Category Archives: Pacific Grove

1964 Stolen Gun From P.G. Turns Up In San Jose

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Would the landlord at 17 Mile Drive Village steal a gun?

A Smith & Wesson .38-caliber Chief’s Special discovered in the SUV of a convicted felon arrested in San Jose last month for a suspected DUI crash had been stolen from a Pacific Grove man almost a half-century ago, according to police.

“He purchased the handgun in Southern California in 1963 after he had just gotten out of the Marine Corps, and he was living in Pacific Grove, renting a house near the old trailer park on 17 Mile Drive, in 1964,” he said. The gun was stolen, and he suspected the landlord.

1964 Stolen Gun From P.G. Turns Up In San Jose

Anti Golf Party House Side Plays Global Warming Card

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Resident threatening to file California Environmental Quality Act lawsuit to keep rowdies away.

“The proposed project … will result in the detriment to the health, safety, peace, morals, comfort and general welfare of persons residing in the neighborhood as well as depression of property values in the immediate neighborhood,” he said.

Bridges contends the city has to complete an environmental impact report for the project before approving. His determination challenges Hefner’s Dec. 21 report, in which she recommended a much lower level of environmental review — a “mitigated negative declaration” — after weighing potential impacts on noise, community aesthetics, traffic and global warming.

Anti Golf Party House Side Plays Global Warming Card

Lillian King Passes Away

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Agha is the conservator…

Lillian Marie King, the colorful, longtime Pacific Grove woman who made headlines in 2005 after more than $2 million in gold and silver coins was stolen from her home near Asilomar State Beach, has died. She was 103.

According to court documents, King died Jan. 28 in her P.G. home, where she had been receiving round-the-clock help from caregivers.

Her attorneys and the conservator of her estate, Nader Agha, a Pacific Grove businessman who owns the Holman Building, said King had a youthful spirit despite her age. Even into her 100s, she was impressing those who cared for her.

Lillian King Passes Away

Middle School Drop Off Point Unsafe?

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It’s safe as long as there are no impaired drivers careening down the street.

J Ciccarelli’s report, delivered in November 2008, recommended the city consider moving the loading zone to Sinex or Fountain Avenue and prohibit parking or stopping on Forest outside of the school.

Pacific Grove Unified School District Assistant Superintendent Robin Blakely said Ciccarelli’s study looked only at pedestrian safety and sidewalks and was “quickly discredited” because it recommended moving the loading zone to Fountain Avenue, which is closed during school hours. Additionally, he said, there are already alternative drop-off and pick-up zones.

He said Forest Avenue in front of the school is “no more narrow” than other streets around the school and elsewhere in the city. If a city street is safe then drop-off should be safe, he said.

Middle School Drop Off Point Unsafe?

More Cops During Golf Tournament? Only If There Are Crowds

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And there seems to be no prediction of crowds in P.G.

Thousands of golf fans are heading to the Central Coast, but travel at your own risk. We found out why most police departments on the Peninsula are not stepping up patrols for the AT&T Pro-AM. In Monterey, police say they’re not adding extra patrols. In Pacific Grove, same situation, police say not a whole lot is going on during the big event. However, in Carmel, you can expect to see more officers patrolling the streets.

More Cops During Golf Tournament? Only If There Are Crowds

Joel Woods’ Son Testifies At Deborah King Trial

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Tremendous strength, I’d say.

PGMS J Woods Flowers

Jake Woods gestured toward a self-drawn diagram of the accident scene to illustrate where his father was standing when he was hit, and where he landed after the collision. The diagram included sketches of both vehicles, his father and himself.

“I saw Dad look both ways as he went around the back of the truck to get in,” he said. “He was outside the driver-side door, with the door closed, and I heard a loud thump when the lady hit him. After he got hit, I didn’t really pay attention to the lady. He was in the gutter, bleeding all over the place. People were screaming and I didn’t know what to do.”

Jake described watching a school employee tend to his stricken father, and seeing teachers usher students toward the school cafeteria.

He said he went by himself to the school office, where he talked with teachers. He said he watched from the office as a tow truck pulled the car that had struck his father from the scene. He said he saw a broken windshield on the passenger side of the vehicle.

Plant More Eucalyptus!

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Bob Pacelli’s tree project appears to be a smart thing to do.

Among his recommendations for the sanctuary are placing eucalyptus trees for more wind shelter and “habitat complexity,” trimming hazardous trees, planting more oak trees and assessing older trees and pitch canker risks of Monterey pines on the property.

Even though they are native to Australia and have nothing to do with the monarch’s historic habitat, Weiss said it was critical for the city to plant new blue gum eucalyptus trees along the southern row of the grove — and he said it should be done in February and March after the monarchs leave.

Plant More Eucalyptus!

Deborah King’s Drug Test

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Five drugs. And barely navigated 68.

Prosecutor Steve Somers said the cause of King’s erratic driving was a combination of drugs in her blood, including the painkillers morphine and Vicodin, along with anti-anxiety drugs Xanax and Wellbutrin and the sleeping aid Ambien.

Because she had five prior DUIs and had been repeatedly warned the drugs she was taking for chronic back pain could cause drowsiness, the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office accused her of murdering him. But King’s defense is that Woods’death was the result of an accident.

Deborah King’s Drug Test

P.G. Changes Permit Process

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People can click their way into P.G. red tape and no longer fear the permit givers.

The city will also have handouts with information on fences, storm water guidelines, the coastal zone, areas of special biological significance, landscaping and numerous other topics.

“It will help us improve customer service,” assistant planner Jill Miller told the audience, “because we can easily hand them out, email them, etc.” The city has also launched the website www.pgparcel.net, a database which allows residents or others to enter an address and find out the APN, lot size and whether or not a structure is in an archaeological or coastal zone and if it’s on the city’s historic inventory list.

P.G. Changes Permit Process