Could Budget Conditions Get Any Worse In Salinas?

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When you have our runaway ex-mayor on your team, it’s sure to get foggy.

Dan Cort Bailn Like Palin

The committee will recommend cuts and revenue enhancements to the City Council, Donohue said during his state of the budget address last week. The city’s budget now has an estimated deficit of $9.5 million.

So far, Donohue said, the list of committee members includes the following people:

Lino Belli, architect; Lauren Cercone, library commission; Dan Cort, former Pacific Grove mayor; Joyce Cordi, management consultant; Linda English, League of Women Voters; Al Espindola, recreation commission; Anne Frasetto; Jack Harvey, retired HSBC employee; Matt Huerta, Salinas Planning Commission; Peter Kasava, Planning and Permit Committee; Cesar Lara, Monterey Bay Labor Council; John McPherson, Creative Business; Rex McIntosh, Eagle-Bison Neighborhood Association; Brigid McGrath Massie, Police Community Advisory Committee and businesswoman; Ben Ranzenberger, Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital; Martha Real, local business owner; George Rawson, former Indio California police chief; Glorietta Rowland, executive officer for the Coalition of Homeless Service Providers; Sam Teel, Monterey Taxpayers Association; and Les White, former San Jose City Manager.

Could Budget Conditions Get Any Worse In Salinas?

Canterbury Woods Was Wrong Says P.G. Hearing Officer

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Canterbury Woods

Another fact that drives home the point I make that Pacific Grove is no longer a city of homes, but a transient rest stop. Give it up for the tourists and get ready to lose tax dollars on defending another lawsuit.

Maybe Canterbury can make some money by renting out the houses as short term stay vacation homes, recently approved by the city. How would those Spazier Avenue residents like that?

Canterbury Woods retirement community violated zoning laws by adding two houses and a duplex in its neighborhood as residential units, said a hearing officer appointed by the city of Pacific Grove.

David Spradling handed down his final decision Monday after a Jan. 7 hearing at City Hall, finding that Canterbury Woods committed four violations of city zoning ordinances by using the dwellings as residential units.

Canterbury Woods Was Wrong Says P.G. Hearing Officer

Pebble Beach Golf Shuttle Shuffle

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Used to be you could drive into Pebble and park on the polo grounds or brave the soggy lots to park, or reward the young capitalists that ran private parking lots in their parents’ driveways. These days they keep most of the spectators’ cars out of the forest and make you ride buses into the event.

The best bus ride looks to be the Cannery Row shuttle. $10 for rides from Cannery Row parking garages to and from Pebble. $7 to park the car in the garage right next to the bus stop.

Keep driving past the CSUMB/Fort Ord 12th Street exit by Kohls & Best Buy. Exit on Aquajito Road. Keep going after MPC, land in Monterey or Cannery Row. If you are staying in P.G. head over to Cannery Row. You will be closer to some welcome services when you get back from crawling the course.

Next is the same deal in Downtown Monterey. Park in the garages on Tyler street and ride to Pebble.

Bad deal is the Pacific Grove Chamber Of Commerce. $15 to board a bus at the Mvsevm. There is no parking near the stop, you have to compete with locals to park in their neighborhood. When you return, you will be in the ghost town that is Pacific Grove.

Dreadful is the Fort Ord CSUMB route. Sure, it’s the first sign you see coming into town and it an easy on/off the freeway. But it’s out in the middle of nowhere (Marina).

Kmby 1240 Crosby 1975

Pebble Beach Golf Shuttle Shuffle

Le Normandie Restaurant Special Of The Day: Frauduleux?

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Normandie

Wonder why they kept on opening & closing restaurants and didn’t just get jobs? The collective food talent looks great. Management skills look pathétique.

After the news began to question the the Richards’ stories of woe the whole thing goes aigre The news rack for the Pine Cone in front of the post office was vandalized the day the paper came out.

