Category Archives: Pacific Grove

Battle Over A Tree

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On Wood street.

The removal plan was appealed by Gibson Avenue residents Saschja and Peter Marseguerra, who say the tree is “a unique and beautiful wonder of nature that we should respect, not kill.”

An arborist hired by a neighboring property owner concluded that removing the tree seemed “the most logical choice,” but said it could be preserved with pruning, support and annual monitoring.

A resident whose home is under the tree, in an email, called upon the city to remove the tree for safety reasons. A couple who live a few homes away wrote that the tree, if deemed truly dangerous, should be removed, but it would be best to save it if possible.

I know, move the tree to the yard where it can be respected.
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Battle Over A Tree

Retired Police Brought In To Fill Vacancies

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Filling in for cops that left for greener beats. Does no one see the point of being a cop in P.G. is not the same as being a cop in say, Watsonville and notice that it’s a good thing?

Cassie McSorley, who retired last July from the Salinas department after 30 years in law enforcement, has taken the job on a full-time but temporary basis while Pacific Grove searches for a permanent hire.

McSorley said she was “very much enjoying” her retirement but wanted to help out. “I thought what the heck, Pacific Grove is a great city.”

With its beautiful shoreline and a much lower crime rate than Salinas, McSorley said she’s enjoying the change.

Retired Police Brought In To Fill Vacancies

Outsourcing The Golf Course

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With the blessings of what puts people in office.Karl Spackler

The Pacific Grove City Council on Wednesday will again consider leasing the city’s golf course to a private operator, but this time with agreements in hand with two city employee unions.

The council postponed action on the golf course lease, which city officials say will benefit the city’s finances, at its last meeting after the General Employees Association filed a complaint with the Public Employees Relations Board.

Outsourcing The Golf Course

No Cherry’s Jubilee This Year

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Moe is a sad.
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“Cherry’s Jubilee has been a treasured part of foundation activities for the past 21 years,” according to the letter. “The foundation Board of Governors has determined the event deserves a close examination to measure its future potential for benefiting the mission of the foundation, and the community.”

The foundation will forge on with plans to host the Trail Rides this spring, a Children’s Miracle Network Gourmet Dinner and Gala expected to sell out in March and the Berries and Branches event in the fall, she said.

Ammar acknowledged Cherry’s Jubilee is “a goner” this year, but said the Pacific Grove chamber has the resources to bring it to fruition in the future should the SVMH Foundation opt not to host the event in 2015 and beyond.

No Cherry’s Jubilee This Year

Clams Got Guns?

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Was it self defense? Saw that Amazon offered guns for clams and had a thought…

Three threatened southern sea otters were shot to death and found at Asilomar Beach in Pacific Grove in September, according to a release from the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

“These baseless killings are nothing short of acts of barbarism,” said Kim Delfino, director of California programs for Defenders of Wildlife. “Moreover, shooting endangered species like the southern sea otter is illegal, and the criminals responsible should be punished to the highest extent of the law.”

Clams Got Guns?

Will A Ballot Measure Put Kristen Hughes To Death?

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25 years ago and the murderer still breathes.

On a fall day in 1989, 31-year-old Kim Hickman was moving out of her Pacific Grove apartment when she was attacked and sexually assaulted by Hughes, then 28. A pathologist testified at Hughes’ trial that it took more than an hour for Hickman to die after being stabbed and strangled.

Hughes’ death sentence has been upheld by the state’s Supreme Court. But after almost 24 years, Hickman’s mother, Nan McMahan, is growing tired of waiting to see the case come to an end.

Now a proposed California ballot measure aims to speed up executions and restrict privileges for death row inmates. But even if it passes, the measure could face a slew of legal challenges and delays.

Will A Ballot Measure Put Kristen Hughes To Death?

Christmas Lights Year Round In P.G. But In Carmel . . .

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By-The-Sea says “Take ’em down”. Especially if they are seasonal home use grade – not meant for outdoor exposure for long periods.
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City code allows the lights to be on display from the third Wednesday of November until the second Wednesday of January. The law applies to trees, public rights-of-way and private properties in commercial zones, and commercial operations in residential districts.

Nearly all merchants have complied, but there are some who should remove the remaining lights, said planning chief Rob Mullane.

Christmas Lights Year Round In P.G. But In Carmel

All Biohazard Resources Called Out For Oil Spill

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From a fish.

Not global warming, not Monsanto, not fracking. A fish.

Anchovies

“We activated our unified command and brought in the Coast Guard, the Harbor Master, and we launched our fire boat to start doing an investigation of the area.” said Henderson.

In this case, oil from the tiny anchovy fish. Even though the marine life is highly regarded in the Monterey Bay, small oil spills have happened before.

All Resources Called Out For Oil Spill

Pacific Grove Sets Money Aside For Homeless

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Will it be like Monterey’s program that spent the money on more cops and bus tickets to elsewhere?

A report prepared by Fischer and Cuneo said a 2013 count estimated about 1,240 homeless people on the Peninsula, including 350 women and several hundred elderly people.

“Many of these people are capable of working their way back into being productive members of society if given some assistance,”

Last year, the Monterey City Council set aside $40,000 for homeless services, but the fund was tapped in October to provide $20,000 to pay for increased police patrols downtown and on Fisherman’s Wharf. The Monterey council previously agreed to spend $1,500 to buy bus passes for homeless people needing transportation.

Pacific Grove Sets Money Aside For Homeless