Money is tight for Monterey and Pacific Grove police departments. “These days with budget situation being so tight everywhere looking for ways to stretch administration cost, “said Don Rhoads with the City of Monterey.
Monterey’s financial directors said there has been talk about merging both police stations, but nothing has been confirmed.
His department has been pounded by a steady drumfire of public comments, criticism, complaints and threats about salaries, benefits, job security and possible city bankruptcy. All that has made it difficult to recruit officers to fill the three vacant positions on the force.
“I’m not the guy to carry on,” Engles said.
“oh it’s too hard” Same things echoed by quitter Jim Colon-Jello. The city has to quit hiring people that are in the sunset of their life and hire people that want to work.
Jim Colon-Jello found running P.G. too stressful. Work is only what you make of it.
His last council meeting was in December 2008. After retiring, Colangelo began loosening up his appearance. He replaced his subtle stud earring with a hoop. He now often puts his shoulder-length curly hair in a ponytail or covers it with a floppy hat.
“I tried becoming an alcoholic,” he said jokingly, “but it didn’t work.”
Update – Looks like that he succeeded at the alcohol thing.
Dog owners “who use the space to exercise themselves and their pets” using the car to get to a place to walk the dog.
Ever thought about walking yourself and the dog to the park?
The council voted 6-1 to rescind its June 17 action prohibiting parking at Rip Van Winkle Open Space in the wake of protests by dog owners who use the space to exercise themselves and their pets.
Councilwoman Lisa Bennett dissented, voicing her objection to cutting down two oak saplings to provide space to park along Congress Avenue near David Avenue.
I don’t think there are good days ahead . .
Engles’ resignation announcement comes just two weeks after Mayor Dan Cort announced his intention to resign by the end of this month. Former City Manager Jim Colangelo retired in January and Wiseman has been performing those duties while the City Council continues efforts to try and recruit a new chief executive officer for the city.
No selection has been made.
Writer sets it straight.
It started as the closing celebration of the Methodist Chautauqua, before the Chinese were burned out. So it is Methodist. It became quite popular at the turn of the 20th century until World War I, more as an Obon festival, as at that time there was a Japanese tea garden at Lovers Point. So it is Japanese. Then it became a bathing beauty contest event, and after World War II it was revived as a pseudo Chinese-themed festival.
It is speculated that the Chinese were burned out by competing fishing interests, which has little to do with Pacific Grove.
So you can be offended in several different ways or you can embrace the quirky history of the festival, a charming, family-oriented affair.
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His partner, the raccoon hugging ex-councilperson Terrence Zito.
David Dilworth is without doubt one of Pacific Grove’s finest native sons! His achievements in the areas of environment and democracy are legendary. No one attends as many local and area-wide meetings as Dave, not to further his own interests, but looking out for his fellow citizens and their quality of life.
The droning swarm of gadflies done him in. He failed to get public comment put to the end through Joy Colon-Jello. Also had no spine – Costello would cut people off at the 3 minute limit.
Cort says his decision to resign is still firm: “I’m not changing my mind.”
While Dilworth’s recall threat isn’t the only reason he’s throwing in the towel, he says, it’s a “symptom” of a persistent lack of civility at P.G. City Council meetings. “I want this to be about respect and dialogue in government,” Cort says. “Meeting after meeting, a small group of people comes and disrupts and threatens our council. It really makes it difficult to get our work done. This insulting, demeaning behavior is something that’s gotta end.”
Ha ha, it’s just like his political approach. Hand out fliers. LOL.
Although it does remind Squid of Dilworth handing out flyers (printed on paper made from 35 percent post-consumer fibers, of course) at gallery openings back in 2003. “Glass slipper awaits? Tigger wants to settle down with a partner and grow a family,” read the flyer. Tigger, aka Dilworth, was looking for love.
Million or so less after paying ransom to the Monterey County Convention and Visitors Bureau and putting up more signs.
Well, who wants to pay over $200 to stay in one of these crusty inns?
I’m in favor of tearing these moldy tired hotels down and rebuilding but not increasing the room count. Cannery Row & Seaside are getting all the business.
In a small city with a lot of hotels, the decline in hotel tax is significant.
“It’s 19 percent of the general fund,” said Jim Becklenberg, Pacific Grove’s director of management and budget.
Pacific Grove hotel tax revenue dropped 14 percent in fiscal year 2008-09 from the previous year, less of a drop than the city was anticipating. Pacific Grove has “a relatively small reserve,” Becklenberg said.