Category Archives: Pacific Grove

Holman Building Not For Sale . . .Yet

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Holmans Hooters

A rumor was going around town that the building and adjacent property were for sale, based on a multiple listing that remained on the books after Agha, frustrated with what he felt was foot-dragging by the city over his proposed downtown hotel project, put it up for sale a year ago.

Agha acquired the property at auction in 1995 with an eye toward razing the building and constructing a high-end hotel and conference center on the site at 542 Lighthouse Ave.

He’ll likely sell it if he gets the permits. Hope he loses.

Holman Building Not For Sale . . .Yet

Missing P.G. Man Found Dead In Pebble Beach

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The remains of John Hauswirth, an 82-year-old Pacific Grove man who went missing in March, were found Friday in Pebble Beach by four Stevenson School students walking through the woods.

Hauswirth, who suffered from dementia, disappeared March 11. His wife told police he wandered away while the two were doing yard work on a rental property on Euclid Street in Monterey, about six miles from where the remains were found.

Missing P.G. Man Found Dead In Pebble Beach

Monarch Population Falls Faster Than Tree Branches

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Butterfly Tree Stump

Volunteers count the monarchs each year at nine sites in the county. The Monarch Program, a research organization based in San Diego that collects the data, says that the numbers were down significantly compared with those recorded last year.

At one site in Big Sur, there was a third fewer butterflies. In Pacific Grove, there were 96 percent fewer butterflies seen this year than in 2008, according to the organization.

Two factors are responsible for sagging numbers of butterflies, Leong said. Fewer are coming to the region, and the local environment is becoming less hospitable to their needs.

Quit attracting tourists and go back to attracting nature. It can fix itself.

Monarch Population Falls Faster Than Tree Branches

Tree Rules Falling?

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Wtf Tree

the council heard a progress report on the city’s Beautification and Natural Resources Commission’s work toward modifying its tree ordinance.

Bennett said the proposed changes were reasonable, but “taken as a whole, they weaken the ordinance in favor of private property rights.”

Property owners, she said, have a responsibility to help the city preserve its urban forest.

Tree Rules Falling?

P.G. Joins Cities Forming Police Army

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This new joint SWAT team is not just for everyday crime fighting, but major emergencies and tactical situations, but if you’re thinking Salinas is involved you’d be wrong. It’s actually on the Monterey Peninsula.

Sand City, Seaside, and Cal State Monterey Bay have all approved the team. Pacific Grove, Carmel, Marina, and Monterey all have the item on their upcoming city council agendas.

Nwo Ahead

P.G. Joins Cities Forming Police Army

77 Year Old P.G. Woman Arrested For Beating Spouse

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With a rolling pin. Holiday stress?

Maria Dematos was arrested at 11:29 p.m. after police responded to a report of a disturbance in the 500 block of Chestnut Street, where neighbors had reported a man screaming. The man was taken to a local hospital, police said.

Dematos was arrested on suspicion of spousal abuse and assault with a deadly weapon. She was mentally evaluated at the hospital then booked at Pacific Grove Police Department. She posted bond and was released pending arraignment, police said.

77 Year Old P.G. Woman Arrested For Beating Spouse

Giving It Up For Tourists – Legalizing Short Stays In Residential Areas

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What’s a better neighbor – Canterbury Woods owned houses or houses rented out in party packs?

The program would levy transient occupancy taxes on residential rentals such as those imposed on hotels and other lodging establishments in Pacific Grove.

City Manager Tom Frutchey said, “Regulating and taxing vacation rentals should prove to be a win-win opportunity for owners of vacant properties and the city as we strive to protect neighborhoods, develop our local economy and fund basic services.”

Giving It Up For Tourists – Legalizing Short Stays In Residential Areas