DEI Group Busy With Inclusional Delusional Holidays

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At the March 10 meeting of the city’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Task Force, members OK’d the list, which includes mainstream events like Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Christmas and Yom Kippur, but also lists lesser-known observances such as International Pronouns Day and World Hijab Day.

The new version contains the Christian and Muslim events. While the calendar lists Mexican Independence Day, it does not include the United States’ Independence Day.

Can’t make stuff up any funnier than the truth. LighthouseAvenue.com tried last year

January
National Big Forehead Day
My Way Day (A favorite of DEI members)
Extraterrestrial Culture Day
National I LOVE My feet Day
February
National Bad Poetry Day
Measure Your Feet Day
National Cheese Sacrifice Purchase Day
Talk Like William Shakespeare Day
March
National Griper’s Day
Alien Abduction Day
Send an Electronic Greeting Card Day
National Lumpy Rug Day
April
Create a Great Funeral Day
National Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day
National Rubber Eraser Day
No Socks Day
May
Cow Milked While Flying in an Airplane Day
Stay Away From Fresno Day
National Emo Day
Invite an Alien to Live with You Day
June
Take it in the Ear Day
Hurray for Buttons Day
Call of the Horizon Day
A’Phabet Day or No “L” Day
National Ugly Truck Contest Day
July
Do a Grouch a Favor Day
False Confession Day
Dumbstruck Day
Festival for the Souls of Dead Whales
August
Clashing Clothes Day
National Name Your Car Day
Curmudgeons Day
Hawaiian Shirt Day
September
Quirky Country Music Song Titles Day
Barbie-in-a-Blender Day
National Reach As High As You Can Day
Gorilla Suit Day
October
Haunted Refrigerator Night
Keep Off the Grass Day
Fill Our Staplers Day
Jump Over Things Day
November
Sock Monkey Day
Kyrgyzstan National Hat Day
Blah Blah Blah Day
Quitters Day
National Paranormal Day
December
Hobbit Day
Look for Circles Day
Thumb Appreciation Day
National Handcuff Day
Everything You Think Is Wrong Day (DEI founded on this day)
Middle Name Pride Day

DEI Group Busy With Inclusional Delusional Holidays

California Has a $6.2 Billion Medicaid Funding Gap

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But the gov said no illegals get free medical care. Think about that the next time somebody say Californians will suffer.

The shortfall comes a year after California launched an ambitious coverage expansion to provide free health care to all low-income adults regardless of their immigration status. That’s costing far more than the state projected.

Here’s what to know about California’s Medicaid gap:

Did expanding coverage to adult immigrants cause the gap?
Partly. California first extended health care benefits to low-income children without legal status in 2015 and later added the benefits for young adults and people over the age of 50. The program was expanded again last year to cover adults ages 26 to 49.

California Has a $6.2 Billion Medicaid Funding Gap

Kung Fu Cops! New P.G. Police Chief Is Nunchuck Certified

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P.G. Police Chief

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Pacific Grove is set to appoint Casey Day as the new chief of police on March 31.

Day brings over 25 years of law enforcement experience to the position. He was most recently the chief of police for the city of Fortuna, California.

He spent two decades with the Anderson Police Department. He is also a United States Marine Corps veteran.

 

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Day himself, a sergeant at the time, wound up being department’s nunchuck-instructor, which effectively made him the ninja-cop poster boy — the officer sent to demonstrate his nunchuck skills on numerous TV news segments.

In one such segment, Day told a CNN correspondent that he was initially skeptical of the weapon but quickly came to view them as an effective “restraining tool.”

Teachers Laid Off

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About declining enrollment. And Therapists? Didn’t we used to call them counselors or is this some other made up non-teaching job?

school board last week voted to lay off several teachers
and therapists to help close a nearly $3 million deficit.
Pacific Grove Unified School District chief human resources officer Buck Roggeman told the board that the layoffs are due to decreases in student enrollment in kindergarten through fifth grade. Pacific Grove’s two elementary schools are Forest Grove on Congress and Robert Down on Pine.

Teachers Laid Off

Trouble! In Butterfly City

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The Music Man

As the town becomes less of a residential town and more of a “destination”. But it’s never like a business applies for a permit to serve alcohol and play loud live music and expand to the sidewalk and street. It’s always a foot in the door then a gradual change.

Hops and Fog Brewing Co. owner Mike Durrant is part of downtown Pacific Grove’s nighttime renaissance from a sleepy business district to a place where music flows regularly from small bands or DJs. It’s attracting new patrons—and their wallets— to the city.

“We’re changing. The town is coming to life for the first time ever,” Durrant says, adding that the music is drawing people from all over the county looking for entertainment.

