Amid mixed public reaction to the proposed project, the idea has been postponed and Public Works has completed a re-paint of the street in its familiar, 4-lane configuration. No plans for a 3-lane conversion are in the works at this time.

No Traffic Solutions For Pine Ave. Not That It Was Needed Anyway

Pollacci Trail For New Added Rape Charges Set For February 10

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Tom Pollacci

Pollacci, who was living with his parents in Pebble Beach before he was jailed for raping a Colorado woman in the loft of his family’s Lighthouse Avenue liquor store and then leaving her at the hospital with a serious head injury in April 2008, stands accused of raping two more women who came forward during the investigation of that case and his trial this year.

According to investigators, Pollacci raped Jane Doe 1 in April 2007 and Jane Doe 2 twice in the fall of 2008. Deputy district attorney Mike Breeden and public defender Michelle Wouden are next set to appear in Duncan’s courtroom on the Pollacci case on Feb. 10, 2011, when the judge will consider any motions the defense wants to file.

Pollacci Trail For New Added Rape Charges Set For February 10

$42,000 Down The (Historically Reviewed) Sewer

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Reviews that come in to play when a property is sold or remolded or torn down? Make the property owner foot the bill.

The City of Pacific Grove is going to pay a consultant more than $40,000 to get a better handle on the city’s historic buildings. The P.G. City Council voted Wednesday night to spend $42,400 to prepare an “historic context statement,” which will include describing how the city’s architecture evolved.

While spending $40,000 on a report in a city that is having severe financial troubles may seem superfluous, Burgess said in the long run, the report could save money for the city and residents, who must fork over from $200 to $1,000 for a historic evaluation.

$42,000 Down The (Historically Reviewed) Sewer

Sheriff Says No Rapists In Pebble Beach

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Remain calm, all is well?

Sheriff’s Cmdr. Tracy Brown wouldn’t divulge any of the details of a rape reported in Pebble Beach last month, but he said residents should not worry that a rapist is lurking in their neighborhood. “Because of privacy issues, I’m not allowed to discuss in detail the specific case, but there is no reason for anyone else in the area to be concerned about there being a rapist in their area,” he said Wednesday. “I don’t believe there’s anyone in danger at this time.”
On Nov. 12 at around 7 p.m., a Pebble Beach woman dialed 911 and reported that an unknown Hispanic male had broken into her house and raped her, according to a report by deputy Joe Crivello.

Sheriff Says No Rapists In Pebble Beach

Grenades Do Not Make Good Knickknacks

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Two World War II hand grenades were found inside a Pacific Grove garage on Grove (Acre) Avenue Wednesday morning.

Relatives of the former tenant were cleaning out the house when the found the grenades. They say that the WWII vet that used to live in the house probably got the grenades as “mementos” and then must have forgotten that he even had them.

Grenades Do Not Make Good Knickknacks

DirecTV Viewers Could Lose KSBW

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No, its not a Comcast NBC buyout threat.

Nbc

KSBW-TV 8 announced Friday that KSBW-TV may no longer be carried on DirecTV satellite systems effective January 1, 2011, if the parties are unable to conclude retransmission consent negotiations currently underway.

Satellite distributors are prohibited by law from carrying broadcasters’ signals without their consent. The removal of KSBW’s signal from the DirecTV system will only result if negotiations between representatives of Hearst Television Inc., KSBW’s parent company, and DirecTV are unsuccessful in reaching a conclusion before December 31, 2010.

DirecTV Views Could Lose KSBW

Mystery Giver Leaves Money In P.G.

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In some cities there are kind people that give out money to the poor or homeless so that they might enjoy a bit of comfort that many take for granted. In P.G. they ask you to buy a $20 plate of noodles or an eight dollar jar of pickles.

Free Money

A total of 11 people have reported receiving cards filled with anywhere from $10 to $50. The cards included a list of suggestions of what to do with the money.

The suggestions include donating the money, spending it as a Pacific Grove restaurant or adding more money and blessing someone else.

Mystery Giver Leaves Money In P.G.

Letters From The Editor: PG Pothole Patching Poorly Performed

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There’s a real jolting one on the S/E corner of Forest & Sinex. Try going around a left-turning car and BAM you are out of alignment.
Spruce Pot Hole

Ron Russell writes:

Grrrrr! Yes, Pacific Grove has me growling again. Not long ago, I facetiously wrote that P.G.’s road workers must do their shoddy repairs with a butter knife and a ladle. Now it seems they’ve even lost those tools.

What I find incomprehensible is that when a pothole is patched, the workmanship is so substandard that within a month it returns, often worse than before.

Perhaps the city should consider a volunteer brigade of retired contractors or citizens to help out. I’d gladly donate some time to fix some of the potholes in my neighborhood if the materials were provided.

Letters From The Editor: Pothole Patching Poorly Performed