Relieved that it was not our former mayor.
Cristina Padilla, or also known as the Central Coast Bandit, pleaded not guilty Wednesday in San Luis Obispo.
Padilla is charged with eight felony counts for allegedly robbing seven banks in three counties across the central coast.
Unions got to stay paid for their “work”,
The union representing the Pacific Grove General Employees’ Association filed an Unfair Labor Practice charge against the city on Jan. 31, alleging the city violated its collective bargaining agreement with the city employees represented by the union.
The charge stems from city’s proposal to lease the city’s golf course, Pacific Grove Golf Links, to a private contractor, Pacific Grove Golf Links, LLC, which would take over the operations and maintenance of the course and lead to the layoff of an unspecified number of city employees.
Like most humans though, those surveyed changed their minds when told about the cost.
The report was prepared by Pacific Grove resident Hank Armstrong, vice president of communications for the Monterey Bay Aquarium, and police Sgt. Carl Lafata.
Some 76 percent of respondents preferred a city police department, even when told it would cost considerably more than a regional police plan or contracting for services.
But when told contracting for police services or a regional policing plan could save the city as much as $500,000 or $1 million a year, about 69 percent said they would support the idea, while 22 were unlikely to support it.
If it wasn’t broke, break it so it can get fixed? A step toward banning cars downtown? And why is the intruding mess not as big over at Bratty’s corner?
recent – same tracks, 2/15/2014
2 cones and a pylon, still getting hit.
The city’s weekly bulletin says the curb feature at the southwest corner of the intersection was reviewed by the city traffic engineer, who felt it should be cut back four feet. That will put the curb outside the standard 30-feet turning radius.
Sharon Daly had been drinking.
Recently, prosecutors and Elder’s attorney revealed that blood tests show Daly had also been drinking prior to the deadly crash, although no details about either driver’s level of intoxication have been made public.
Friends of the two women have expressed frustration about the many months it took to charge Elder after the collision, but his waiving of the preliminary hearing could now speed the process along.
Officials with the district attorney’s office said at least some of the delay was because a “black box” that records braking, speed and other vehicle information was difficult to extract from the women’s car.
Sheriff Scott Miller’s son was arrested by probation officers on Tuesday in Pacific Grove after he allegedly stole “well over $1,000” in goods from Asilomar Conference Grounds, State Parks officials said.
Asilomar superintendent Eric Abma said Jacob Miller, who is in Monterey County Jail, stole phones, iPads, at least one laptop, and a “couple” of purses on Thursday and Friday.
Abma said he could not specify where the items were stolen from or if they were taken from people attending a conference.
Asilomar must have saved a ton of $$ when they fill up with dirty hippies. Think of the savings on water and towel usage.
Organics make up 4 percent of at-home food sales, said the Organic Trade Association. Cantisano said organic food is only mainstream for urban, educated people “of means.”
“The majority of it is consumed on the coast,” he said. “… You don’t even have to go very far from Monterey to find a total lack of it. You have to look long and hard if you get to Greenfield or King City.”
Still, the conference continues to grow considerably.
By the end of the 1980s it had about 500 people attending a year. By the time it moved to Asilomar Conference Grounds in the 1990s it had jumped to around 800.
For the last four years, much of the lodging near the conference grounds has sold out.
Maybe someone on probation is not the best choice for a caregiver
An elderly Pebble Beach resident reported to deputies that $2,245 worth of personal checks had been stolen from her home, forged with her signature and cashed, deputies said. Monterey County sheriff’s deputies investigated the incident and subsequently arrested Seaside resident Javier Vazquez Arango at about 4:30 p.m. on Saturday in the 1200 block of Aguajito Road in Monterey.
Honest mistake or subtle error?
Daniel Lee Bell, of Seaside, was arrested at 12:14 p.m. on a $150,000 warrant. The warrant stemmed from a Dec. 30, 2013, report by a woman who told police she had been raped by an unknown man.
At the time of the alleged assault, Bell was on duty as a uniformed security guard patrolling apartment complexes throughout Monterey County. Employed by San Jose-based Code 3, Bell was driving a marked security vehicle and wearing a duty belt with pepper spray, a baton and a stun gun, police said.
The woman and her male companion were contacted by Bell on the 700 block of Pine Street in Monterey as they walked home from a local bar. They thought Bell was a police officer due to his uniform and marked vehicle, the woman told police.
