Like An Envelope Of White Powder

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You never know what you’re gonna get.

Forrest Gump

An employee of the restaurant at 720 Cannery Row opened an envelope, which was hand addressed to her and delivered to the restaurant, while standing at the podium on the patio in front of the building, Monterey Fire Chief Gaudenz Panholzer said.

“When the employee opened it, some white powdery substance came out of the envelope, and it got on three of the employees,” he said.

A hazardous materials team came to the restaurant and tested the substance on site, determining it was powdered sugar.

Like An Envelope Of White Powder

Fruit Cheese Goes South

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Brought us that disaster called Project Bella and the sewer vapor Fiber Internet SiFi Network.

City Manager Tom Frutchey will leave his job with Pacific Grove for a similar position in Paso Robles, Mayor Bill Kampe announced Saturday.

Frutchey has been Pacific Grove city manager since October 2009. Under Frutchey, the city has seen a budget surplus each year for six years and has made progress in finances, services and operations, Kampe said.

Fruit Cheese Goes South

Homeowners Sue Builders

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Said to be 176 Sloat. Probably just going to sell it in a few years.

The lawsuit identifies 167 “defects and damages” in the
construction, and the plaintiffs say it will cost $1.3 million
“to pay another contractor to complete, correct and repair
[the contractor’s] work.”
Craig Holdren told The Pine Cone he is aware of the lawsuit, and predicted his firm will be vindicated.
“While disappointing, this is not surprising,” Holdren
explained. “This is part of a larger lawsuit that the Gerstens
filed against the general contractor and all sub-contractors
almost three years ago.”
Holdren said the court has already denied the Gerstens’
attempt to add Holdren + Lietzke in that lawsuit.
“The Gerstens now filed this new lawsuit in order to avoid
the statute of limitations and to increase the demands that
they are making against the general contractor and subcontractors,” he added. “The allegations against Holdren + Lietzke have no factual merit whatsoever and we intend to vigorously assert our rights.”

Homeowners Sue Builders

When The Fish Fight Back

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Fish kicked three fishing buddies butts.

The three men, who were not injured, fell from the dinghy after failing to navigate the beach’s rocky outcrop, said Suzanne Guzzi, a schoolteacher from Modesto who witnessed the accident. The passengers were not identified.

The men managed to carry their fishing gear ashore, though the boat remained in the water, bobbing upside down, hooked on a rock about 11 a.m. The Pacific Grove Police Department responded to the call, and was followed by the Monterey Fire Department.

When The Fish Fight Back

Moe Hates The New Garbage Company

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Greenwaste’s mandatory recyclables sorting rules are not making the trash creators happy. Was he old way any better?
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And what a typo – Ron Shank!

Ron Shank with St. Vincent De Paul Thrift Store said a centralized location to deal with the cardboard isn’t what the businesses are paying for.

Shank said he’s paying more money under GreenWaste for less service.

“I don’t mind paying a few more dollars, I realize costs are going up. I expected that,” he said. “I did not expect to have poor service and in my opinion, it’s poor service.”

Moe Ammar, president of the Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce, said a lot of work needs to be done for the sides to reach an agreement. He criticized GreenWaste’s claims of being environmentally friendly, saying some businesses will end up just driving to the dump or putting recyclables in the trash.

“The only thing that’s green about that company is money,” Ammar said.

Moe Hates The New Garbage Company

Mountain Lion Warning

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Always beware of P.G. cougars.

Mountain Lion If Attacked

Pacific Grove police are warning residents to be alert about2015 mountain lions.
Within the last two weeks, three deer were found dead. Police said the attacks happened along Ocean View Blvd. and on a trail near the American Tin Cannery.

If you come face to face with a mountain lion, don’t run, make noise, and try to look as big as you can.

Mountain Lion Warning

‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ Robber Arrested Again In P.G.

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Uncle Frank and Aunt Jack, and this is just a body suit, I didn’t have any surgery.

Mrs Doubtfire Bank Robber

A Sand City man convicted of robbing a bank in Santa Cruz while dressed as a woman in April, is back behind bars after leaving a probation program interview in San Francisco, police said Friday.

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office said Calantoc was convicted on the bank robbery case but a judge allowed him to interview at a probation program in San Francisco. Deputies said while was there, he walked out of the program, initiating a search for his arrest.

 

Investigators with the Peninsula Regional Violence and Narcotics Team said Calantoc, 31, was located in the 1100 block of Seaview Avenue in Pacific Grove Thursday night. Calantoc was arrested on a no bail felony warrant, a $240,000 felony warrant and four misdemeanor warrants totaling $95,000.

‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ Robber Arrested Again In P.G.

Mrs. Doubtfire Robber Arrested In P.G.

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Look at this! My first day as a woman and I’m getting hot flashes. Oh, you wicked, wicked man! Isn’t there enough flesh here to feast your eyes on?
Mrs Doubtfire Bank Robber

Brandon Alfred Calantoc

About 4:30 p.m. Thursday, detectives with the Regional Violence and Narcotics Team in Monterey County acted on a tip and went to a home on the 1100 block of Seaview Avenue in Pacific Grove where Calantoc was believed to be living, said Michael Bruno, acting commander of the team.

Calantoc was found in the home and was arrested without incident for the warrant and other misdemeanor warrants, Bruno said. A wig that belonged to Calantoc also was found in the home, Bruno said. As Calantoc was being booked into Monterey City Jail, he was found in possession of 2.1 grams of heroin packaged individually for sale, Bruno said.

Calantoc originally came to the attention of Santa Cruz police on April 3, when he robbed a bank on Morrissey Boulevard while dressed as a woman with a wig, purse and necklace. Police dubbed him “Mrs. Doubtfire” in reference to the 1993 Robin Williams movie in which Williams portrayed a woman.

A cross-dressing man also believed to be Calantoc went into a bank in Capitola the same day but did not rob it, Santa Cruz police Lt. Bernie Escalante said at the time.

Later in April, Carmel police were investigating vehicle burglaries and mail theft from the Carmel post office when they found Calantoc with stolen mail, stolen credit cards and a purse and locket necklace believed to have been worn during the Santa Cruz robbery.

Mrs. Doubtfire Robber Arrested In P.G.

Substainable Development Wants To Deny You Of Your Car

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Making traffic worse to force you into slow dirty public transit.

Traffic Calming

A just-released poll of Los Angeles residents found that 55 percent of respondents indicated their greatest concern was “traffic and congestion,” far ahead of “personal safety” — the next highest area of concern — at 35 percent.
So if their city government was working in their best interests, it would be doing something about automobile congestion.
It is. Unfortunately, it will make things worse.

Los Angeles’s recently adopted Mobility Plan 2035 would replace auto lanes in America’s congestion capital with bus and protected bike lanes, as well as pedestrian enhancements, despite heightening congestion for the vast majority who will continue to drive. Even the City’s Environmental Impact Report admitted “unavoidable significant adverse impacts” on congestion, doubling the number of heavily congested (graded F) intersections to 36 percent during evening rush hours.

Substainable Development Wants To Deny You Of Your Car