City Modifies Trash Cans To Stop Gull Gluttons

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From this:
Old Downtown Trash Can

To This:
New Downtown Trash Can
Still got some human modifications to do there, like empty the cans more often.

“Those cans are working to perfection,” said Moe Ammar, president of the Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce. One can is on the corner across from his office at Central and Forest avenues. Ammar said he hasn’t seen a gull diving into it.

Residents and employees in the area also notice fewer gull contributions to their windshields and tops of their vehicles, he said.

It’s not a complete solution, Ammar said. There are still private dumpsters where hungry gulls forage, and, “We still have people who think it’s cute to feed the sea gulls.”

The custom-lid cans, so far, have been placed on Central Avenue near the city entrance, along the Recreation Trail, and by the library, museum and post office.

City Modifies Trash Cans To Stop Gull Gluttons

Dumpsters Of Commerce June 2014

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Gulls need lots of food to produce the bird poo they leave.

Atop the noodle house
Thai Roof Gull Poop

Sidewalk N/E Corner Lighthouse and Forest
Bratty Corner pooThanks to fine businesses downtown the gulls get free access to yummy sustenance.

Juice & Java never fails to leave the garbage open
Dumpster JuicenJava 2014 0608

And Nader Agha’s Holman Building welcomes the birds too. Is that an antique clock in there?
Dumpster Nader Holmans 20140608

Remember to wash your hands after visiting

As Long As Contractors Want Cheap Labor

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They will cheat the system.

Robert Gunn, 70, of Pacific Grove, pleaded guilty to one felony count of failure to register as an employer and one misdemeanor count of failing to secure workers’ compensation insurance. A Department of Insurance investigation found that Gunn had not purchased workers’ compensation insurance prior to an employee’s injury.

“The underground economy is a multi-billion drain on California’s economy and hurts law abiding businesses,” said Commissioner Dave Jones. “Employers that cheat the system by not providing workers’ compensation not only risk employee safety but also contribute to higher costs for businesses and consumers.”

As Long As Contractors Want Cheap Labor

Look! It’s An Open House! Turn Here!

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Well, there often is an open house sign on the sidewalk.

Click to see the picture in the Pine Cone

After:
Coldwell Banker Open House

Bert Mendelsohn, 86, and his blind dog were unharmed after he smashed his 1997 Lincoln Town Car into the Coldwell Banker real estate office on Lighthouse Avenue around 2:15 p.m. June 4, but his wife, 93 year-old Lottie Mendelsohn, was taken to Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula

Look! It’s An Open House! Turn Here!

P.G.’s Police May Be Understaffed, But They Do Have Lidar

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The Pacific Grove Police Department said a lot of drivers are from out-of-town and sometimes they don’t realize the speed limits are so low. So they’re using a special tool called Lidar, to detect speeds before the driver even sees the officer.

It was not Lidar, but a huge building that slowed down an out of town driver last week

Coldwell Banker Open House

Sgt. Lafata pulled over two drivers for speeding, among other violations. Both drivers got warnings this time. He said it pays to own up to your mistakes.

“To be honest with you that’s something that we don’t really get very often in this line of work, so I do like to reward that,” said Sgt. Lafata.

If Lidar isn’t working correctly, Sgt. Lafata said any citations written during its use are thrown out.

P.G.’s Police May Be Understaffed, But They Do Have Lidar

P.G. Architect Guilty Of Contractor Crimes

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Keeps his costs down and profits up by ignoring rules.

A Pacific Grove architect has pleaded guilty to one felony count of failure to register as an employer and one misdemeanor count of failing to secure workers’ compensation insurance.

An Insurance Department investigation found that Robert Gunn, 70, hadn’t purchased workers’ compensation insurance prior to an employee’s injury.

In May 2013, Department of Insurance officials received information that Gunn told his employees he didn’t have workers’ compensation insurance, but if he did, he would take the cost of the insurance out of their paychecks.

Gunn was interviewed while employing contractors at a rental property. Investigators determined one of his employees had been injured on the job and Gunn paid for his chiropractic treatments.

P.G. Architect Guilty Of Contractor Crimes

No Rollbacks

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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.

No Rollbacks

Schlock Report: P.G. Business Improvement District Website

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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.
PG BID Home

Below the fold – better than average schlock when the proofreader has the night off:
PG BID Loremipsum

Event Calendar. Not much happening this month.
PG BID Events

Well, what about next month? When is Feast Of Lanterns?
PG BID July

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.
PG BID List

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.

Schlock Report: P.G. Business Improvement District Website

P.G. Shores Attract Crime

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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.

P.G. Shores Attract Crime