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More P.G. Dogs In Trouble

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Dogs doing what dogs do, either being social or defending their territory. It’s crazy to think that they will obey voice commands.

In the December attack, the two German shepherds, Lola, 2, and Bear, 11, owned by Monty Reitz, jumped Reitz’ 4-foot fence and ran toward Tule, a 2-year-old female Labrador owned by Casey Conover Houston, and began biting the dog, according to Davis’ report. Houston had been visiting her parents, the Conovers, who live next door to Reitz on Crocker Avenue.

In order to protect her dog, Houston said she “threw herself on top of her dog and screamed for help,” Davis wrote.

Although Tule didn’t suffer any lasting injuries, Houston said since the attack, the dog has had a difficult time socializing with other animals. “She acts a lot more scared now,” Houston said.

Could the dog be scared that whenever another dog comes near that a person is going to dive on top of her and scream? And when the rescue dogs try to drag her out from under the screaming woman, the woman fights off the rescuers?

More P.G. Dogs In Trouble

Council Approves Old Bath House Restaurant Remodel

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admin’s concept:
Old Bath House Wienerschnitzel

The plan also calls for expansion of the restaurant from 92 to 128 seats, the addition of a 570-square-foot outdoor seating deck and ADA improvements within the restaurant, including a wheelchair lift, bathrooms and seating configuration.

The Old Bath House shut down in November 2005 after the city decided not to renew the lease with longtime operator Dave Bindel, who got behind about $30,000 in rent.

The concept also includes demolishing the Lovers Point public restrooms, which mayor Dan Cort called an “eyesore,” and installing new ones on the first floor of the restaurant.

So the thousands spent on repairing the fire damaged cinder block restrooms were a waste of money?

The kiddie pool at Lovers Point would also be removed and in its place a year-round picnic area would be built.

There goes another thing that the residents use, to be replaced by another picnic area where weddings take place.
Old Bath House Kiddie Pool

Council Approves Old Bath House Restaurant Remodel

Washington Park Suicide Was In The Restroom

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Alicia Austin used a handgun to end her life at about 8:05 p.m. May 16 in a bathroom at George Washington Park, according to Pacific Grove Police. Numerous young children and teenagers were in the park at the time.

“We received a call of a shot heard in the area of George Washington Park,” said police Cmdr. Tom Uretsky. “As one of our officers was responding to that, he saw some juveniles running out of the park. They had gone into the restroom and had found the victim there.”

Uretsky declined to say what type of gun was used. He also wouldn’t say whether the woman died in the men’s or women’s restroom for fear it would become a “tourist attraction” for curiosity seekers.

Washington Park Suicide Was In The Restroom

Gay P.G. Police Officer Suing City

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A gay Pacific Grove police officer – who claims he was subjected to jokes and ridicule and was turned down for promotions because of his lifestyle – has filed a lawsuit in federal court.

In the April 3 lawsuit filed against the police department, former police chief Scott Miller and current chief Darius Engles, Sgt. Darrin Smolinski claims for about 10 years he was the target of harassment and discrimination, and that little was done by supervisors to stop it.

“Smolinski was told that there is disapproval of his lifestyle within the department” and colleagues “have made remarks relating to Smolinski’s anatomy in relation to his sexual orientation,” according to his suit.

The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in San Jose, parallels a claim Smolinski filed with the city in August 2007, in which he said he endured a hostile work environment. The officer was hired by the department in 1997

Gay P.G. Police Officer Suing City

Divers’ Monument Unveiled On Cannery Row

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It’s over on the quiet end of the Row, near the Coast Guard. Another tiny reminder that Cannery Row was once more than the home a Fish Jail and tourist trap. Well done.

Cannery Row Divers Memorial Cannery Row Divers Names

Toiling in thick clouds of fish scales, entrails, muck and silk, usually in zero visibility, was a daily ritual for Nonella, George Fraley, Oscar Lager, Eddie Bushnell and several other divers and tenders who helped make Monterey the “Sardine Capital of the World” between 1927 and 1950, until overfishing and pollutants killed the industry.