But to dispel doubt among skeptics who believe the Richards have feigned cancer to gain sympathy, Christine said she would provide medical records right away to prove that her husband and son had genuine illnesses.

On Tuesday, however, she said she needed another week to come up with the documents. And on Thursday, restaurant owner Nancy Lewis left a stern voicemail message:

“I want this whole harassment to stop,” Lewis said. “We are not going to give anymore interviews or information, and if anything more of this comes of this harassment and this National Enquirer point of view, then I’ll get my lawyer involved. This is it, Kelly. Stop it.”.

Le Normandie Restaurant Special Of The Day: Frauduleux?

Tree Gets Death Sentence For Crime Of Being There

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Lisa “Bare” Bennett sat out on this one.

Wallcot Pine Tree

A stately and apparently healthy Monterey pine towering over a Pacific Grove house will come down, the Pacific Grove City Council ruled 5-1 Wednesday.

Residents Stephen and Michaela Braveman sought removal of the tree that stands on the city right-of-way in front of their house at 239 Walcott St. after several Monterey pines in neighboring George Washington Park toppled during a storm in October.

The 30-year-old tree was examined by two former city foresters and both pronounced it healthy but in need of trimming, said city public works director Celia Perez Martinez.

Tree Gets Death Sentence For Crime Of Being There

No Smoking On The Rec Trail Is Official

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Toothless law. I suppose that vandalism, robbery & public drunkenness are also not allowed on the rec trail, but it goes on unchecked. Watch yourselves when on the trail.

No Smoking Dogs

The Monterey City Council unanimously adopted revisions to the current ordinance regulating smoking in public places. The revised ordinance extends the no smoking ban to the Recreation Trail.

No Smoking On The Rec Trail Is Official

Stupid P.G. Criminal Caught In Act

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A Pacific Grove man was arrested on suspicion of burglary Tuesday after a neighbor spotted him climbing into a window of a residence, police said.

Pacific Grove police said they arrested Andrew Scott Middlebrook, 19, about 11:30 a.m. after he ran from the home near Gibson Avenue and Monterey Street. He was caught with stolen property a few blocks away after a short foot chase, police said.

Now look at this picture and ask why the news calls him a ‘man’.

Andrew Scott Middlebrook

That’s no man. Might be some inmates best friend though..

Stupid P.G. Criminal Caught In Act

Better Than A New Web Site, More Sensible Than A Tourist Trolley

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End the furloughs. Put some employees back to work.

The mid-year review of the city’s financial situation indicates that the city has the ability to cancel the remaining six furlough days, according to the city council agenda.

Cancellation of the remaining six furlough days would cost the city approximately $65,000.

Better Than A New Web Site, More Sensible Than A Tourist Trolley

Monterey Traffic Cops Out To Make Us Safe

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and collect some revenue while at it.
Watch out for that motor officer hiding in the driveway by Bay Photo.

Ticket Cop

As part of the continuing effort by the Monterey Police Department to create and maintain a safe community, the February campaign of its Traffic Safety and Enforcement Strategy will focus on violations relating to signs and signals.

The department encourages drivers to pay attention to traffic signs and signals regarding one-way streets, prohibited turns, stop signs and red lights.

Monterey Traffic Cops Out To Make Us Safe

Arsonist Pleads Guilty In Tattoo Shop & Restaurant Fires

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In all the news articles reporting on this there is no mention whatsoever of the suspicious fire at the David Avenue apartment complex that happened around the same time.

Nathan Augustine, age 28 of Pacific Grove, pled guilty to two counts of arson and admitted using an incendiary device.

Police searched Augustine’s house and found numerous containers of lighter fluid, gloves similar to gloves found at the Lattitudes Restaurant, and the unique symbol similar to the British Union Jack with additional lines through it. Augustine was arrested and confessed to the crimes.

Arsonist Pleads Guilty In Tattoo Shop & Restaurant Fires