Category Archives: Carmel Pine Cone

1964 Stolen Gun From P.G. Turns Up In San Jose

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Would the landlord at 17 Mile Drive Village steal a gun?

A Smith & Wesson .38-caliber Chief’s Special discovered in the SUV of a convicted felon arrested in San Jose last month for a suspected DUI crash had been stolen from a Pacific Grove man almost a half-century ago, according to police.

“He purchased the handgun in Southern California in 1963 after he had just gotten out of the Marine Corps, and he was living in Pacific Grove, renting a house near the old trailer park on 17 Mile Drive, in 1964,” he said. The gun was stolen, and he suspected the landlord.

1964 Stolen Gun From P.G. Turns Up In San Jose

Anti Golf Party House Side Plays Global Warming Card

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Resident threatening to file California Environmental Quality Act lawsuit to keep rowdies away.

“The proposed project … will result in the detriment to the health, safety, peace, morals, comfort and general welfare of persons residing in the neighborhood as well as depression of property values in the immediate neighborhood,” he said.

Bridges contends the city has to complete an environmental impact report for the project before approving. His determination challenges Hefner’s Dec. 21 report, in which she recommended a much lower level of environmental review — a “mitigated negative declaration” — after weighing potential impacts on noise, community aesthetics, traffic and global warming.

Anti Golf Party House Side Plays Global Warming Card

Lillian King Passes Away

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Agha is the conservator…

Lillian Marie King, the colorful, longtime Pacific Grove woman who made headlines in 2005 after more than $2 million in gold and silver coins was stolen from her home near Asilomar State Beach, has died. She was 103.

According to court documents, King died Jan. 28 in her P.G. home, where she had been receiving round-the-clock help from caregivers.

Her attorneys and the conservator of her estate, Nader Agha, a Pacific Grove businessman who owns the Holman Building, said King had a youthful spirit despite her age. Even into her 100s, she was impressing those who cared for her.

Lillian King Passes Away

Plant More Eucalyptus!

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Bob Pacelli’s tree project appears to be a smart thing to do.

Among his recommendations for the sanctuary are placing eucalyptus trees for more wind shelter and “habitat complexity,” trimming hazardous trees, planting more oak trees and assessing older trees and pitch canker risks of Monterey pines on the property.

Even though they are native to Australia and have nothing to do with the monarch’s historic habitat, Weiss said it was critical for the city to plant new blue gum eucalyptus trees along the southern row of the grove — and he said it should be done in February and March after the monarchs leave.

Plant More Eucalyptus!

Deborah King’s Drug Test

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Five drugs. And barely navigated 68.

Prosecutor Steve Somers said the cause of King’s erratic driving was a combination of drugs in her blood, including the painkillers morphine and Vicodin, along with anti-anxiety drugs Xanax and Wellbutrin and the sleeping aid Ambien.

Because she had five prior DUIs and had been repeatedly warned the drugs she was taking for chronic back pain could cause drowsiness, the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office accused her of murdering him. But King’s defense is that Woods’death was the result of an accident.

Deborah King’s Drug Test

P.G. Changes Permit Process

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People can click their way into P.G. red tape and no longer fear the permit givers.

The city will also have handouts with information on fences, storm water guidelines, the coastal zone, areas of special biological significance, landscaping and numerous other topics.

“It will help us improve customer service,” assistant planner Jill Miller told the audience, “because we can easily hand them out, email them, etc.” The city has also launched the website www.pgparcel.net, a database which allows residents or others to enter an address and find out the APN, lot size and whether or not a structure is in an archaeological or coastal zone and if it’s on the city’s historic inventory list.

P.G. Changes Permit Process

Stranded P.G. Hiker Arrested After Rescue

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Going unprepared for a winter hike was the second mistake..

And after his safe return at the hands of authorities, 22-year-old Corey King was arrested after it was learned that he was wanted on a charge of felony petty theft.

While the return to civilization no doubt brought relief to the soggy hikers, King’s elation was short lived. He was taken to jail as a result of his outstanding warrant. “The judge really wanted to see him,” Moses said. As for the rescue team, its members earned a well deserved rest.

Stranded P.G. Hiker Arrested After Rescue

Brokaw Hall Broken

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It looks a lot like the average motel in P.G. If it gets saved, you think they can get a alcohol permit and use it for receptions? How about a pub? The Orange & Black Pub. They can have butterfly tables.
Brokaw Hall

Brokaw Hall was designated historic in 1996 after homeowners passed a bond measure to buy it and the property it sits on. Taxpayers are still paying for the purchase. Since then, however, the duplex, which lies within the Monarch Grove Sanctuary, has seen little or no maintenance and is crumbling.

City budget director Jim Becklenberg said the city would take action if it finds the building poses a hazard to the public. “We are trying to evaluate what the best use is for the building and how it can enhance the visitors’ experience there,” said Becklenberg, adding that there are no current plans to tear it down.

Brokaw Hall Broken

Attorney For Deborah King Wants No Mention Of ‘Victim’, ‘Reckless’ or ‘Impaired’

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Next we may hear how Joel Woods ruined King’s life by being in an accident

Deborah King
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The attorney, Heather Rogers, is so adamant about the point that she doesn’t even want Woods referred to as a “victim” in front of the jury as King is tried for murdering him by driving under the influence.

Rogers also tried some novel strategies, including asking the judge to prevent prosecutors and witnesses from referring to Woods as a “victim” in front of the jury, calling the word a “legal conclusion” that could place King in a negative light. She said the death of Woods was accidental, not criminal, and that only a crime could have a victim.

But the judge disagreed. “‘Victim’ is not a legal conclusion — it’s a word people use every day not anywhere near this courthouse,” Scott said. He concluded trying to remove it from witnesses’ vocabulary would be “impossible.”

Rogers also wanted witnesses, including a woman who dialed 911, to be forbidden from using the terms, “impaired,” and “reckless” when testifying against King.

Attorney For Deborah King Wants No Mention Of ‘Victim’, ‘Reckless’ or ‘Impaired’

Art Theft Victims Prove Their Case With A Website

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Because, if it’s on the Internet it’s gotta be true, right?

The two men who contend burglars broke into their former Pebble Beach home in 2009 and stole as much as $80 million worth of art launched a website this week in hopes it will help lead to the arrest of the perpetrators and recovery of the works.

The web address is www.pebblebeachartheist.com (2015 update, site dark, 404).

After the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office looked into the case, an investigator accused the two men — who claimed an estimated $27 million to $80 million in art had been stolen — of insurance fraud, and called the alleged heist a “scam” and part of a “criminal enterprise.”

The new website reiterates what Amadio and Kennaugh have told the press before: that officials never investigated the alleged heist and didn’t interview them or other potential witnesses.

Art Theft Victims Prove Their Case With A Website