Category Archives: Monterey Herald

P.G. School Kids Discover 3-D Printing

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“It’s better than just reading something from a textbook,”
You know, some dedication to the industrial arts just might make school interesting. I always liked pounding nails more than pounding in college prep.

For their practice round, students can print one object as long as it adheres to three rules: it has to be useful, school appropriate and small.

William Newsome, 13, printed a saxophone mouthpiece that he was able to use as soon as it was completed. After blowing out some notes, he said it felt better than his regular, hard-rubber mouthpiece.

Adrian Ayala, 14, was thinking about printing a small case. He had never seen a 3-D printer at work before.

“It’s better than just reading something from a textbook,” he said.

P.G. School Kids Discover 3-D Printing

Cannery Row Crime – Murder Suspect Caught

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Never thought he’d be back in California so soon. Remember to stay out of the crossfire when visiting the ‘Row.

Jorge Luis Mendoza, the suspect in a November fatal shooting on Cannery Row, was extradited from Mexico and is now in Monterey County Jail, police said.

Mendoza, 21, was transported back to California on Saturday and turned over to Monterey police. He was booked on murder charges and his bail was set at $1.3 million.

On Nov. 23, 2016, police found Raul Melendez at the entrance to the Cannery Row parking garage, 601 Foam St., suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. First responders took Melendez, 28, to Natividad Medical Center in Salinas, where he died.

According to police, the original altercation started at the Giant Artichoke restaurant, 711 Cannery Row, which has since closed.

Cannery Row Crime – Murder Suspect Caught

Wharf’s Gateway To Be A Chain Bulk Candy Store

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Now that’s what every visitor to the wharf wants, quantity over quality.

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I prefer some hand made treats down at Carousel Candies

Bulk confectionery store Candy Land is taking its barrels of salt water taffy and bins of lollipops to Fisherman’s Wharf. The candy shop has signed a lease with the city of Monterey for the frontage space located at 6 Fisherman’s Wharf where Sam Balesteri’s Wharf Front gift shop and The Coffee House used to reside.

Wharf’s Gateway To Be A Chain Bulk Candy Store

Pink Magic Carpet Fighting With Yellow Oxalis

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So Harvey says hire a maintenance person on an $80K “grant”.

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City Manager Ben Harvey informed City Council on Wednesday night that in recent years the Drosanthemum floribundum or “magic carpet” as it is sometimes called, is being infiltrated by yellow oxalis.

“It’s something that there just isn’t enough labor available to maintain in its prestigious condition all the time,” said Mayor Bill Kampe. “The oxalis is something very deeply embedded – in truth no amount of manual weeding will eliminate it and we’re going to have to consider using appropriate herbicides – but otherwise the oxalis will be finished by the time the magic carpet blooms.”

In light of the $80,000 in grant funds for the replacement and addition of recycling receptacles throughout the city and landscaping needs around Ocean View Boulevard and the Recreation Trail, Harvey has requested bringing on a half-time maintenance person to monitor the area.

Pink Magic Carpet Fighting With Yellow Oxalis

Morrie Fisher Passes

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The Mayor with a badge no longer making hookups in Carmel. And his free golf privileges are officially off.

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Morrie Fisher, the former Pacific Grove mayor known for his role in developing the Asilomar Beach trail and instituting the town’s Fourth of July picnic celebration and Christmas tree lighting ceremony, died Monday. He was 79.

As a resident and active member of Pacific Grove for most of his life, Mr. Fisher served two terms as mayor from 1986 to 1990 and from 2002 to 2004. Besides his mayoral role, he also sat on the city council for four terms.

Morrie Fisher Passes

No More Pet Pigs In P.G.

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What about chickens? I’m Pro Chicken and I Vote!

Specifically, the proposed ordinance would amend municipal code to prohibit what are deemed “non-household animals” within the city and would clarify the responsibility by pet owners to keep and feed their animals in a way that “maintains a safe and healthy environment for residents, visitors and animals.” According to city officials, the revisions were needed to clarify permitting requirements, allocate responsibilities for feeding and harboring animals and streamlining the process for enforcement of policy related to animals within city limits.

“It clarifies what is allowed and what isn’t allowed,” said City Manager Ben Harvey, who said that barnyard farm animals would no longer be allowed.

No More Pet Pigs In P.G.

City Sends Fire Department To “Inspect For Hazards”

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And what else I wonder? Untaxed granny units? Six Air BnB rooms in the basement? Pigs and chickens?

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“We do, on occasion, find issues where people are living in spaces that don’t meet code requirements for permanent human occupancy,” he said. “We do find that once in a while here locally. Not to the degree that the Ghost Ship (building) had, but one life lost is one too many.”

City Sends Fire Department To “Inspect For Hazards”

Protest Park Gets Kiddie Attractions

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Something for kids to do while grown ups hold flags and picket signs. Don’t go there when it’s dark though.

A new climbing structure resembling a humpback whale has been installed between the volleyball courts at Window  on the Bay waterfront park. A starfish located adjacent to the whale is also part of the citywide Neighborhood Improvement Project approved last April and designed to give children, ages 2 to 10, a structure to play on.

“They’re all designed as climbing structures,” said Marcuzzo. “But it’s probably going to become a photo opp too.”

Protest Park Gets Kiddie Attractions

Change It To Monterey Regional Water Pollution Creation Agency

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Not a repeat from 2015’s What Do You Smell, Ralph?

Raw wastewater flowed onto the Rec Trail and into the Monterey Bay from about 7 to 8:30 p.m. after a power surge caused the pump station’s electrical equipment to fail, according to Mike McCullough, government affairs administrator of the Monterey Regional Water Pollution Control Agency.

“All of the bumps and power surges — sometimes that can throw some of the electronic equipment into chaos,” said McCullough, who noted that shortly after the incident, officials from the agency successfully hooked up another generator to do the pumping that needed to be done.

Change It To Monterey Regional Water Pollution Creation Agency

Captain Obvious Prepares To Battle Gulls

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1. Forget about enforcing covered dumpster rules and gulls come back.
2. Birds of prey don’t help the situation

Gulls Fight The Power

On Wednesday, the Pacific Grove City Council will discuss bringing back the program to control gulls. With an additional $30,000 in city funding, the proposal will aim to kickstart the effort once again.

“It is prudent to get back on the program,” said Ben Harvey, the Pacific Grove city manager. “You have to do this year in and year out, otherwise the birds just come back.”

Harvey was hesitant to label the gulls as a problem, “We are a coastal community and this is their habitat,” he said. The real problem, he said, is that they skew away from natural behavior. “They are no longer hunting for food, but they are scavenging for garbage.”

Captain Obvious Prepares To Battle Gulls