Goofy Obama Joker posters first seen in Los Angeles, they are now appearing in New Monterey
Free Range Pacific Grove
One person’s sustainable freecycle reuse giveaway is another person’s just plain litter.
It’s been there two weeks.
Jersey Swimmer Attempts To Swim Across Bay
Let’s give it up to the jellyfish for chasing the yankee away.
A New Jersey man will attempt something on the Central Coast that only one other person is known to have accomplished — a solo swim across Monterey Bay.
On Thursday, Bruckner Chase will jump in the water near the Santa Cruz wharf at 4 a.m. and try to swim roughly 25 miles to Lover’s Point in Pacific Grove.
Chase will have to overcome cold water, whales, jelly fish and sharks if he hopes to complete the swim.
A little after 10 a.m. — more than six hours into his swim — Chase said cold water and jellyfish, which were biting him in the face and arms, got the best of his body and he knew it was time to stop.
Load of BS 8/23 Bruckner Chase appears to be one of the sustainability kooks. Real glad he failed now. Learn about your freedoms being taken away under the cloak of “Sustainability”.
Is The Police Department Merging With Monterey?
Money is tight for Monterey and Pacific Grove police departments. “These days with budget situation being so tight everywhere looking for ways to stretch administration cost, “said Don Rhoads with the City of Monterey.
Monterey’s financial directors said there has been talk about merging both police stations, but nothing has been confirmed.
Police Chief Engles Buckles Under Pressure
His department has been pounded by a steady drumfire of public comments, criticism, complaints and threats about salaries, benefits, job security and possible city bankruptcy. All that has made it difficult to recruit officers to fill the three vacant positions on the force.
“I’m not the guy to carry on,” Engles said.
“oh it’s too hard” Same things echoed by quitter Jim Colon-Jello. The city has to quit hiring people that are in the sunset of their life and hire people that want to work.
Former City Manager Goes Back To Hippydom
Jim Colon-Jello found running P.G. too stressful. Work is only what you make of it.
His last council meeting was in December 2008. After retiring, Colangelo began loosening up his appearance. He replaced his subtle stud earring with a hoop. He now often puts his shoulder-length curly hair in a ponytail or covers it with a floppy hat.
“I tried becoming an alcoholic,” he said jokingly, “but it didn’t work.”
Update – Looks like that he succeeded at the alcohol thing.
Power Outage – Pelican Takes The Blame
A pelican flew into high tension power lines near Cannery Row in Monterey about 10:30 a.m. today, causing a brief power outage and electrical surge.
Pacific Gas & Electric spokeswoman Jennifer Zerwer said the bird knocked out power to 44 customers in the New Monterey and Cannery Row area. Service was restored to all affected customers by 11:40 a.m. after a fuse was replaced, Zerwer said.
Dog Drivers Win Back Parking Spaces
Dog owners “who use the space to exercise themselves and their pets” using the car to get to a place to walk the dog.
Ever thought about walking yourself and the dog to the park?
The council voted 6-1 to rescind its June 17 action prohibiting parking at Rip Van Winkle Open Space in the wake of protests by dog owners who use the space to exercise themselves and their pets.
Councilwoman Lisa Bennett dissented, voicing her objection to cutting down two oak saplings to provide space to park along Congress Avenue near David Avenue.
Fisherman’s Wharf Cracks Down On Signs
Better yet is my idea to legalize them and license them – after all they are advertising on public property.
Officials and restaurant owners hope clearing the thoroughfare will lessen the amount of “chowder barking” — the practice of loudly offering free cups of clam chowder to visitors — on the wharf. The intrusive practices of chowder samplers are a major point of contention among competing wharf restaurant owners and the subject of visitor complaints.
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A local businessman gave Sabu Shake, who died in 1998, the life-size wooden statue of himself wearing a white cowboy hat and white suit.“It’s been there a long time,” said Bob Massaro, the administrator for the Fisherman’s Wharf Association. “Folks stand beside it and get their picture taken. He was sort of a character, wore a cowboy hat all the time. Just a nice congenial person.”
Tom Gawel, general manager of Rappa’s Seafood Restaurant on the wharf, said he was asked to removed flower pots from the front of his restaurant. He plans to comply.
Hold The Door! Police Chief Wants Out, Too
I don’t think there are good days ahead . .
Engles’ resignation announcement comes just two weeks after Mayor Dan Cort announced his intention to resign by the end of this month. Former City Manager Jim Colangelo retired in January and Wiseman has been performing those duties while the City Council continues efforts to try and recruit a new chief executive officer for the city.
No selection has been made.