Category Archives: Pacific Grove

Nader Agha And Dave Potter Settle

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Loan or campaign contribution. Either way it’s money given to politicians to do what for the giver?

Attorneys for both men announced a quiet settlement Friday of a lawsuit Agha filed in April 2010 that accused Potter of misusing a $10,000 campaign contribution Agha said Potter solicited from him in January 2004.

In a one-sentence statement, the attorneys said the dispute “has been resolved to the satisfaction” of Potter, Agha and Russ Carter, a business associate of Potter, who Agha claimed was the intermediary for the alleged campaign contribution.

Nader Agha And Dave Potter Settle

Where Monarchs Die

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Last month, local filmmakers Cristiana DiPietro and husband Matthew Kalamane used P.G. as the setting for their 50-minute short movie “Where Monarchs Die.”

The movie also touches on the disconnect that can occur between young people and those who come to Pacific Grove to live out their golden years. “They have a difficult time trying to find their place in a town where most people go to retire,”

That story repeats itself over and over. “Newlyweds and Nearly Deads” is P.G.

Where Monarchs Die

More Love For Eucalyptus Trees

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Non native flora can be good. No need to dance around the name calling them “Blue Gum” or what ever. Always green and fragrant.

It used to be that planting nonnative plants or trees in Pacific Grove — and elsewhere in California — was considered an environmental taboo.

But there’s a new respect in Pacific Grove for eucalyptus, a towering nonnative tree that often gets a bad rap in the state for shedding bark, competing with native plants and not supporting native animal species.

In Pacific Grove, however, the monarch butterflies that overwinter in the city every
year are the eucalyptus’ biggest fan. For the last century or so, the insects have preferred clustering in eucalyptus beginning in the fall until late February, when they leave. The dense, nonnative trees provide wind shelter for the insect.

More Love For Eucalyptus Trees

Broken Brokaw Hall May Be Demolished

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Not enough room on the lot for a P.G. Remodel?

Brokaw Hall

A historic building that was once part of a military school in Pacific Grove has been tagged for demolition.

Brokaw Hall is “in a dilapidated condition and is now considered unsafe and a danger to the public,” said city building official John Kuehl. The building is at 363 Grove Acre Ave.

After a March 21 inspection, Kuehl issued an order requiring that the property be fenced off immediately and demolished by April 29.

Broken Brokaw Hall May Be Demolished

A Million Dollar Bail Set In P.G. Man’s Domestic Violence Case

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Instant idiot, jut add alcohol.

A judge increased a former Pacific Grove man’s bail to $1 million Friday, saying he was “just waiting to kill” his ex-girlfriend.

The woman, who previously was reluctant to testify, told the court that in October, a drunken Michael Dooley became enraged that her 11-year-old daughter left food on the kitchen counter. He punished the girl by ripping apart her pet hermit crab in her presence, pointed a gun at her mother’s face and threatened to kill them, their dog and himself if the woman tried to leave.

“You’re a danger,” Judge Russell Scott told the 47-year-old man at the conclusion of his preliminary hearing. “You’re just waiting to kill her and you don’t have control when you drink.”

A Million Dollar Bail Set In P.G. Man’s Domestic Violence Case

Mvsevm Purpose: Gain Support For Monument Of Shoreline Rocks

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Soon this “monument” will be fenced off from access, just like the sand dunes we used to “picnic” in. All you can do now is crawl into your spirit nest and get poked by twigs.

Closed For Plants

The Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History plans to collaborate with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to help build public awareness about the rocks, islands, reefs and marine-life habitats under the stewardship of the California Coastal National Monument.

The goal is to generate support for the monument, which consists of more than 20,000 offshore rocks, small islands and exposed reefs along the 1,100 miles of California coast from San Diego to the Oregon border.

“The role of the museum is one of public education, and our partnership with the bureau is a perfect example of how that can work,” said Lori Mannel, executive director of the museum. “The message we’d like to spread to the public is how to value, preserve, protect and enjoy” the monument.

Mvsevm Purpose: Gain Support For Monument Of Shoreline Rocks

Cyberthreats Against P.G. Resident

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Suspect was outed by Sprint.

A 19-year-old Southern California man — and former CSUMB student — is being held by Burbank police after threatening a Pacific Grove resident and trying to kill a man who served him with a restraining order, according to PGPD Cmdr. John Nyunt.

Through an online service that speaks written words aloud, Samuel Thorne told Epstein, “I’m coming for you. Sleep with one eye open, because you can not run. You can not hide,”
and, “You’re going to get what you deserve, if it is the last thing I do,” according to police.

Cyberthreats Against P.G. Resident

Golf Course Grill Operator Has Debt Forgiven By P.G.

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Can we all say ‘money pit’?

In the case of Point Pinos Grill at 77 Asilomar Blvd., which serves Pacific Grove Golf Links, the council voted 5-2 to transfer the city’s lease from operator Chris D’Amelio to Aqua Terra Culinary, a Peninsula-based firm.

A condition laid on the transfer was that Aqua Terra not provide off-site food catering from the grill.

Transfer of the beer and wine license for the premises from D’Amelio to Aqua Terra would be up to the state Alcohol Beverage Control Board, said City Attorney David Laredo.

D’Amelio’s lease was due to expire at the end of this month, but it carries a provision allowing a five-year renewal.

Another condition of the transfer was that the city forgive a debt of $106,142 owed for back rent and penalties. Councilman Bill Kampe defended that as necessary to ensure continuity of operation at the golf clubhouse.


Golf Course Grill Operator Hast Debt Forgiven By P.G.

Apartment Residents Forced To Flee

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“Courtyard by the Bay Apartments” is such a nice sounding name. Rent must be higher than an Arkwright Court apartment next to them.

Courtyard 7 Moreland

Signs warning of danger at the Courtyard by the Bay Apartments on Moreland Avenue in Pacific Grove.

A retaining wall collapsed Saturday night forcing residents to leave.

“Apparently water, too much water got in the soil and put too much pressure on a failing retaining wall and the retaining wall cracked and leaned over against the apartment building down below it,” says John Kuehl, Building Official for Pacific Grove and Monterey.

Apartment Residents Forced To Flee