Deborah King Stays Locked Up

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Where she belongs for life.

Deborah King In Court
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A woman convicted of striking and killing a Pacific Grove man as he picked up his son from school has failed in her bid for a new trial.

Kitagawa testified the tests were positive for hydrocodone, morphine, Xanax, Ambien, trazadone and an anti-depressant. In violation of pre-trial court orders, he also testified he found traces of marijuana, though the test showed only an inactive metabolite of the drug.

After an objection by defense attorney Heather Rogers, Judge Russell Scott informed the jury there was no active THC in King’s blood and to disregard the testimony. But he declined Rogers’ motion for a new trial, ruling the marijuana testimony would not affect the outcome of the trial.

After an objection by defense attorney Heather Rogers, Judge Russell Scott informed the jury there was no active THC in King’s blood and to disregard the testimony. But he declined Rogers’ motion for a new trial, ruling the marijuana testimony would not affect the outcome of the trial.

Deborah King Stays Locked Up

Babs Boxer Spending Your Tax $$

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Anything to protect us and our children from the teachers?

On Thursday U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer introduced new legislation to strengthen safety at local schools and to make sure state and local officials can better secure school campuses.

The bill is called the School Safety Enhancements Act, which said it would expand and strengthen the Justice Department’s existing Secure Our Schools grants. If passed, the bill would give schools more resources to install tip lines, surveillance equipment and secured entrances plus other safety measures.

Babs Boxer Spending Your Tax $$

Jacobo Ruelas’ Murder Trial Non-Progress

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Hang in there, justice will prevail.

Olinger Bench 2013

 

At the request of the defense attorney, who said he was not yet prepared, Judge Mark Hood vacated the trial date earlier this month. On Tuesday, as Phillips looked on, Hood denied prosecutor Jeannine Pacioni’s request to stop “wandering aimlessly through the court system (and) set a firm trial date.”

Pacioni said she felt defense attorney Andrew Liu was driving the trial date and Olinger’s family had waited “quite enough.”

Hood said he understood the urgency but is “focused on a just, fair, and expedient trial.” He will set a date, he said, when Liu has digested 14,000 pages of discovery and is prepared. Liu took over the case in May after Ruelas’ former attorney fell ill.

Jacobo Ruelas’ Murder Trial Non-Progress

Lovers Point Burger Shack Sees Rent Increase

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Welcome to the reality of P.G.

And who said that the Grill was open “every day for the past 22 years?”. Maybe if it was open they would make more money.

Sell more water?

Dollar Water

A beloved burger joint that has been in business for over two decades in Pacific Grove, said its getting the cold shoulder from the city. This, after a new lease agreement for The Grill at Lover’s Point Park means a rent increase.

Every day for the past 22 years Joe and Paula Cavallaro have worked side by and side, serving burgers, fries, just about anything. While business has had its ups and downs, Joe Cavallaro said they have managed to make it work.

“My wife and I are working it together, we’re doing the best we can,” said Cavallaro.

But their 10-year lease is up and they are now dealing with something unexpected. Cavallaro said the city has proposed a new lease one that he thinks is unreasonable.

Lovers Point Burger Shack Sees Rent Increase

This Month’s Outrageous Cal Am Bill – $6,000 For A Vacant House

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Either the neighbors filled their pool or Cal Am is up to it’s old tricks.

George Gergawy said he’s heard about the large bills for other Cal-Am customers and always thought it wasn’t real, until he opened his mailbox and saw the bill for $6,067.33. And, the home was empty last month after moving out.
According to Gergawy, the past 5 years the water bills at 747 Lyndon Street have been steady, between $15 and $16 dollars.

This Month’s Outrageous Cal Am Bill – $6,000 For A Vacant House

Dan Cort’s Stockton Properties Highlighted As “Blight”

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The Runaway Mayor that tried to ru(i)n P.G. according to his plans in Stockton appears to have failed there too…

Esther writes in –

If you watch this segment from NBC Nightly News, you’ll see a very nice story about a young man trying to rescue his hometown of Stockton. Watch carefully: near the end, they flash on some of the town’s squalor to make a point about urban decay. I have isolated one shot:

Cortco For Sale

It’s obvious that Kampe’s intended policies are a rehash of Cort’s–it looks like the reservoir is coming out of hibernation.

If you want to see the whole segment, here’s the info:

Young Stockton politician tries to make a difference

At 22 years old, Michael Tubbs, has just become the youngest member of Stockton, California’s city council. He and his supporters talk about how he got there, what lessons he learned growing up and how he hopes to reinvent his hometown and make the community proud

Dan Cort’s Stockton Properties Highlighted As “Blight”

Frantic Knocking Puts P.G. School On Lockdown

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Loitering near a school for an hour and no one called the police?

The Monterey Bay Charter School in Pacific Grove was put on lockdown Tuesday morning after an unknown man dressed in camouflage “frantically” knocked on a classroom door, police said.

The school’s staff said he was about 19 years old, had a stocky build, scruffy orange beard and wore a camouflage jacket and beanie.

Police said the man had been loitering near the school for about one hour.

Frantic Knocking Puts P.G. School On Lockdown

More Of The Demon Rum

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Shifting that balance even more toward “tourist friendly”? Didn’t someone try that wine bar thing already?
Primo For Sale

The Pacific Grove City Council on Wednesday will decide whether the city is ready for brew pubs, wine bars, sports bars and the like.

The council is scheduled to hold a public hearing on changes to the city code for the downtown and Forest Hill commercial areas.

A council report says the changes stem from the city’s five-year strategic plan that calls for “significant economic development” balancing being “community friendly and tourist friendly.”

Credit Union Stick Up In P.G.

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Tell me it’s not the former mayor..

Cristine Padilla BW
Mayor Garcia With Robbers Hat

The Monterey Credit Union on Forest Avenue in Pacific Grove was robbed by a woman with a handgun on New Year’s Eve. Pacific Grove Police say it happened shortly before 5:30 Monday evening, involving a hispanic woman in her 40’s to 50’s in age.

The suspect, who was captured on surveillance cameras, gave the teller a note demanding money and proceeding to pull out a black handgun. The woman told the bank teller there were two men outside the bank with shotguns if they did not comply with handing over the cash.

Credit Union Stick Up In P.G.