Category Archives: Pacific Grove

Parklets Pending Expunction

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Tell the band at Wild Fish to get paid in advance.

Parklett Parking

In 2023, a P.G. City Council parklets subcommittee charged with reviewing guidelines and design standards for all parklets instead took a hard turn in the name of “safety first,” according to a report to council. Subcommittee members Luke Coletti, Debby Beck and Lori McDonnell recommended eliminating the three parklets at Lighthouse and Fountain and replacing them with sidewalk dining areas. The council voted 5-2 in favor of the plan. (The council was scheduled to decide on draft design guidelines on Nov. 20, after the Weekly’s deadline.)

The Jacobses are planning to “go out with a bang,” inviting musicians who have played at Wild Fish in the past to bring their instruments and musician friends for a party and jam session from 6:30-9:30pm on Saturday, Nov. 23.

Parklets Pending Expunction

Cure For Parklet Pandemic

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Tearing them down. Started as sidewalk dining then turned into full blown building additions. Walls Come Down

“The remaining parklet for Wild Fish restaurant will be removed Nov. 25,” Pacific Grove City manager Matt Mogensen told The Pine Cone this week. “The sidewalk widening project is expected to be completed prior to the end of the year, weather permitting.
The project involves building open-air seating areas in front of the three restaurants. Pedestrian traffic will be directed to’ a wider, 8-foot pathway between the outer portion of the fenced dining areas and Lighthouse Avenue. Other work includes removing trees and planting new ones in metal-grated wells, relocating signs and an existing light pole, while adding new pavement striping and markings.

Cure For Parklet Pandemic

Councilwoman Debbie Beck Resigns

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Sad to lose a great councilwoman.

Debbie Beck announced she would be stepping down from her seat on the council and resigning after a “challenging year.” Wednesday’s city council meeting began with remarks from Beck, who thanked the city and residents for their support.

“I consider the residents of Pacific Grove my family and that’s the reason I chose to run back in the day, but family always comes first,” Beck said.

Beck, who fought a battle against breast cancer and is mourning the loss of her daughter to cancer, said while she has prioritized Pacific Grove and her duties to the council, she wants to step back and spend more time with her loved ones.

“I did put the city and this position at the front of my agenda at all times, however this past year was very challenging, so it’s bittersweet,” she said.

Councilwoman Debbie Beck Resigns

School Creeper Riley Elvin Released On Probation

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I don’t think that is the right call, Judge Butler.

Riley Elvin

A man who trespassed onto two Pacific Grove school campuses in 2023 and threatened to kill the former principal of P.G. High was put on probation last week and freed from Monterey County Jail.
On Nov. 13, Monterey County Superior Court Judge Pamela Butler sentenced Riley Elvin, 29, to felony probation. The order means he must abide by a strict set of conditions, including abstaining from drugs and alcohol, seeking and maintaining employment, and staying 100 yards away from Pacific Grove High School.

School Creeper Riley Elvin Released On Probation

Pasadena Woman Arrested At Bide A Wee

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Happy holidays indeed.

Bide A Wee

A Southern California woman was arrested Nov. 3 on charges of beating a member of her family at a Pacific Grove inn, the PG. Police Department said. Pasadena resident Huasha Liu, 67, was arrested at 221 Asilomar Ave., the location of the Bide-a-Wee Inn & Cottages

It is unclear which relationship applied in Liu’s case. As of Thursday afternoon, the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office had not yet charged her with a crime.

Pasadena Woman Arrested At Bide A Wee

Wild Fish Challenges Legitimacy

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Isn’t that funny. I’d challenge Wild Fish for being a legal tax abiding business.

Wildfish menu

The operators of Victorian Corner and Rudolfo’s are in favor of the new outdoor dining plan, while Wild Fish owners Kelvin and Liz Jacobs oppose it. The couple said they’re planning on hiring an attorney to “challenge the legitimacy” of the project and are asking the public to help pay their legal bills.

Wild Fish Challenges Legitimacy

Vicious Dog Bites Best Friend

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Yesterday an 11-year-old was bitten at a park and had to undergo rabies shots. If you do not know the dog, don’t go near it.Dogd Adam Ah

At about 2 p.m. Oct. 31, a 76-year P.G. man was walking in George Washington Park when he came across a German shepherd and, as people who like dogs often do, asked if the animal was friendly so he could pet it. But things didn’t go as planned. “The owners advised their dog was friendly, and the victim began to pet the dog when the dog lunged and bit the victim’s left calf,” Pacific Grove Police Acting Chief Brian Anderson told The Pine Cone Monday.

Vicious Dog Bites Best Friend

 

New P.G. Schools’ Sex Ed

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After the baby killers were kicked out, we have this one that is more open with it’s curriculum.

School District trustees last week approved a new sex education course over worries that refusal by former provider Planned Parenthood to allow public inspection of its  curriculum put the district at odds with state law.
The five-member school board voted unanimously at its Nov. 7 meeting to approve a $4,090 contract for Carpinteria-based Positive Prevention Plus to provide sex ed curriculum to students.

Pacific Grove Unified administrators decided to drop the Planned Parenthood Mar Monte course after the group informed the district its content was “proprietary” and that
the district was not allowed to let the public, including some parents of students, see it.

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First lessons. Should it be health, biology and science of sex? Nope, it’s

Lesson 2: Understanding Gender and Sexual Orientation.

Health? Way down on the list.

Lesson 9: Preventing Sexually Transmitted Infections.

Choosing to engage or not? Even lower

Lesson 11: Media and Peer Pressures

New P.G. Schools’ Sex Ed

 

Photographer Robbed At Asilomar Beach

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In broad daylight. Can take your eyes off the waves or the beachgoers these days.

Asilomar camera robbers

At about 8:55 a.m. Friday, Pacific Grove Police officers responded to a report of a robbery that had just occurred near Asilomar Beach.

“The victim was taking photographs on the beach trail when one of the suspects grabbed his camera and ran off to a car,” “Monterey Police made a vehicle stop and had the suspects detained in the area of Drake Avenue and Wave Street,” Dippel explained.
According to a criminal complaint filed by the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office Tuesday, the suspects arrested on suspicion of second-degree robbery, a felony, are Juan Hernandez Ramirez Jr., 30, Morelia Villarios, 18, and Jose Guadalupe Reynoso Nunez, 23.

Photographer Robbed At Asilomar Beach

2024 Elections

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Vote Machine

Mayor –
Nick Smith (W) 2,344 votes.
Dan Miller 1,715 votes.

Council –
Luke Coletti 2,490 votes.
Chaps Poduri 2,519 votes.
Paul Walkingstick 1,707 votes.
Tina Rau 2,460 votes.
Carmelita Garcia 1,185 votes.
Chilla Kartalov 798 votes.

Measure B, another school bond wins
Measure Q, The anti-timeshare measure wins.
Measure Z, reduce the size of the city council fails.

School Board President winner is Mike Wachs, a come-here who lost a bid for Mayor in 2022.

2024 Elections