New Monterey Drug Lab Busted

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Kudos to the Samaritan that tackled one of the druggies. I don’t know anyone that would want a drug lab endangering the block.

Alleged Monterey Drug Lab

Justin Kelly, 27, and Camille Voye, 23, both of Monterey, were arrested during a search around 1:45 p.m. in the 600 block of David Avenue, where investigators found a butane honey oil lab, said Monterey police acting Cmdr. Mike Bruno, a member of the team.

When detectives from the team arrived to serve the warrant, Kelly fled through a back door and ran to a side yard, according to Bruno.

The 27-year-old jumped over fences but was tackled to the ground by a good Samaritan and taken into custody in the 500 block of David Avenue, Bruno said.

Detectives also found 21 pounds of marijuana a half-ounce of heroin, concentrated cannabis, evidence of drug sales and drug paraphernalia at the home, according to Bruno.

[KRON News]
New Monterey Drug Lab Busted

Tax The Tourists! TOT Increase Discussed

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Moe says no. Less money for hotels to contribute to Chamber.

Berryman political cartoon on income tax vs sales_tax June 33

It was in February 2008, that the council approved a deal with the city’s innkeepers not to increase the TOT as long as they agreed to join the Monterey County Convention & Visitors Bureau and assessed themselves under the Pacific Grove Hospitality Improvement District, according to Ammar.

He said that a TOT increase would result in lower spending on shopping, dining and attractions. He also pointed to the 1 percent increase in sales tax that took place in 2008, which he said has generated over $1.2 million annually to the city.

Tax The Tourists! TOT Increase Discussed

Invest in Laurel Avenue Beachfront Property

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Might pay off in 50,000 years.

According to the Pacific Grove Public Works Department, steady erosion along the coastline is not to the point where immediate action needs to be taken, however it no longer can be ignored either.

“We’ve retained Haro, Kasunich and Associates to do the study,” said Public Works Director Daniel Gho.

That study, which is planned to begin soon, will look into different scenarios the City could take.

Invest in Laurel Avenue Beachfront Property

Flasher On The Recreation Trail

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Keeping the trail unsafe.

Rec Trail Assault

Monterey police are asking for witnesses or victims to come forward after receiving second-hand information of a man exposing himself on the Recreation Trail near Fisherman’s Wharf.

Responding officers were unable to locate the victims or anyone who witnessed the incident during the initial investigation, and their statements are needed.

Flasher On The Recreation Trail

Pedestrian Accident At Forest & Pine

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Cop shop block,

An woman in her 60s was badly injured in a vehicle-pedestrian crash Wednesday night, according to the Pacific Grove Police Department.

Officers responded at approximately 6:20 p.m. to a crash at Pine and Forest avenues where the pedestrian was found lying in the roadway. The victim was taken to a hospital by ambulance and the vehicle’s driver remained on the scene and was cooperative with investigators.

Pedestrian Accident At Forest & Pine

Car Haters Planning To Rip Out Wharf Parking

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They say parking lots are not useful. Sorry fishermen and pleasure boaters, you’ll need to hike over to Franklin street to get your parked truck & trailer.

And Festival Space? There’s this huge plaza right next to the Customs house. Is it too not “useful”?

The purpose of the plan is to guide improvements of Monterey’s waterfront. The plan’s draft, according to the city’s principal planner Elizabeth Caraker, emphasizes more usable space and makes it easier for pedestrians to navigate the area. It includes regulations for both the Fisherman’s Wharf and municipal wharf businesses and makes parking changes. It has been embraced by the Planning, Parks and Recreation, and Historic Preservation commissions.

“Overall, participants said they wanted more useable space where the parking lots are,” said Caraker. “So the re-design would serve to include more temporary event or festival space. There would be better circulation for pedestrians and bicycles and better access to parking in the downtown garages when the waterfronts are full.”

Car Haters Planning To Rip Out Wharf Parking

ATC Hotel At Ramming Speed

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Is there a sound of shenanigans here? Normally something this humongous would need more time and be delayed to almost infinity.

Project Bella Overhead View

Project Bella, the plan for a luxury hotel at the American Tin Cannery, is generating a lot of positive buzz in America’s Last Hometown.

That seemed to be the pervasive feeling late Wednesday as the City Council unanimously voted to hold a special election on April 19 to make an ordinance change to clear the way for the hotel. But first, the council approved a reimbursement agreement with the project’s developer, Domaine Hospitality Partners, covering the cost of holding a special election.

The question of compensation was addressed first because, as Mayor Bill Kampe explained, “We want to know we’re getting reimbursed.”

“I have a lot of faith in P.G. voters,” said Moe Ammar, president of the Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce, at Wednesday’s meeting. “It’s to the benefit of Pacific Grove to get that dollar in the bank as soon as possible.”

ATC Hotel At Ramming Speed

Special Election Coming For Project Bella

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Project Bella Overhead View

While a few P.G. residents did express their concerns about the effects of the project and the special election — like Pacific Grove resident Luke Coletti, who thought the special election was a “cynical attempt to lower voter turnout,”

“I have a lot of faith in P.G. voters,” said Moe Ammar, president of the Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce, at Wednesday’s meeting. “It’s to the benefit of Pacific Grove to get that dollar in the bank as soon as possible.”

The question of compensation was addressed first because, as Mayor Bill Kampe explained, “We want to know we’re getting reimbursed.”

For his part, Kampe has advocated moving forward in a timely manner because of the multiple hurdles involved in a development project of this size. He said he was pleased to see the city reach a point where the election has been called and a reimbursement agreement has been made. So did David Armanasco, a spokesman for the project.

Special Election Coming For Project Bella

Stolen Guns Found In PG, Man’s Home

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Life of crime in a rut?

Jeffery Rutt

Jeffrey Rutt, 23, arrested after a vehicle pursuit last week, could be facing more charges as local police agencies found more stolen items in his possession, the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday.

Three stolen shotguns, two stun guns, knives and a machete were found in Rutt’s car when he was arrested. Following his arrest, deputies conducted a probation search and found stolen laptop computers, iPads, cameras, medications and a survey transit, which were returned to their owners. Rutt allegedly stole the items, worth approximately $5,250, from locked and unlocked cars between October and December 2015.

Stolen Guns Found In PG, Man’s Home

ATC Hotel Gets Cutsies To Go Ahead

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Will it take longer to get a garage sale permit than approve the hotel.

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When it comes to Project Bella, the luxury hotel proposed for the American Tin Cannery, Pacific Grove doesn’t seem to want to wait.

On Tuesday, the City Council is expected to adopt a resolution to call a special election on April 19 for a ballot initiative that would begin to clear the way for the project. The initiative could also be delayed and put on the ballot for the June general election.

Pacific Grove Mayor Bill Kampe said that both the developers of the project and the majority of staff at the city feel moving quickly would be the most beneficial.

ATC Hotel Gets Cutsies To Go Ahead