Those men, including two who were killed while diving — Tom Pierce and Henry Porter — were honored Friday at San Carlos Beach Park on Cannery Row when The Cannery Row Foundation and the Historic Divers Society unveiled a bronze bust of a vintage diving helmet at a dedication ceremony next to the water.

See also the John Cernry paintings of the ones that avoided work, with style.

Divers’ Monument Unveiled On Cannery Row

Downtown Turns To Scavenger Hunt

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Gift shops, galleries and restaurants tempting us with free prizes. There was some amplified music, balloons and a fair amount of people wandering around with diddly bobber antennae (was that the prize?).

To help revive a struggling downtown Pacific Grove, some business owners have come up with a unique idea they’re hoping will draw customers.

Friday night, more than 50 businesses on and around Lighthouse Avenue will take part in the city’s, and perhaps the county’s, first-ever public scavenger hunt, billed as a “Scavenger Hunt with a Twist.”

“It’s a great way for people to get to know downtown P.G. while having a ball and maybe winning a fabulous prize to boot,” said Sally Aberg, one of the event’s coordinators.

The way the game works, Aberg said, is participants will receive a game card with 53 clues and riddles about each participating store, restaurant and gallery. The game will take place April 18 from 5 to 9 p.m.

Meanwhile, up on Forest Hill, Trader Joe has a packed parking lot all day. What do they have that downtown doesn’t? STUFF THAT PEOPLE WANT.
Trader Joes Forest Hill

Downtown Turns To Scavenger Hunt

Parolee Busted For Burglary In P.G.

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Nyunt just told everyone we don’t lock our doors. Great.

They learned he was Jorge Gonzalez, a Seaside parolee whose prior convictions include burglary, possession of stolen property and resisting arrest.

Nyunt reported Gonzalez’s car contained numerous items that appeared to have been stolen, including cell phones, a GPS unit and a compressor. “We’re still trying to identify the victims,” he said. Gonzalez also allegedly possessed burglary tools, and Nyunt said he had been rummaging through boxes stored in the carport when the officer first spotted him.

“Individuals know that communities such as Pacific Grove and Carmel are considered a safe haven, and people don’t lock their doors,” Nyunt said, adding that residents persist in believing, “This is not going to happen here.”

Parolee Busted For Burglary In P.G.

More Idiots In Country Club Gate

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Remember the doofus that said he was kidnapped when he couldn’t score a drug deal? Same shopping center.

Initially, the man stated he was simply eating when a male juvenile confronted him, punched him in the face and then chased him around the restaurant with a stun gun before running outside and jumping into a white car with North Carolina plates.

“Apparently they were throwing chairs at each other also, so we may end up charging everyone with a crime,” he said, adding that the license plate number, as well as some other witnesses, yielded useful information.”We have identified all the players,” he said.

More Idiots In Country Club Gate

New World Order – Monterey Taking Over PG Police?

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I’ve been wondering why all the police departments on the Peninsula (and the Monterey County Sheriffs) police cruisers have shed their unique color schemes and gone to LAPD style sinister black & white. Now the truth is out..

PG Hpol Police

 

At the Jan. 16 Pacific Grove City Council meeting, council members approved studying whether the police department and all other city services could be run by the City of Monterey in an effort to make up a $2.9 million shortfall.

Police Chief Darius Engles said Monterey police are paid more than P.G. officers, leaving doubt whether the takeover would save money. And he also thinks the people of Pacific Grove will notice the difference.

“I personally don’t believe that they will be able to provide better service than we provide now,” Engles said.

New World Order – Monterey Taking Over PG Police?

Storm Racks Up Costs

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Would a full time arborist really be of benefit in the storm? Money is better spent on tree cutters and police/fire. The tree-trimmer contractors should offer inspection services in exchange for the business of trimming the trees.

The winter storm that ripped through the Monterey Peninsula two weeks ago cost the financially strapped City of Pacific Grove about $30,000.

Employees from numerous city departments worked a total of 316 overtime hours during the storm, which brought down at least 20 trees, said city manager Jim Colangelo.

The $30,000 represents the cost in overtime pay, damage done by city trees, and the fee for independent contractors, which Colangelo said included mainly tree crews. The city doesn’t have a full-time arborist.

Storm Racks Up Costs