Monarchs To Be Put On Endangered List

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Follow The ButterfliesProbably can’t afford the rent.

“Ever scene we started monitoring the butterflies, what we have noticed is a steep decline in the number; an over 95% drop,” said Community Science Coordinator at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History Natalie Johnston.

Wednesday afternoon a swarm of Monarchs were fluttering throughout the sanctuary in Pacific Grove, but Johnston says there’s a number of reasons for their population drop.

“One of [the reasons] is habitat loss and in their northern ground where they migrate too,” said Johnston. “Another is pesticides, and then there is climate change, witch is impacting all creators.”

Monarchs To Be Put On Endangered List

Did Pop N Hiss Violate Alcohol Rules?

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Plop And Miss desperately trying to be a bar/nightclub.

plop hiss front

Pacific Grove Police Department issued a citation on Friday, Nov. 29, after receiving six complaints related to violations of the business’ license from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC), which prohibits any audible music outside the premises after 10pm. (“Multiple subjects contacted dispatch to complain about the loud music and alcohol consumption beyond the allotted ABC permit time frame,” Cmdr. Brian Anderson says.)

Did Pop N Hiss Violate Alcohol Rules?

Woman Found Tied To A Tree In Pebble Beach

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No words.

The woman in her 40s said she was out walking at around 7:30 a.m. when she was being followed by a male.

“During that encounter, the male subject produced a handgun,” said deputy spokesperson Andy Rosas. “The male basically walked her over to a tree and proceeded to tie her up to the tree. And shortly thereafter, the male walked away.”

The man just left on foot. She said she was not injured, assaulted or robbed.

She is found a few hours later. She was taken to the hospital for a checkup.

The culprit was described as a Hispanic male adult in his 30s who was wearing a green hat and grey sweater. He had a tattoo on the right side of his neck with the first letter being the letter “Z.”

Woman Found Tied To A Tree In Pebble Beach

Parklets Gone, Sidewalks Emerge

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Aint it odd when it’s called the Lighthouse Avenue Widening Project when all it does to the street is make it narrower?

On Monday, construction crews tore down the wooden dining parklet in front of Wild Fish restaurant following last week’s demolition of adjacent parklets owned by restaurants Victorian Comer and Rudolfo’s Café. On Tuesday morning, a worker in a small John Deere excavator near the parklet used the vehicle’s bucket to fracture concrete, before lifting it up and dropping it into an awaiting dump truck.
The Lighthouse Avenue Widening Project, as it’s called, includes open-air seating separated by fencing in front of the three restaurants.

Parklets Gone, Sidewalks Emerge

Parklets Pending Expunction

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Tell the band at Wild Fish to get paid in advance.

Parklett Parking

In 2023, a P.G. City Council parklets subcommittee charged with reviewing guidelines and design standards for all parklets instead took a hard turn in the name of “safety first,” according to a report to council. Subcommittee members Luke Coletti, Debby Beck and Lori McDonnell recommended eliminating the three parklets at Lighthouse and Fountain and replacing them with sidewalk dining areas. The council voted 5-2 in favor of the plan. (The council was scheduled to decide on draft design guidelines on Nov. 20, after the Weekly’s deadline.)

The Jacobses are planning to “go out with a bang,” inviting musicians who have played at Wild Fish in the past to bring their instruments and musician friends for a party and jam session from 6:30-9:30pm on Saturday, Nov. 23.

Parklets Pending Expunction

Cure For Parklet Pandemic

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Tearing them down. Started as sidewalk dining then turned into full blown building additions. Walls Come Down

“The remaining parklet for Wild Fish restaurant will be removed Nov. 25,” Pacific Grove City manager Matt Mogensen told The Pine Cone this week. “The sidewalk widening project is expected to be completed prior to the end of the year, weather permitting.
The project involves building open-air seating areas in front of the three restaurants. Pedestrian traffic will be directed to’ a wider, 8-foot pathway between the outer portion of the fenced dining areas and Lighthouse Avenue. Other work includes removing trees and planting new ones in metal-grated wells, relocating signs and an existing light pole, while adding new pavement striping and markings.

Cure For Parklet Pandemic

Griddle Goes Cold At Wharf 2 Restaurant

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Another victim of the city’s greed?

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An iconic Monterey Municipal Wharf 2 restaurant is shutting its doors suddenly and without warning.

Loulou’s Griddle in the Middle announced on its social media page that it would be shutting down effective immediately.

“It comes with great sadness & heartbreak to tell you all that Loulou’s will be closing, effective immediately. We can’t explain just how crushed we are. A lot of different things are at play, but to make a long & complicated story short & simple, lease negotiations were upon us & moving forward with a new lease just wasn’t going to be feasible for us,” a post on Loulou’s Instagram read.

Loulou’s said that while they do not know what is next, they plan on staying in the community in some capacity.

Griddle Goes Cold At Wharf 2 Restaurant

Councilwoman Debbie Beck Resigns

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Sad to lose a great councilwoman.

Debbie Beck announced she would be stepping down from her seat on the council and resigning after a “challenging year.” Wednesday’s city council meeting began with remarks from Beck, who thanked the city and residents for their support.

“I consider the residents of Pacific Grove my family and that’s the reason I chose to run back in the day, but family always comes first,” Beck said.

Beck, who fought a battle against breast cancer and is mourning the loss of her daughter to cancer, said while she has prioritized Pacific Grove and her duties to the council, she wants to step back and spend more time with her loved ones.

“I did put the city and this position at the front of my agenda at all times, however this past year was very challenging, so it’s bittersweet,” she said.

Councilwoman Debbie Beck Resigns

School Creeper Riley Elvin Released On Probation

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I don’t think that is the right call, Judge Butler.

Riley Elvin

A man who trespassed onto two Pacific Grove school campuses in 2023 and threatened to kill the former principal of P.G. High was put on probation last week and freed from Monterey County Jail.
On Nov. 13, Monterey County Superior Court Judge Pamela Butler sentenced Riley Elvin, 29, to felony probation. The order means he must abide by a strict set of conditions, including abstaining from drugs and alcohol, seeking and maintaining employment, and staying 100 yards away from Pacific Grove High School.

School Creeper Riley Elvin Released On Probation