Category Archives: Pacific Grove

Richard Jason Mountford Of P.G. Popped By IRS

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Who is the other person?

Wheres My Tax Refund

A former Pacific Grove man who purchased more than $360,000 in new vehicles and gold bars after filing bogus tax returns and receiving nearly $900,000 in tax “refunds” admitted to the crimes in federal court last week and faces up to a decade in prison when he’s sentenced in April, according to prosecutors. On Jan. 4, Richard Jason Mountford, 44, pleaded guilty to conspiring to file false claims against the United States, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office Eastern District of California.

From 2016 to 2020, Mountford conspired with another person — who prosecutors do not identify — to submit false income tax returns claiming refunds to which they were not entitled, according to prosecutors.

Richard Jason Mountford Of P.G. Popped By IRS

Another Rubbish Roundabout Roust

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For Congress, Cedar, and Sunset. Admittedly not my favorite 5 way stop. I forget all right of way rules I learned and just go when it looks safe. P.G. has already blown $800.000. Cost of roundabout said to be $10,000,000. Probably double that after the bike lane no one will use is added plus an underpass for mountain lions.

If the consultant determines that a roundabout is the best alternative for the intersection, and the council OKs the idea, it could cost more than $10 million. But because of a ballot measure sponsored by the Transportation Agency for Monterey County that voters passed in 2016, P.G. will have $5 million to use toward the junction. The first phase is also being paid for by the measure.

Another Roundabout Roust

Riley “Lucifer” Elvin Ordered To Stay Away

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PG High Principle threatened.

Riley Elvin is in Monterey County Jail on multiple charges, but school administrators said they fear Elvin could try to make good on his threats when he is eventually released. On Nov. 21 at 10:45 a.m., Elvin, 28, trespassed on the P.G. High School campus, entered the library and asked the
librarian for a student ID card.

Riley “Lucifer” Elvin Ordered To Stay Away

Hops And Fog Brewing Company Coming Soon

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Says the owners on Facebook.

511 Lighthouse Laundry

Yelp Photo

We want to get you all caught up on a small brewery coming to Pacific Grove. About 3 years ago we started the process to open a small brewery on Lighthouse in Pacific Grove. We had an enormous amount of community support and we were so grateful to see that we had a good backing to get us through the permitting and We purchased the old Laundromat on Lighthouse Ave and that is where we learned that opening a small brewery in a historical area is not such a simple process. Fast forward 3 years and construction has begun on Hops and Fog Brewing formerly
The Saucy Otter).

Hops And Fog Brewing Company Coming Soon

P.G. Planting A Pagoda

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First cancel the Feast Of Lanterns over made up history, then plant a pagoda honoring those lost their rickety shoreline encampment in the park named for the wonderful person that was the creator of the Feast as we knew it. Bleah!

Sook Mi Pagoda

 

MBCA leaders first requested a joint project with the city along Monterey Bay near the village site, but it didn’t make it into the budget. MBCA leaders came back asking to locate the pavilion in a city park financed by their own  fundraising. Working with city staff and the P.G. Recreation Board, Elmarie Dyke Park next to Chautauqua Hall was chosen. A moon wall at the entrance to the park was added to the proposal. The estimated cost of construction for both is $120,000-$150,000.

P.G. Planting A Pagoda

The Weakly Gangs Up On Coletti

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Luke is doing the job no one else would do – hold others accountable.

Coast Weakly

That Coletti and Harvey were pitted against each other was unsurprising to anyone observing Pacific Grove city government. But there’s a pattern: At least three other similar claims of workplace harassment have been filed by city staff members against Coletti. Two remain under active investigation.

Beyond that, multiple staff members have departed from City Hall. Former housing manager Anastacia Wyatt left for the City of Monterey; former community development director Alyson Hunter left for Marina. In a resignation letter in 2022, Hunter cited “aggressive questioning” as a reason for her departure.

Tough questioning is one thing. Workplace bullying is another. And Coletti seems intent on continuing to cross that line.

The Weakly Gangs Up On Coletti

Call For DEI Task Force Gets Crickets

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Can’t think of anything else to divide people over?

The Mayor of Pacific Grove said the city is extending the deadline for residents to apply for seats on its boards, commissions and committees.

Regarding the DEI task force, one position has been unfilled for months while two other spots will become open when terms for chair Kim Bui and vice chair Nadja Mark expire in January. The task force has had an especially difficult t time retaining members. In January, two new people were appointed to serve until 2025, but they were both gone by August,

Call For DEI Task Force Gets Crickets

Lovers Point Murder Conspiracy Charges Dropped

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All hush hush, why?

Pacific Grove Police have not publicly addressed the decision by prosecutors not to charge the two women. But the police department has not said it’s looking for anybody  else in the case.

The PGPD, which has been even more secretive than usual, has also refused to tell the public what happened during the incident, why they believe it amounted to attempted murder and how the women were involved.

Lovers Point Murder Conspiracy Charges Dropped

P.G. Police Chief Pulling Duty From Home

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At least her Monterey home is closer than the ex-City Manager’s. PG PD Pride Flag

Earlier this month, Madalone again said she was working from home. And this week, in response to questions about the date she began working remotely, the nature of her injury and when she expected to return to work, she said the answers would reveal “confidential medical and personnel information.”

P.G. Police Chief Pulling Duty From Home

Riley Elvin Needs A Psych Exam?

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Shold be a quick one for the school tresapasser.

Elvin, who court records show has a lengthy criminal record and a history of mental illness and drug use, was charged with felony criminal threats and a misdemeanor
of illegally entering school grounds. He remains in Monterey County Jail.

While Elvin has pleaded not guilty to the crimes, his deputy public defender during a Dec. 6 court hearing in Salinas expressed doubt as to his competency and requested that he be required to undergo a psychiatric examination. Monterey County Superior Court Judge Pamela Butler agreed.

Riley Elvin Needs A Psych Exam?