P.G. has had it’s share of mayors with years of bureaucrat experience, here’s a contender that has more years of Pacific Grove experience that most ex-mayors combined.
Dan Miller, 60, said that he believes his six-plus years as
a P.G. city councilman and three years on the city’s planning
commission qualify him to be mayor. “What separates me
from the rest of the council is that I vote with the people of
Pacific Grove’s best interests in mind,” Miller said.
Multi million dollar condos is the kind of town Pacific Grove is.
(Hahn) described 25 condominium units that will be located on the mezzanine, second, third and fourth floors and the rooftop as “very upscale” with 22 of them having ocean views and all priced according to the market and square footage. He expects them to be completed and up for sale by late 2017 or early 2018.the condominiums will range in price from $500,000 to upward of $2 million.
“As we build it, we want to honor the kind of town Pacific Grove is,” said Hahn, “and have it evolve in the right way.”
String of failures? Maybe it was better divided up as a rental.
John Hankard, a realtor with Sotheby’s International Realty, said the property will be listed with a price tag of $3.5 million once the current bankruptcy proceedings that surround it are settled.
In July the inn was abruptly shut down leaving prepaid guests with room reservations high and dry. That was after the lessee, Malibu business man Gary Peterson, filed for bankruptcy. The 16-room yellow historic inn located at 581 Pine Ave. is owned by David Spence who also owns Pacific Grove’s Beachcomber Inn. Spence leased the inn to partnership Monterey Peninsula Inns LP in 2001, who then assigned the lease to Monarch Hospitality LLC. In 2009, Monarch assigned the lease to PG Inn Inc. (principal Gary Peterson).
Hankard said Peterson has been behind in property taxes and transient occupancy taxes to the city, as well as payments to Spence.
Credited to a Mark C. Anderson. Is that one and the same as the editor of the Coast Weakly? Must be why the list of places to leave money at looks like an accounts receivable for ads roster from the same tabloid.
Check this one out – the expert flubs the location in the article. Where is Grove Avenue any way?
Midday
Arm thyself for a picnic on the water at Grove Market and Pavel’s Backerei, two institutions that sit opposite each other on classic small-town drive Grove Avenue. Deli sandwiches, fine cheeses and classic counter service beckon at the timeless neighborhood market; celebrated chocolate-bellied croissants, superior breads and cream-cheese danishes await at Pavel’s, if they haven’t sold out.
Out of towner mows down woman walking across a red signal.
Linda Settnek, 67, of Pacific Grove died Jan. 29, two days after the collision.
The collision occurred at Pine and Forest avenues. The California Highway Patrol, Monterey Fire Department and an ambulance responded to the accident.
The Pacific Grove Police Department, with assistance from the CHP, determined that the pedestrian was at fault for walking against the traffic signal. The driver, a 67-year-old man from Sunland, cooperated with the investigation. Alcohol was not a factor in the collision and there were no violations on the part of the driver.
Animal lovers want tax money to protect seals. Liken it to feeding stray cats. Keep protecting them and the population quickly increases, outstripping the food sources and attracting more predators.
Harbormaster with the city of Monterey, Steve Scheiblauer said last spring the number jumped to about 700 and with it came a lot starving juveniles.
“At that time the animals were young and thin very emaciated looking,” Scheiblauer said.
For many it was hard to watch the animals, which can be an annoyance to many boaters and fisherman but are also endearing.
“It’s hard to witness this kind of thing, but you know I have seen a lot of it and this is nature appears to be unfolding,” said Scheiblauer about the event in 2015.
Delong said the population is seeing its first big disturbance in decades thanks to the warm blob which has been pushing food sources farther out to sea.
Stepped up the abuse from animals to the elderly. Bad trend I see here.
Quaglia, 62, was a longtime caretaker for her 82-year-old Pacific Grove victim, who also entrusted her with overseeing his rental properties.
Quaglia was on misdemeanor probation for a 2013 conviction for animal abuse. She violated her probation in the animal abuse case with the felony financial elder abuse. Quaglia was sentenced to 60 days jail in the elder abuse case for a total of 240 days custody,
No drive up window and rent hikes push the affordable family burger chain to leave after winning the fight to build in P.G. back in 1974 when the town was more serving to residents.
While the building that the fast food restaurant is located in at 100 Country Club Gate was sold in January, 2014, the golden arches remained. But now, the building is up for lease and McDonald’s is departing America’s last hometown.
“Somebody bought the property where McDonald’s is and now they want to increase the rent but McDonald’s can’t afford it,” said Pacific Grove’s Chamber of Commerce President Moe Ammar.
Often walked past this huge house on the way to school. Thought it was a neat alternative to old victorians and other ’50s ranch styles.
Google maps street view
In early 2013, a tenant at 1009 Forest complained to the
city about inadequate living conditions. A building inspection later found there was no permanent source of heat, a leaking roof, lack of smoke detectors, hazardous wiring, a termite infestation and a garage deck railing in poor condition.
“There was a complaint made so we had to inspect the site,” says John Kuehl, building official for Monterey and Pacific Grove. “The building has a number of issues: electrical, plumbing. There were sparks and hazardous wiring. There was also an extra unit installed without approval.”
Boyes contends all the claims are false and that an inspection was illegally made without her consent. Throughout 2013 when the city started to take actions against the alleged code violations at the property, Coleman was in and out of the hospital with various ailments and unable to respond to the city’s notices. The city has placed a $113,465 lien on the property.
Coleman claims tenants made the original complaints to get out of paying rent, which they avoided paying after Pacific Grove posted notices of violations at the property. Boyes says Coleman had to file a cease-and-desist order to remove the tenants from the property and to collect back rent.
Kampe refers to Carmel and Monterey as cities with 2 to 3 times revenue per capita than P.G. operates with. Tells me that P.G. is not being managed very good.
“Our recent audit gave very high marks to Pacific Grove,” said Kampe, noting selective fee increases for city services and a strong increase in the transient occupancy tax as major factors.
But he also said city staff is “stretched too thin” and that “very hard to explain benefit plans” are creating challenges for recruitment and retention.
“Taken together, current deferred spending plus looming cost increases tell us we need increased revenue,” said Kampe. “We now need to ask if we, as a community, are prepared to support essential and desired services that make our city such a privileged place to live.”
Kampe referred to Carmel, which has three times the revenue per capita, and Monterey, with double the revenue per capita, as references to just how well the city has managed with its limited finances.
Yet, despite the city’s current and future challenges, Kampe still had plenty of good things to say about his city of choice.