Lake El Estero To Provide Drinking Water

Ew. I guess if treated sewage is good enough for the tourists, water loaded with green duck poop is good enough too.El Estero Gulp

A project is underway to divert excess water from Monterey’s El Estero Lake and add it to the city’s restricted water supply.

The landmark is located on Del Monte Avenue and is hard to miss for anyone driving into town as people paddle out on the water in duck and swan-shaped boats or picnic on the grass.

Lake El Estero To Provide Drinking Water

Shark Makes Movie At Lovers Point

Otters and sea lions beware. The more we welcome and protect the prey, the more hunters we will get.

Great White Shark

The video, taken on Friday, shows the shark’s dorsal fin and tail appearing out of the water as it swims between the shoreline and the nearby kelp.

Barbara Block is a marine science professor at Stanford University, located at Hopkins Marine Station. Block tells KSBW 8 this is a very common spotting this time of year.

“At this time of year, we have a variety of shark species in the Monterey Bay region, including mako, white sharks, thresher sharks and leopard sharks,” said Block.

Shark Makes Movie At Lovers Point

Boating Accident Leaves Ship On Asilomar Beach

A three-hour tour they said, it will be fun they said.

Weather started getting rough and the tiny ship was tossed.

Boat on the rocks

Five people had to be helped to shore Saturday morning by lifeguards after they abandoned their boat at Asilomar State Beach in Monterey County.

According to the Monterey Fire Department, they received reports of a group of people attempting to paddle their motorboat back out to sea at around 11:30 a.m. Saturday, but due to winds and high surf they gave up their attempt and exited the boat.

They ended up stuck on a rock outcropping in the Pacific Ocean about 10 feet away from land.

Boating Accident Leaves Ship On Asilomar Beach

Corey Struve-Tablott Of You Tube Fame Arrested At Pebble Beach Lodge

Trav and Cor mom smashes that wine button. But gets no “Likes” from the Sheriff’s Deputies.

Corey Struve-Tablott

Corey Struve-Tablott

 

According to law enforcement, Corey became heavily intoxicated at The Lodge at Pebble Beach. Security asked Corey to leave and began to escort her to her room at Pebble Beach when she refused to comply. After resisting security the sheriff’s office was called.

Deputies arrived and attempted to get Corey back to her room when she started to stand in the middle of the road and stop traffic, the sheriff’s office reported.

When deputies attempted to arrest Corey for trespassing at Pebble Beach security’s request, she then kicked at officers. Later, once she was in the back of a patrol vehicle, she allegedly kicked at the back windows of the vehicle.

Corey Struve-Tablott Of You Tube Fame Arrested At Pebble Beach Lodge

Police Non Emergency Reporting App Launches

Now you can report offending social media comments with ease!

Jenny McAdams Boudior

The city of Pacific Grove launched a new tool to help people with non-emergencies within city limits.

The new service request program allows citizens to report things like potholes, graffiti and parking violations. Once submitted, people can check the status of their request.

The new portal can be accessed via the My Pacific Grove smartphone app, available in the app store. You can also visit the portal on CityOfPG.org.

Police Non Emergency Reporting App Launches

Going Once, Going Twice

Can Jimmy do it?

Noaa Close

It was initially scheduled to go from January 31 to March 9. At this point, there is no longer an end date.

This gives Rep. Jimmy Panetta’s (D-Carmel Valley) and the Center for Ocean Art, Science and Technology (COAST), a volunteer group of multidisciplinary experts, more time to ensure the transfer of the building is kept in the public’s interest.

Going Once, Going Twice

Sexual Assault Of Juvenile Puts Two In Jail

Wright And Aquino

According to a news release, on Sept. 23, Monterey police received a tip from another agency that a sexual assault happened in the city of Monterey.

During the investigation, they discovered 55-year-old John Wright and 20-year-old  Orlando Aquino of San Francisco met their juvenile victim online.

The victim and the two men eventually met in the city of Monterey where they allegedly sexual assaulted the person. One of the men, Wright, is a sex offender who was living in the 600 block of Lighthouse avenue in Monterey but failed to register as a sex offender under California’s Megan’s Law. Wright was convicted in 1985 for lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14 years old.

Sexual Assault Of Juvenile Puts Two In Jail

Tom Pollacci May Not Be Released – That’s What It’s For

Tom without his hairpiece!

pollacci no toupee

 

Pollacci appeared in a Salinas courtroom Friday via zoom at which time he was supposed to be arraigned on the petition.

Pollacci appeared to have no idea prosecutors were planning to pursue the ‘sexually violent predator designation.

“What is this for exactly?” Pollacci said via zoom.

The public defender said he would explain to Pollacci in person.

Tom Pollacci May Not Be Released – That’s What It’s For

Seal Posse: Keeping The Food Chain Going Is Important

Mister Jaws

Those winds created a rough ocean which kept kayakers and paddleboards out of the water. The minimized crowds on the water meant less disturbance to seal moms during pupping season. That is a very important factor in the survival of seal pups.

“When you interfere with the mom and the pup you frequently just kill the pup,” Akeman said.

Kim Akeman, Monterey Bay Sanctuary Shoreline docent added, “disturbances you may not see the effect right away. But a disturbance on wildlife can have an effect even months down the line.”

Seal Posse: Keeping The Food Chain Going Is Important

Woman Attacked While On Recreation Trail

Not a safe place nowadays, morning noon or night.

Rec Trail Assault

According to police, a woman was jogging on the trail near Seaside State Beach around 6:40 a.m., when she was grabbed from behind and groped.

The woman was able to fight off the man and he ran from the area toward Sand City. Police said a witness chased after the man but was unable to stop him.

Woman Attacked While On Recreation Trail