While Durrant has good relationships with nearby Hops and Fog neighbors, other business owners he partners with for events have struggled with noise complaints. In the last six months there have been at least 12 code enforcement complaints related to downtown music, according to P.G. City Manager Matt Mogensen.

Trouble! In Butterfly City

Oh What To Do About Zero Butterflies In Butterfly Town

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Monarch Cluster

Why does no one recommend planting Monarch friendly eucalyptus trees?

Johnston remains hopeful that the community of Pacific Grove will continue its local efforts toward monarch conservation. “One of the most effective things people can do is to make their gardens and landscapes more pollinator-friendly. This includes reducing the use of pesticides and opting for native plants and flowers,” she recommended.

Oh What To Do About Zero Butterflies In Butterfly Town

Lighthouse Avenue – Another Home Fire

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House was empty.

The Feb. 23 structure fire began at about 2:10 p.m. at 133 Lighthouse Ave, near Eardley Avenue. Monterey Fire crews responded two-and-a-half minutes after dispatch notified the department and saw thick, gray smoke pouring from the roof vents and eaves of the single-story home. It took fire crews about 30 minutes to extinguish it.

The damage to the structure is estimated to be about $200,000, and another $40,000 in property loss, Monterey Fire Division Chief Justin Cooper told The Pine Cone. The cause is believed to be electrical in nature.

Lighthouse Avenue – Another Home Fire

ATM Thieves Do A Repeat, Get Caught

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Flock camera led police to the van used in the thefts.

A woman from Pebble Beach and a Seaside man were arrested by Monterey Police after two ATMs were stolen last week, including from a business the same man burglarized four years ago, police said. On Feb. 21, at 3:47 a.m., offcers were called to investigate a burglary at Randazzo’s Wash and Dry on the 2200 block of North Fremont Street. Surveillance video depicts a person driving a van up to the business and throwing a “heavy object” through a glass window, entering the laundromat, and dragging an ATM out. Police said it was loaded into the suspect’s vehicle.
The thief fled the scene before officers arrived. The next morning, though, a passerby walking near Asilomar Beach discovered the stolen ATM, which had been cut and
forced open and the cash removed. On Feb. 24, at 4:13 a.m., Pacific Grove Police were called to a burglary at The Grove Laundry, a laundromat on Forest Avenue. A suspect driving a van that appeared to be the same one in the Monterey burglary pulled up to the back of the business and threw an object through a glass door before entering.

On Feb. 26, Monterey Police, with help from Pacific Grove and Seaside police, issued a search warrant on the 1800 block of Luzern Street in Seaside and detained Sage Keller, 23, of Seaside, and Pebble Beach resident Julia Spears, 26. Keller — who was convicted in 2021 of burglarizing the same PG. laundromat — was arrested on suspicion of burglary, possession of burglary tools, being a felon in
possession of a firearm, drugs, an assault rifle, ammunition and a large capacity rifle magazine.

ATM Thieves Do A Repeat, Get Caught

Pacific Grove Cares Free Offer Ignored

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But councilwoman Cynthia Garfield appears to be a fussbudget over “Weed Barriers” about the whole thing. And Chaps Poduri can’t figure out how much city staff time it will take for non-city staff.

The group’s proposal has the blessing of PG. Public Works director Daniel Gho and city manager Matt Mogensen, and it received unanimous approval from the city’s beautification and natural resources commission in January. Gibbs said Gho and  Mogensen have offered “encouragement, support and guidance” for the idea.
At the Feb. 19 council meeting, though, councilwoman Cynthia Garfield requested the item be pulled from the consent agenda for discussion. While Garfield said she was in favor of the idea, she wanted more detail on how much staff time might be spent on the projects.

“We’ve not had a full report on all the things that staff will be doing,” Garfield said
The councilwoman also pointed to unresolved “procedural things,” challenged the type of weed barrier proposed and questioned other aspects of the proposal In response, Gibbs said her group is not taking any city funds nor having city employees do any hands-on landscape work.

Pacific Grove Cares Free Offer Ignored

Fish Jail Workers Want To Unionize

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Aquarium Kalisas

Of course management is going to reject laying down for a labor union. Secret ballot is the best way.

About a month after union organizers sent a request for voluntary recognition of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Workers United (MBAWU) union, which would represent all non-management staff at the Aquarium, the request was denied by Aquarium management. Executive Director Julie Packard, who recently announced her retirement, sent a message to Aquarium employees stating: “We want to be sure we honor each of your voices… That’s why holding a secret ballot election is the best path forward.”

“Really what they’re doing is forcing workers to vote twice,” Anderson says. “I think a lot of our leaders were disappointed in management’s decision because the Monterey Bay Aquarium is such a stalwart supporter of ocean conservation and a leader on a lot of progressive fronts. We figured that they would also do the right thing and stand by their workers.”

Fish Jail Workers Want To Unionize