Category Archives: Pacific Grove

Ospina Loses Lawsuit Against P.G.

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Olga

The city of Pacific Grove did what it was supposed to do in the case of a dog attack last summer on another dog owned by a local television news anchor, a judge ruled Friday.

Judge Robert O’Farrell said he did not see a role for the court in the city’s handling of a hearing that stemmed from the July 25 incident.

Ospina’s lawyer Charles Warner said Sampson’s owner has not responded to Ospina’s claim for reimbursement of $21,000 in veterinary bills for her dog, which indicates she probably isn’t in compliance with other requirements set by the city.

“The city of Pacific Grove is legally correct,” O’Farrell said, adding that Ospina is free to bring other proceedings to recover her monetary losses.

What’s been said from the start – it’s a civil matter.

Ospina Loses Lawsuit Against P.G.

Pacific Grove Holiday Guide

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Tonight what is maybe the ugliest public holiday Christmas tree is lit. Jewell park.
Ugly Tree Daylight

Stillwell’s Snow In The Park at Caledonia Park – December 1st. Good fun, Santa hitches a ride on a fire truck.
Caledonia Snow

Christmas At The Inns promises some fare for the cheese & wine mooches. December 4 & 5.

More alcohol in a wine tasting held at the Chamber of Commerce. Lose your senses an buy something you wouldn’t if you were sober.

Holiday Parade of Lights, December 6.
Hpol Caddy

Candy Cane Lane – It’s the most fun holiday sight in P.G, and it’s so real it does not have ANYTHING to do with luring shoppers to town.
Ccl 2001

Ccl Soldier Close Up

Pacific Grove Holiday Guide

“Black Friday” In P.G.

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Black Friday

You could take a nap in the middle of Lighthouse Avenue. Bargains and gifts on everybody’s wish lists cannot be found in PG. Except for a precious few in search of some phony charm or cranked out paintings, people shopped elsewhere.

But Moe still gets in the pulpit and cheers on the citizenry to shop local.

Moe Ammar Dont Buy American

Go get ’em Moe. Mayor Cort listens with all his might.
Dan Cort Dozing

LighthouseAvenue.com recommends shopping in Sand City or the new center in Fort Ord for good selection, discount prices and safe shopping. Avoid Salinas if you value your life – gang violence is widespread this holiday season.

“Black Friday” In P.G.

Ah, So She Wants The Other Dog Dead. And $$

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Ospina’s suit contends she was denied due process because of the switch from city to state law. It also alleges the hearing officer ignored witnesses’ accounts about which dog attacked. Ospina is seeking attorney’s fees, court costs and unspecified damages.

Her complaint was reviewed in closed session Tuesday by the Pacific Grove City Council. Assistant city attorney Heidi Quinn reported no council action was taken.

Let’s kill every potentially vicious dog that comes to P.G. Keep your mutts at home.

Ah, So She Wants The Other Dog Dead. And $$

Psst! Morrie’s Free Golf Deal Is Off

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Old Grumpy Golfers

A settlement that would have given former Pacific Grove Mayor Morrie Fisher a lifetime discount on playing fees at the city’s municipal golf course has been unanimously rejected by the Pacific Grove City Council.

City Attorney David Laredo brought the settlement, reached through mediation out of court, to the council Nov. 5 and the council appeared receptive at the time. Laredo said both parties agreed that pursuing Fisher’s lawsuit to recover his free golf wasn’t worth the potential expense, and that settlement would allow city officials to concentrate on more pressing business.

Psst! Morrie’s Free Golf Deal Is Off

CheckMate Not Likely Cause Of Illness

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(Santa Cruz Sentinel)

Mothra

Illnesses reported by Monterey Peninsula residents after September’s spraying to combat the light brown apple moth likely weren’t caused by CheckMate products, according to a study released Friday.

Findings released Friday by the Department of Pesticide Regulation suggest that exposure to a high dose of airborne CheckMate microcapsule particles could cause eye, skin or respiratory irritation. But the report said that the application of the product over Monterey County was extremely low, and it is unlikely the low levels could result in health problems.

The application of pheromones that took place was done at rates that fell below the proposed rate of 20 grams of active ingredient per acre, the report states.

CheckMate Not Likely Cause Of Illness

Ruelas Brothers Update – Separate Trials For Alleged Killers

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A memorial bench is at the crime scene.
Olinger Bench Offerings

A judge Thursday ruled there will be separate trials for Soledad brothers charged with the 1997 murder of Monterey High School student Kristopher Olinger, in part because one of the brothers allegedly confessed to the crime.

A jogger found Olinger’s body on the Pacific Grove Recreation Trail on Sept. 19, 1997, the morning after the 17-year-old set out to complete a late-night school photo assignment.

He was beaten and stabbed more than 24 times, and thrown over a cliff along the trail, before he dragged himself back to a turnout where he was found.

Ruelas Brothers Update – Separate Trials For Alleged Killers

Jeffrey Flathers – Legend In His Own Mind

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“Press Release” sent to the Hear-Old:

“The Citizens of Pacific Grove have spoken with a thunderous roar,” thundered the roaring Flathers, a former member of the city’s budget and finance committee. “The people’s demand for a return to common sense in local government spending couldn’t be clearer, and I offer my congratulations to residents for securing this seminal victory for Democracy.”

Each tax measure had about 2000 no votes. Not too thunderous with a population of 15,000.

Kook. Was his own losing bid for PG City Council a “thunderous roar” too?

Jeffrey Flathers – Legend In His Own Mind