Now how will the sidewalk dining establishments ruin it with carnival lights, patio heaters and wind blocks?
Among the improvements, wooden parklets were removed; the intersection was excavated and repaved; curbs, gutters, sidewalks, crosswalks, and curb ramps were reconstructed and the sidewalks were widened.
For safety, new metal picket fencing for outdoor seating was installed, trees were added, light poles and street signs were relocated, and pavement markings were updated.
Not even a coin flip to fill resigning Debbie Beck’s chair.
The city’s charter allows for the mayor to choose a new councilmember, but newly elected Mayor Nick Smith wisely declined, instead saying that he wanted a majority of the council to choose from a field of applicants.
The applicants include some with previous city experience, including two current members of the Planning Commission (Ross Davison and Donald Murphy), a former councilmember (Cynthia Garfield), the chair of the P.G. Architectural Review Board (Anna Bornstein) and a member of the Economic Development Commission (Michael Gibbs).
The remaining three citizens who applied include a man with an extensive background in the federal government (Melvin Dubee), an entrepreneur with a law degree (Jennifer Kelly) and a software engineer and community volunteer deeply concerned about climate change (Eugene Loh).
Caledonia bite reported to be a “terrier mix”, most likely a pit bull.
On Dec. 23, the Swedish tourist, who has not been identified, was jogging on a sidewalk on the 100 block of Caledonia Avenue when a dog, which was leashed, bit her, according to her friend, who detailed the attack in a social media post last week. “She needed an ambulance ride to the emergency room to receive almost two dozen stitches and emergency care for blood loss,” LB Burnett reported the day of the attack.
Also on Dec. 23, but a few hours later, another dog bite occurred on the 200 block of Grove Acre, but not as severe as the first. “A border collie was able to get out of an apartment window and bite the victim, who was walking her dogs by the apartment,” Anderson explained. “The victim was treated by the fire department and released.
City manager Matt Mogensen hired the consultants for $24K. Two years sales taxes on PG Weed might cover the fee, eh?
The initial term of the contract with HdL is expected to be less than $24,000 through December 2026. “Consultant fees to the city will only be charged for the hours necessary to finalize the application process and establish the user fees,” according to a report by Mogensen presented to the council at its Dec. 18 meeting.
“The user fees will cover all other costs associated with the consultant’s work and will be charged to the applicant,” the report said. After voter approval of a pot shop, the council directed city officials to create a licensing program to allow the operation of a retail storefront. A cannabis business must first obtain a license to operate from the city before getting a use permit.Citizens Inge Lorentzen Daumer and Mike Gibbs opposed hiring HdL, with Gibbs, a member of the city’s Economic Development Commission, saying he believed the company’s services were “particularly poor,” while Daumer said she had “never been a fan” of the consulting firm. The city council did not entertain their concerns.
Same person that trespassed P.G. High and the middle school, threatened to kill the high school principal. This guy has a long list of criminal charges. Recommend a long stay in jail but Judge Pamela Butler gave him probation last month.
“On Nov. 30, the crime of engaging in lewd conduct in violation of PC647(a), a misdemeanor, was committed by Riley Fitzgerald Elvin, in that Elvin did unlawfully engage in lewd and dissolute conduct in a public place and in a place open to the public and exposed to public view,”
People walking along Asilomar Beach in Pacific Grove are noticing some strange looking sea creatures.
They are something called pyrosomes…and a specialist at the Monterey Bay Aquarium explains exactly what they are and what we need to know.
When we are not allowed to feed peanuts to the critters here’s what they turn to
California ground squirrels have typically been considered herbivores or granivores, eating mostly plants and seeds. The new findings offer the first documentation of the species actively preying on other live vertebrates — underscoring its ability to respond to changes in the ecosystem.
DEI, still offending the Christian faith I see.
A Pacific Grove diversity panel which earlier this year omitted Christmas and Easter from a “cultural calendar” has included the major holidays on a revised version of the document, but one of the panel’s members this week expressed hesitation in adding more European and American cultural events for fear of making it “bland”.
The Dinosaur Equity and Inclusion committee insists that they were here before the humans. After all, they gave their lives so we could have petroleum.
If the city council OKs Rau’s recommendation, it will follow the Pacific Grove Unified School District, which notes in part at its board meetings that “we are on the traditional land of the Ohlone, Costanoan and Esselen people.’
Probably can’t afford the rent.
“Ever scene we started monitoring the butterflies, what we have noticed is a steep decline in the number; an over 95% drop,” said Community Science Coordinator at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History Natalie Johnston.
Wednesday afternoon a swarm of Monarchs were fluttering throughout the sanctuary in Pacific Grove, but Johnston says there’s a number of reasons for their population drop.
“One of [the reasons] is habitat loss and in their northern ground where they migrate too,” said Johnston. “Another is pesticides, and then there is climate change, witch is impacting all creators.”