Category Archives: Pacific Grove

Blame Shifting Schenk

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The voted-out ex councilman Ron Schenk shotgunned a letter out to all the papers (1) (2)that would print it.

Wrong Guy for the Job
I would like to apologize to the residents of Pacific Grove for a vote when I served on the City Council.
When we were looking for a new city manager to replace the one that resigned, I voted to hire Mr. Jim Colangelo. In the interview I was impressed with his speaking ability and the fact the City did not have to pay a relocation expense as he already lived in Pacific Grove.
I knew at the time he had no city manager experience but I thought he could learn the ropes. I was wrong and I sincerely regret my vote.
In my opinion he has brought nothing but misery to America’s Last Home Town.
His effort to re-invent the government of Pacific Grove through reorganization, through layoffs of skilled and valuable people, is a nightmare. Harm is being done to our city that cannot be undone. The loss of institutional knowledge by senior management people as well as staff will be felt for years to come.
I feel a personal responsibility for this error in judgment and I am truly sorry for the discomfort and harm I have caused our wonderful town. —Ron Schenk | Pacific Grove

The Hear-old is one that didn’t print it, but did recognize it for what it appears to be.

Rant: The letter to the editor in the PG Bulletin from former Pacific Grove City Councilman Ron Schenk was a grand example of blame-shifting. Schenk wrote that he wanted “to apologize to the residents of Pacific Grove” for voting to hire City Manager Jim Colangelo. He wrote, “I was wrong and I sincerely regret my vote.” For his own role in helping to create the financial mess that Colangelo is expected to fix, Schenk offered no apology. Next edition, perhaps.

Blame Shifting Schenk

P.G. Chamber Of Commerce Loses Bird

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If you feel sorry for Moe, the next time you see him, give him a bird.

No Bird

A bronze bird that graced a memorial bench in Pacific Grove for the past few months is missing.

The bronze blue jay, perched on the end of the Harold Green memorial bench in front of the Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce, was hacked off at the feet and stolen about three weeks ago. The missing bird is part of a rash of stolen items in the city, which include an entire bench on the corner of Forest and Lighthouse avenues and some speakers from a chamber storage closet. “I just bought another bench,” Ammar said, “And I’m really going to screw it in the ground so nobody can pick it up.”

Some pieces of another bronze sculpture at Lovers Point were also sawed off, said Ammar, who believes the thieves are melting the bronze down for other uses.

P.G. Chamber Of Commerce Loses Bird

More Crazy P.G. Dogs And Their Owners

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Ferdnand Kissing For Votes 20071012

Letters From The Editor:

I have lived in Pacific Grove my whole life and choose to live here for the close-knit community the town prides itself on.

I recently encountered a major wake-up call, a dreadful incident which my neighbors chose to ignore or downplay, that deserves attention. Every citizen within this community needs to understand his or her role as a neighbor.

Recently, my miniature dachshund was attacked by a raccoon at night in my yard. In the process of rescuing my dog, I screamed and yelled like I have never before (and I hope to never experience again). While attempting to scare the raccoon with loud vocals, I yelled as loud as I could, “Help!” amidst my dog’s constant screams. Still panicked, I yelled once more, “Somebody help!” After the adrenaline rush ended, I was appalled that NOBODY had come to my aid

Keep your dogs inside. There are raccoons here. There are mountain lions here. Dogs are territorial, pack roaming creatures by nature, they are not smart enough to know when they are out numbered.

More Crazy P.G. Dogs And Their Owners

Central Ave – Bakery Or Restaurant?

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Central Ave Bakery Final Week

In mid-September, a letter from the MRWPCA informed the bakery that it had been in the wrong billing category throughout the two and a half years of its operation. Under the assumption that it was preparing food off-site, its bimonthly water fee had been about $44. But because the bakery makes food in-house and serves meals on glassware, its new bimonthly bill would be $485. The letter also noted an unpaid sewer capacity fee of more than $19,000.

“I felt like I’ve been hit in the solar plexus,” says co-owner Tina Thompson, sitting at one of the bakery’s tables in a knitted red beret, munching on homemade hummus. “I would have never opened this place if they had been upfront about this.”

Central Ave – Bakery Or Restaurant?

David Dilworth, 1Hope.org Lose Again

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Last night the planes did fly. Once again, superior minds prevailed against uneducated hand wringers.

Dilworth

The environmental group Helping Our Peninsula’s Environment filed suit in Monterey County Superior Court questioning the safety of the spray while contending that the eradication project requires a detailed environmental analysis.

HOPE successfully delayed the second round of spraying on Oct. 10, when Judge Robert O’Farrell issued a temporary restraining order citing concern over the chemical composition of the pheromone spray.

At the center of the controversy was a chemical known as PPI, which the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said was in the spray. The agency later retracted the statement.

David Dilworth, 1Hope.org Lose Again

Stamm Enters Not Guilty Plea

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A Pacific Grove man accused of 13 felony counts of child molestation and possession of child pornography pleaded not guilty in Monterey County Superior Court Friday.

David Stamm, a former youth athletics coach and owner of Ocean’s 18 miniature golf course in Pacific Grove and Cages indoor batting facility in Monterey, was ordered to stand trial after a preliminary hearing in September. He entered his plea Friday before Judge Terrance Duncan and a pretrial hearing was set for Nov. 27.

Stamm Takes Stand

Stamm Enters Not Guilty Plea

Deer Dangerous to Drivers

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Time to send in the mountain lions to help control the deer population.

Suicidal deer

When she felt the giant jolt to her car and heard the thunderous thud, Tove Andreassen’s first thought was something like, “Oh, dear.”

“Oh, deer,” would have been equally appropriate.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, about 150 people are killed and more than 10,000 are injured in deer accidents every year.

These figures are probably low. Deer accidents are generally under-reported, and besides, as Palmisano noted, the numbers don’t include lots of deer-related accidents.

“Sometimes drivers swerve to miss a deer and end up hitting a tree instead,” she said.

Deer Dangerous to Drivers

No Rent Increase For The Aquarium

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To avoid what could be a lengthy and costly legal battle, the City of Pacific Grove is giving up the effort to get the Monterey Bay Aquarium to pay rent for the city-owned land it occupies.

“We would be fighting for years in court, even if we won, we might not be able to use the money the way we want anyway” said city manager Jim Colangelo.

That ís because Colangelo said the city could be bound by California State Lands Commission restrictions on how revenue can be generated from businesses that sit on
tidelands. The city’s intent was to use the higher rent from the aquarium for various city services, Colangelo said. About 20 percent of the aquarium complex sits in Pacific Grove, while the rest is in Monterey.

No Rent Increase For The Aquarium

Dope Caught In Stolen Car With Dope

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I see that Arkwright Court is still the same as it always has been. Also known as “Felony Flats”.

Arkwright Ct

 

Pacific Grove police said they arrested a 21-year-old resident on charges of possession of a stolen vehicle and for possessing drug paraphernalia.

Officers said they located the vehicle, which was reported stolen from Seaside, traveling down the Arkwright Court. They arrested Carlos Granados and, during a search of the car, found drug paraphernalia.

Dope Caught In Stolen Car With Dope