Shuttle Buses for $15 per person close to Cannery Row parking garages. No need to find parking in the P.G. residential area, plus there are signs of life on the ‘Row after the rounds.
Already Time For Golf? The Weather Is Too Nice
Fire Hits Wax Museum, Meltdown Averted
Have your computers checked & blow the dust out once in a while.
Monterey fire division chief David Brown said crews were dispatched to 700 Cannery Row on a report of a structure fire in the former building of the Monterey Canning Co. When firefighters arrived they learned that a computer in the office space at the Spirit of Monterey Wax Museum had caught fire.
Joel Woods’ Son Testifies At Deborah King Trial
Tremendous strength, I’d say.
Jake Woods gestured toward a self-drawn diagram of the accident scene to illustrate where his father was standing when he was hit, and where he landed after the collision. The diagram included sketches of both vehicles, his father and himself.
“I saw Dad look both ways as he went around the back of the truck to get in,” he said. “He was outside the driver-side door, with the door closed, and I heard a loud thump when the lady hit him. After he got hit, I didn’t really pay attention to the lady. He was in the gutter, bleeding all over the place. People were screaming and I didn’t know what to do.”
Jake described watching a school employee tend to his stricken father, and seeing teachers usher students toward the school cafeteria.
He said he went by himself to the school office, where he talked with teachers. He said he watched from the office as a tow truck pulled the car that had struck his father from the scene. He said he saw a broken windshield on the passenger side of the vehicle.
Plant More Eucalyptus!
Bob Pacelli’s tree project appears to be a smart thing to do.
Among his recommendations for the sanctuary are placing eucalyptus trees for more wind shelter and “habitat complexity,” trimming hazardous trees, planting more oak trees and assessing older trees and pitch canker risks of Monterey pines on the property.
Even though they are native to Australia and have nothing to do with the monarch’s historic habitat, Weiss said it was critical for the city to plant new blue gum eucalyptus trees along the southern row of the grove — and he said it should be done in February and March after the monarchs leave.
Deborah King’s Drug Test
Five drugs. And barely navigated 68.
Prosecutor Steve Somers said the cause of King’s erratic driving was a combination of drugs in her blood, including the painkillers morphine and Vicodin, along with anti-anxiety drugs Xanax and Wellbutrin and the sleeping aid Ambien.
Because she had five prior DUIs and had been repeatedly warned the drugs she was taking for chronic back pain could cause drowsiness, the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office accused her of murdering him. But King’s defense is that Woods’death was the result of an accident.
P.G. Changes Permit Process
People can click their way into P.G. red tape and no longer fear the permit givers.
The city will also have handouts with information on fences, storm water guidelines, the coastal zone, areas of special biological significance, landscaping and numerous other topics.
“It will help us improve customer service,” assistant planner Jill Miller told the audience, “because we can easily hand them out, email them, etc.” The city has also launched the website www.pgparcel.net, a database which allows residents or others to enter an address and find out the APN, lot size and whether or not a structure is in an archaeological or coastal zone and if it’s on the city’s historic inventory list.
Stranded P.G. Hiker Arrested After Rescue
Going unprepared for a winter hike was the second mistake..
And after his safe return at the hands of authorities, 22-year-old Corey King was arrested after it was learned that he was wanted on a charge of felony petty theft.
While the return to civilization no doubt brought relief to the soggy hikers, King’s elation was short lived. He was taken to jail as a result of his outstanding warrant. “The judge really wanted to see him,” Moses said. As for the rescue team, its members earned a well deserved rest.
Son & Ex Husband Testify In King Trial
Son called 911 thrice when Deborah King had blackouts.
Both men said they warned King dozens of times that she would kill someone if she didn’t stop driving while drunk and medicated on prescription narcotics.
King, 54, is charged with second-degree murder and driving under the influence of prescription drugs in the death of Joel Woods, 35, who was struck and killed as he was getting in his truck after picking up his son at Pacific Grove Middle School on Sept. 2, 2008.
According to testimony, King has five prior drunken-driving convictions in Kern County, one of which led to a prison term.
P.G. Cops Get DNA Kits
The Pacific Grove Police Department is being equipped with DNA kits in each of their police cruisers. In the past, if officers wanted DNA collected at a crime scene, they would have to call the sheriff’s department or another agency. Now, officers are going through training at the department to collect it themselves.
“Our database is expanding so much,” says Detective Meghan Bliss, Pacific Grove Police Department. “It’s growing substantially and so we are much more likely, as we collect more and more DNA samples, that we’ll be able to solve more crimes.”
Budget Amendment Funds Golf Course Clubhouse
Wasn’t is supposed to be self sustainable?
Mayor Carmelita Garcia and Councilman Dan Miller voted against the measure, objecting to the city operating the golf clubhouse grill through June 30 until a new operator can be found. That is estimated to cost $203,000 to employ cooks and waiters while reaping an estimated $230,000 in income.