Category Archives: Carmel Pine Cone

Beer Brewery Bets On Bulbout

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So we can drink our hops in the fog. OK.

Hops And Fog

On Wednesday, the PG. City Council gave the owners of Hops & Fog at 511 Lighthouse Ave. the green light to build a so-called bulb-out — essentially an extension of the sidewalk to accommodate outdoor dining. The council voted 6-0 to issue an encroachment permit to the restaurant. The reconfiguration, according to a rendering provided to the city, would eliminate one parking space in front of the restaurant. All construction costs and permit fees will be paid for by Hops & Fog.

Beer Brewery Bets On Bulbout

Beer Brewery Becomes A Blaze

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Notice on the window and a sign that said, “The BEER IS OK!”

Hops And Fog

AN EARLY-MORNING blaze at a brewpub in Pacific Grove late last week caused property damage but did not injure anyone, officials said this week.
On Sept. 19 at about 2:20 a.m., Monterey Fire Department responded to an incident at Hops & Fog Brewing Co. at 511 Lighthouse Ave. The building has a residential apartment upstairs from the restaurant. An employee called 911 to report the fire.

Beer Brewery Becomes A Blaze

Still Wasting Money On That Roundabout No One Wants

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Both proposals redirect Cedar Street over to Congress, making a four way intersection.

potato about

The council voted to direct city staffers to begin working with the Transportation Agency for Monterey County to
increase funding in preconstruction costs by $137,961 for the so-called Cedar, Sunset and Congress Intersection Project. The extra funds will be used to continue preparing a design engineering evaluation report for the roundabout and improvements to nearby streets.
The council also decided to discuss at a future meeting a request by the consultant GHD for an additional $340,000.

Still Wasting Money On That Roundabout No One Wants

Perv Forest Hill Manor Caregiver Was Accused Before

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Paul Nkoy Lumbi, Jr

Read the full article – caregiver has accusations going back ten years. Poor investigations and lost evidence let this creep continue his perversions.

Paul Nkoy Lumbi Jr., 60, was arrested Aug. 12 and charged with felony forcible rape, lewd acts on a dependent adult and other charges that police say stem from his former employment at Forest Hill Manor in Pacific Grove.

All three alleged victims were 82 years old. Lumbi has pleaded not guilty to the crimes, and he’s being held in Monterey County Jail on $2.7 million bail.
A court document filed last week by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, who is prosecuting Lumbi, indicates that beginning in 2005, Lumbi faced six complaints by patients at nursing homes in Monterey and Salinas.

Perv Forest Hill Manor Caregiver Was Accused Before

Highway 68 Car Wreck Leads To Drug And Weapons Arrest

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Castroville is the new Watsonville. Felons need to experience Pacific Grove too.

Nolberto Alaniz

On Aug. 27 at about 9:45 a.m., Pacific Grove Police officers responded to a vehicle collision near Forest and Bishop ave-nues off Highway 68. As officers inventoried items in the car — since it had major damage and had to be towed — they found prescription medication without a prescription.
After taking Castroville resident Nolberto Alaniz, 25, into custody, the cops discovered he was also in possession of suspected methamphetamine, cocaine or fentanyl and psilocybin.

Highway 68 Car Wreck Leads To Drug And Weapons Arrest

$400,000 Sale Of A Non Existing Porsche Leads To Lawsuit

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Porsche-911-ST

Picture from Internet, free. Not the car in news article.

 

A Pacific Grove man failed to turn over a high-end, custom-built Porsche he sold to a man who lives in Guatemala, according to a lawsuit filed in Monterey County Superior Court Aug. II, during Car Week on the Peninsula. Jose Moreno is suing Chris Darnell, owner of Exclusive Collection MRY.

“On or about Aug. 16, 2024, and by way Of his own independent research, Moreno learned the Porsche S/T never existed,” the complaint states.

In a separate complaint filed earlier this year, Darnell is being sued by Mercedes-Benz Financial Services to recover $42,404.83, the amount remaining on Darnell’s 60-month lease of a 2022 Mercedes EQS 450+. Mercedes is suing for breach of contract for Darnell ‘s failure to pay the lease.

$400,000 Sale Of A Non Existing Porsche Leads To Lawsuit

44% City Council Pay Raise To Be Decided By Voters

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Signatures easily collected.

Pay Raise Signatures

The council on Aug. 20 voted unanimously to repeal the raise it gave itself in May and to return Sept. 3 to discuss placing a measure on either the 2026 June primary or November general election ballots. The council ‘s decision follows a successful effort by Transparent Pacific Grove — which opposed the council pay increase without voter approval — to collect enough signatures to allow residents to decide on the matter

44% City Council Pay Raise To Be Decided By Voters

Trashy Boats Lead To Insurance Required For All

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There’s been some nasty boats parked there for years.

Break Water Cove

last week, a damaged vessel sank near the dock, requiring a multi-agency effort to clean up the mess and get the wreckage to shore. To protect itself and other owners from damage and liability, the City of Monterey is requiring proof of insurance for all boats in slips or attached to mooring balls to be provided to the harbormaster by September 1.

Trashy Boats Lead To Insurance Required For All

Perv Paul Nkoy Lumbi Worked At Several Rest Homes

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Paul Nkoy Lumbi, Jr

 

Certified nurse assistant Paul Nkoy Lumbi Jr., 60, was arrested for multiple felony crimes against patients of Forest Hill Manor, including lewd act on a dependent adult, forcible rape and rape of a person incapable of giving consent. California Attorney General Rob Bonta did not say when Lumbi stopped working at Forest Hill Manor, but he was most recently employed by Cypress Ridge Care Center on Skyline Drive in Monterey The facility’s administrator told the Pine Cone Lumbi Jr. no longer works there.

Perv Paul Nkoy Lumbi Worked At Several Rest Homes

P.G. City Attorney Quits

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Did he get a job description?

In a surprise announcement at Wednesday night’s Pacific Grove City Council meeting, city attorney Brian Pierik said he would step down after only three years in the role.
Pierik, 75, began working for P.G. in July 2022, after the council voted to retain the Los Angeles-based law firm he works for, Burke, Williams & Sorensen LLP. Another  attorney with the same firm attorney, Gregory Rubens, was hired as the assistant city attorney.

P.G. City Attorney Quits