Lovers Point Beach has been posted with an advisory due to high levels of bacteria found in samples taken on June 2.
The beach will remain posted with the advisory until bacteria levels are safe for recreational water contact according to state guidelines.
Just government serving the government here.
An effort to put an initiative on the ballot to rollback public pensions in “America’s Last Hometown” was defeated Thursday in Monterey County Superior Court.
City employee pensions have been a major issue in Pacific Grove for years, but Mayor Bill Kampe said Thursday afternoon he hoped everyone could now move forward.
“We’d like to invite the energy of that (initiative) group to really join us on a forward-looking basis to deal with some of the issues that we think are the major obstacles at the state level to managing pension costs,” he said.
http://www.downtownpacificgrove.com/
Creation Date of September 9, 2011 by a local it seems.
Took this screen grab on January 14, 2014 after seeing the link somewhere. Above the fold is OK. Postcard view of the beach at dusk. Not necessary downtown or teaming with business but one of the top draws to P.G.
Below the fold – better than average schlock when the proofreader has the night off:
Event Calendar. Not much happening this month.
Well, what about next month? When is Feast Of Lanterns?
Move on, nothing to see there. Not much either on the business listings page. Though I think that is does provide a summary of the downtown businesses in 12 lines.
Perhaps that dead link to Member Log In prevents anyone from putting content on that listings page
Activities and Things To Do. Six activities and seven things to do there. 2 of the things to do are actually in P.G.
That link to Photos next to the tiny Monarch goes nowhere.
The over-produced and failure at content kind of mirrors the whole effort of promoting Pacific Grove as a worthy destination full of fun and excitement. A big 8 out of 10 on the schlock meter.
The shoreline and recreation trail are definitely not safe after dark.
Just after midnight, an officer contacted a man parked near the ocean front on the 1600 block of Ocean View Boulevard. The man was allegedly in possession of a loaded and concealed weapon on himself and having drug paraphernalia in his vehicle.
Santos Gervacio Benitez, 18, of Salinas, was arrested and booked into Monterey County Jail.
At 11 a.m. an officer saw a man smoking marijuana adjacent to the waterfront on the 1700 block of Sunset Drive. Another man was contacted near the water. Both men, under 21, were found in possession of alcohol and had been illegally collecting marine life from teh tide pools.
Alvaro Miranda, 20, and Jesus Miranda Gonzalez, 19, both of San Jose, were arrested on suspicion of a minor in possession of alcohol and illegally taking animals from a marine sanctuary.
Interesting. What is given up in order get bestowed with these tax dollars? No fireworks shot over the water?
On Thursday, the state water board announced it had awarded the city a $3.3 million grant to fund part of a planned $4.8 million project aimed at improving a storm drain and sewer pipelines near the beach. The drain and pipelines are believed to be the source of poor water quality due to human bacteria contamination. The beach is regularly subject to public warnings and closure due to poor water quality.
Check the KSBW video – the news reporter is at the same place I was recently. Add that to the shocking turn from trying to shoo the gulls away to cutting off the attraction by covering the trash around town, something that lighthouseavenue.com has been preaching for years.
Was Moe heard describing the trash can covers as “the best thing ever to happen in P.G.”?
The city’s public works department is experimenting with a new type of trash can to see if it can perturb the influx of gulls.
“Without a doubt, it is working. The seagulls cannot penetrate it and go down and pick up the food,” said Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce president Moe Ammar.
The city is looking to retrofit all trash cans on the recreational trail with the new can style to get rid of gulls, but officials said residents also need to stop feeding the birds.
City officials said without an active food source, the gulls will hopefully go elsewhere.
The city is planning to power-wash the sidewalks the first two weeks of June. The runoff water will be collected and sent to the local pollution control agency.
Fruit-Cheese and Kurt “Lorem ipsum” That’s who
Frutchey said the city must continue to transform its business practices with private-sector service contracts, shared services with other agencies, and fewer full-time employees in the state Public Employees Retirement System.
On a related matter, the city’s economic development manager recommends that Pacific Grove follow the lead of such cities as Escondido and Hercules to put more sizzle in the downtown district economy.
Nevermind the humans, close the beach for sea lions.
At a March 5 P.G. City Council meeting, numerous volunteers who help protect the seals urged the city to install bigger fencing to protect them. But before they even spoke, city
manager Tom Frutchey told the council that the city “will go ahead, and even without coastal commission approval, erect a more substantial barrier.” The city installed the lattice fencing not long after the meeting.
Son Of Sherrif.
Jacob Miller, of Pacific Grove, was sentenced Tuesday to consecutive terms of 365 days, 30 days and 30 days for a probation violation, two counts of possession of stolen property and methadone possession.
He was also sentenced to three years’ formal probation, related fines and fees, and 200 hours of community service.
Miller was arrested in January on drugs, weapons and burglary charges. He was initially accused of burglarizing the Asimolar Conference Grounds, but 28-year-old Wesley Langkamp, of Monterey, confessed to the crimes in early April.
The burglary counts and the remaining misdemeanors were dismissed Tuesday in court.
At least he did not call his lost cell phone in hopes of getting it back like Sean Conners
A Pacific Grove man stabbed by a homeowner who interrupted him during a burglary will be sentenced to 34 years and eight months in prison, prosecutors said Monday.
Raymond Gutosky, 57, pleaded guilty on Friday to burglary charges after having two previous burglary convictions in Los Angeles, officials said.
Around 9 a.m. on July 11, 2013, Gutosky entered a home after he watched the homeowner and his wife drive away.
The owner returned about 10 minutes later and found Gutosky stealing his wife’s jewelry. Armed with a knife, the owner ordered Gutosky to stay until police arrived.
But Gutosky fought back and was “pummeling” his victim, prosecutors said, until the owner stabbed Gutosky, severely wounding him.
Gutosky stumbled outside, got into a car and drove away, leaving behind his cell phone, which he likely lost during the struggle, officials said.