Pollacci Rape Trial Sequel

Attorney Liu is out, now has a public defender. What happend?

His arraignment in the courtroom of Superior Court Judge Timothy Roberts was bumped to June 11 after Andrew Liu withdrew as Pollacci’s attorney for that case, and public defender J.B. Robert was appointed in his place.

J.B. Robert immediately asked for a continuation for the arraignment to familiarize himself with the case.

Liu, who defended Pollacci in a rape trial that ended in April with a conviction, will continue to represent the 50-year-old Pebble Beach resident in the original case.

Pollacci Rape Trial Sequel

Agha vs. Potter

Agha contends he was asked by Potter for a $10,000 contribution in January 2004 to Potter’s re-election campaign, and Potter asked him to make the check out to Russ Carter, who Agha contends Potter said was his campaign manager.

Agha goes on to claim that his comptroller gave the check to Potter and wrote the word “loan” on it at Potter’s instruction.

Got a copy of that canceled check, Nadir?

Agha vs. Potter

Looks Like No Trolley Buses From P.G. For US Open

Take the Cannery Row shuttle bus. $20 per person, free parking in the parking garage a block from Cannery Row.

One of these would have been cool:

Mini Monarch Ani

Pacific Grove officials hoped to see a Monterey-Salinas Transit trolley bus rolling through downtown in time for the U.S. Open.

The trolley was meant to showcase the town’s history and to tourist attractions.

But the plan will have to be on hold, said City Manager Thomas Frutchey, due to a shortage of the trolleys.

Looks Like No Trolley Buses From P.G. For US Open

Mvsevm As We Knew It Officially Gone For Good

The transformation from a resource to catalog and display real history of the area to some kind of art gallery and substainable re-education camp is complete. The quickly fading current city council team approved it. Only Dan Miller opposed the giveaway.

Mvsevm Speakeasy

Doubling the length of the Museum Foundation of Pacific Grove’s lease from 15 to 30 years, and changes allowing it more control over museum funds, facilities and administration, were approved 6-1 Wednesday by the Pacific Grove City Council.

The changes were part of an agreement hashed out in February by City Manager Thomas Frutchey, Mayor Carmelita Garcia and museum foundation board president Jason Burnett as part of a six-month review of the original lease agreement approved by the council a year ago.

Ignored in the process was the Pacific Grove Museum Advisory Board, the original oversight body established by the city charter.

Former museum director Vern Yadon told the council that the charter requires review of policies affecting the museum by the museum board, particularly those involving major fund transfers, but Frutchey said he didn’t believe an advisory body — the museum board — should have oversight over a governing body — the foundation board.

Frutchey said the museum foundation faced deadlines in its application for major grant funding from the National Endowment of the Arts and needed to move ahead.


Mvsevm As We Knew It Officially Gone For Good

Dan Miller Chosen To Replace Bankrupt Deb Lindsay

Miller Time

Four of the six council members voted for Miller during Tuesday’s special meeting, just beating the 30-day deadline to replace Lindsay, who said she was stepping down for family reasons.

Miller will serve out the rest of Lindsay’s term, which is up for election in November.

Councilman Bill Kampe voted for planning commissioner and retired businessman Bill Frederickson. Councilman Robert Huitt voted for Defense Language Institute employee Rudy Fischer.

Dan Miller Chosen To Replace Bankrupt Deb

P.G.’s Ex Police Chief Gets Caught Up In Politics

Negative ads by Sheriff Kanalakis make him cry.

Miller for sheriffI don’t know, after seeing both tubbies Kanalakis and Garcia, I was thinking that Miller was the only candidate that was physicaly capable of actually being a cop.

Kanalakis spokesman Tom Kise said the problem was insufficient volume in the ad’s required “Paid for by …” statement, but said it was fixed within hours.

Miller issued a scathing statement Thursday, decrying the ad as “fraudulent” and “deceptive” and said, “Kanalakis went so far as to disguise attribution of the ads … We now have more evidence of his ham-fisted and vicious nature.”

P.G.’s Ex Police Chief Gets Caught Up In Politics

The Seven Ups

Politics

Here’s the list of hopefuls that applied to replace quitter Deborah “Bankrupt” Lindsay, and some comments from their statements.

Richard Ahart – Uses the word “sustainable”. Thinks that allowing more fast food franchises can help bring revenue and then touts several fast food corporations as clients. Says he “has earned the confidence of voters during the last election”. He was dead last, getting fewer votes than David Dilworth, LOL.

Laura Dadiw – “Dadiw Associates . . Headquartered in Pacific Grove” Consultant that works from home. Prioritizes “health and welfare of Pacific Grove youth”. Sounding good until I notice she puts down 93953 as her ZIP Code. That’s Pebble Beach, dummy.

Eric Chad Fonferek – wants to “stimulate business growth” and “raise Pacific Grove’s tourism profile. Thinks that Holman building is a city asset. I thought Nadir owned it.

William Fredrickson – Mechanical Engineer. Wants to work with Moe to bring more tourists to P.G. Might know how to fix the sewers that fill up from said tourists.

Khalil Ibrahim – Arabic teacher. Long list of experiences, none that have to do with being on city council. Offers up nothing to give to the city.

Daniel Miller – 54 year resident. Came in 4th place in last election that put Bankrupt Deb in office at 3rd place.

Rudy Fischer – another misguided person that thinks Moe is “doing a lot to bring new business” and repairing sidewalks will make us walk instead of drive.

The Seven Ups

Pacific Grove Kayaker Gets Rescued By Coast Guard

Saw fish gets revenge?

A 30-year-old Pacific Grove man suffering from hypothermia was rescued Tuesday after his fishing kayak began taking on water in the middle of Monterey Bay, officials said.

The unidentified man called 911 about 6:20 p.m. to report a leaky hull and that he had rolled three times, officials said. The man was unable to describe where he was, but after 20 minutes realized he could determine his location by reading coordinates from his iPhone’s GPS system.

Pacific Grove Kayaker Gets Rescued By Coast Guard

Kris Olinger Murder Case Finally Going To Trial

Kristopher Olinger was murdered in 1997 at the turnout by the foghorn.

Kristopher Olinger bench

Jacobo Ruelas, who was 18 when Olinger was stabbed to death and dumped on the Pacific Grove Recreation Trail, faces a potential death penalty if convicted.

Despite years of prodding by Olinger’s mother, Shell Phillips, there were no arrests until 2006, when Pacific Grove police got a “hit” between the state’s new palm print database and a print lifted from the car.

Kris Olinger Murder Case Finally Going To Trial

What, No Orgasms In Farmers Market Move This Time?

PG Farmers Market

Anyone for a hot dog stand in front of the Mvsevm?

Next the poor sellers of “Stuff No One Wants But Would Buy To Give To Someone Else” will complain that the market is taking away their customers or not leaving any spaces on Lighthouse Avenue to park their carpet cleaner vans.

Pacific Grove’s farmers market will move a block downhill from its downtown location on Lighthouse Avenue, pending approval by the city Planning Commission.

The move was undertaken to satisfy complaints by merchants on Lighthouse that the market was taking away business each Monday.

“The complainers,” Bennett said, “have won.”

What, No Orgasms In Farmers Market Move This Time