City Council Changes

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Less people on council and districts?

City Hall

Pacific Grove is moving forward with creating a ballot measure to ask voters if they want to go from six to four council members, however voters likely will not see the final result until the 2026 mid-term elections.

The City Council voted 6-0-1 on Wednesday directing city staff to start the process of attaining a demographer to help draft district maps and creating a resolution of intent that they plan to vote on in October. Mayor Pro Tempore Nick Smith was absent.

The city’s decision affects the election system, how people vote. But voters will be tasked with reducing the number of council seats. Council members brought up how important it will be to inform voters in the coming months about what the decision means to keep six council members while moving to a by-district election.

“I will be supporting Measure Z, because trying to cut Pacific Grove into six pieces will be virtually impossible,” councilwoman Debby Beck said. “I think we need at least two people running from each district, and I think that’s possible with four districts. It’s a matter of moving forward at this point.”

City Council Changes

Jennys Will Always Be Jennys

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Ensure a win by cheating?

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It seems that a certain council member, a woman of supposedly impeccable standing, has dared to flout the very rules she is sworn to uphold. This audacious individual has been caught red-handed, brazenly erecting signs on public property long before the designated start date.

One cannot help but wonder if this flagrant disregard for the law is a mere oversight, or perhaps a calculated attempt to gain a competitive edge. After all, when one is hand-picked by existing council members, it is easy to believe oneself above the common rabble.

This council member’s feeble excuses for her transgressions are as laughable as they are insulting. They begin with a feigned ignorance of the misdemeanor, following on with a claim that it was the unknown act of an over-zealous supporter, and ending with a defiant but false assertion that the property owner’s permission was granted.

It is truly a scandal that such a person holds a position of power. Let us hope that justice will prevail, and that this individual will be held accountable for her actions.

Are the esteemed council members and mayor willing to turn a blind eye to this or hold their appointed peer accountable to the high standards of appropriate behavior of someone in office?

Jennys Will Always Be Jennys

Dionne Ybarra Can’t Explain Her Hateful Videos

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So she deletes them and pretends it never happened. Typical socialist moves to rewrite history.

facing backlash for confronting a group of Israeli tourists doubled down last week, stating she intended to share a video to empower people of color. Days later, though, she deleted the video and dozens of pro-Palestine posts.

The video, which The Pine Cone reported in the Aug. 16 edition after local website lighthouseavenue.com posted it, offended Jewish resident Eric Emanuel and others, who called Ybarra’s behavior “disturbing” and “antisemitic.”

Instead of telling the Israelis, one of whom Ybarra said was a “girl,” that they were in an area they were apparently not supposed to be, she asked if they supported the “genocide” of the Palestinians.

Ybarra’s online account was filled with Palestine activist-type posts, including a video earlier this year where she appeared to praise graffiti scribbled on a ski lift that stated, among other things, “free Palestine” from “Nazis and Zionists.”

But her Instagram page with the June video and other pro-Palestine posts was deleted in the last week. She also removed the Facebook video.

Dionne Ybarra Can’t Explain Her Hateful Videos

Orcas Dine On Sea Lions

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Good work of the seal posse helps feed the killer whales. Nature at it’s best.

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According to the person filming, Evan Brodsky, these orcas had just finished feeding on sea lions earlier that day. “They were spy hopping, breaching, pec-and-tail slapping and just very social and surface active!” Brodsky told KION. “The youngsters were chasing each other, and the group were rolling together with lots of touching.”

Orcas Dine On Sea Lions

96 Year Old Lady Facing Eviction At Forest Hill Manor

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So called lifetime contract not carried over to new owners.

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Jacques has called Pacific Grove Senior Living her home for 22 years. On Aug. 16, the facility gave Jacques a three-day eviction notice. The notice states that Jacques must pay her outstanding balance of about $110,000 or vacate her unit.

The issue? It was Jacques’ understanding that she would be taken care of for life — regardless of whether she outlived her savings.

The eviction notice was issued by Pacifica Senior Living, the parent company for Pacific Grove Senior Living. When Pacifica acquired the facility from California-Nevada Methodist Homes in 2022, there was an expectation that existing contracts would be honored.

Though the previous owner’s contracts were grandfathered in, their policies were not.

President of Pacific Grove Senior Living’s Residents’ Association, Bob Sadler, says that contracts for “lifetime care” like the one Jacques signed were considered unconditional under the previous owners.

96 Year Old Lady Facing Eviction At Forest Hill Manor

Election 2024

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Don’t think the hateful Dionne will make it.

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Pacific Grove Mayor Bill Peake decided not to run for reelection, and those hoping to take his place are former PG. City Councilman Dan Miller, councilman Nick Smith and Dionne Ybarra. Those seeking a council member seat are councilman Luke Coletti, former Mayor Carmelita Garcia, Chilla Kartalov, incumbent Chaps Poduri, Tina Rau and Paul Walkingstick.

Election 2024

Define Homeschooling

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Dionne there says that home schooling is “resistance to patriarchy and colonialism”.

Homeschooling is part of our resistance to patriarchy and colonialism

I agree with the commenter there, not having heard of it defined that way. It’s more like resistance to drag queen shows, DEI, perverted teachers and other woke lessons.

Here’s the checklist from Howard County Public School System, noting the items every classroom should have.

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Good reason to homeschool in Harris County.