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Category Archives: Pacific Grove
Cops File Charges Against Council
Cops on break
The Pacific Grove Police Officers Association filed a charge with the state Public Employment Relations Board in Sacramento that the Pacific Grove City Council violated state labor laws by enacting an ordinance that would limit the city’s contribution to retirement benefits.
The measure, initially proposed by residents for the Nov. 2 ballot, caps city contributions to employee pension benefits at 10 percent of workers’ salaries. Employees could pay additional amounts toward their retirement out of their own pocket.
Host Of Underage Drinking Party Gets Community Service
That sends the wrong perception . There is no real punishment for letting children get drunk, or who you know can get the charges reduced.
The owner of a sport utility vehicle involved in a crash in February that injured four teenagers in Monterey’s Skyline Forest pleaded no contest to one count of violating a Pacific Grove city ordinance against hosting parties where minors are served alcohol.
Christopher Ray Veloz, 19, entered the misdemeanor plea Tuesday before Judge Efren Iglesia.
Veloz was the owner of a Toyota 4Runner taken from his home, according to police, by Aaron Corn, 18, about 3:30 a.m. Feb. 21 without Veloz’ permission.
Real Estate Partners Arrested In P.G.
Where do fraud-accused Modesto realtors hide when they are on the lam? Pacific Grove, The Most Romantic City of course. Looking for more seniors to help, I suppose.
Neighbors of well-known realtor James Lankford and his partner say the two abruptly moved to Monterey Peninsula, but no one suspected the pair was accused of a multi-million-dollar scheme.
James Lankford, 71, owned and worked at Century 21 Apollo Realty in Modesto, but now he and his partner, Jon McDade, 46, will face about 100 felony fraud count
P.G. Woman Arrested, Accomplice In Elder Abuse, Theft
She and her partner bought cell phones, video games and a used VW with money allegedly stolen from grandmother.
Theodore Lopez and Pacific Grove resident Amanda Spears, both 22, were arrested Sunday on charges of elder abuse, identity theft, burglary, grand theft and conspiracy, and taken to Monterey County Jail.
After Rodriguez identified the suspects, deputies arrested Lopez in Marina and Spears in Pacific Grove, and booked them in to Monterey County Jail. While Monterey County Superior Court records indicate this is the first local case against Lopez, Spears appears in multiple files, including numerous traffic violations, two misdemeanor cases filed in June and September of 2009, and a lawsuit she filed Sept. 7 of this year.
Beach Warning
Lover’s Point Beach has been posted with an advisory due to high indicator bacteria found in samples taken Monday. The beach will remain posted until samples indicate that indicator bacteria are at a safe level for recreational water contact according to state guidelines.
Pet Extreme Opens, World Did Not End
Let the hissy fits from the under stocked and overpriced boutique pet stores begin.
Pet Extreme has a web site with prices on everything, one feature we do not have from those boutiques.
City Council Cozies Up With PG$E On Smartmeters
Pacific Gas and Electric Co.’s SmartMeters are a fundamental part of building a smart power grid that will increase energy efficiency, improve service and cut costs, a spokesman for the utility told the Pacific Grove City Council on Wednesday.
The SmartMeter itself isn’t new, PG&E spokesman Andrew Tang said. It dates from the 1980s. What is new is the radio net that will report power usage.
Big Brother watching you. Bankrupt PG&E not willing to improve the energy delivery system but will instead automate it’s power grid to charge you more when the opportunity arises.
Not to mention put meter readers out of a job.
City Council In Bed With PG$E On Smartmeters
P.G. Cops Arrest Salinas Cop For Child Molesting
Blame the victim. It works for Dave Stamm.
Lance M. Mosher, 44, was arrested Tuesday on two counts of lewd acts with a minor and penetration with a foreign object, police said.
Mosher is accused of committing the acts in 2007, police said.
The complaint stemmed from a prior complaint by an unnamed individual and the acts were committed while Mosher was living in Pacific Grove, authorities said.
Mosher’s attorney, Juliet Peck, said the teen accusing her client of molestation may have a mental illness, which could explain the allegations.
City Council Candidates In Lock Step On Issues
Same old blah blah blah. More taxes, change the tree policy, high cost desalinization, more development.
As the date comes near, I’ll be asking some tougher questions such as where they stand on the chicken control issue.
Four candidates for three four-year terms on the Pacific Grove City Council showed few areas of disagreement at a forum Tuesday at Chautauqua Hall that drew an audience of 50.
Incumbent Councilmen Ken Cuneo and Alan Cohen, and challengers Rudolph Fischer and Richard Ahart Jr., who will face off in the Nov.2 municipal election, answered written questions submitted by the audience on a number of city issues.