Joy Colangelo vs. The Civilized World

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Another wistful rant against all things fun.

Now, as you consider being lured into the new big-box catastrophe growing along Highway 1, think instead about buying locally from independent retailers. Celebrate “Independents Day” every day and join the nationwide unchained movement.

The new shopping center next to the freeway looks much better than the blight of the former Army base buildings that sat empty for decades with broken windows and covered in graffiti. So blind she is that she never mentions the one building worth preserving – a brick depot-like building that is still standing.

One of the walls in the center memorializes the Seventh Infantry – the brave soldiers that once occupied Fort Ord and kept the population of the peninsula more toward a working class. The view of the Target store with the original Army barracks’ in the background is a sight to see.

Big Boxes

Anyway, it’s too late shop local – there’s nothing left in local land for a typical working family. If I had to live only on local independent stores for life’s needs life would be very, very boring, I’d have no clothes to wear and my car would not run. Let’s start a list of things you can’t buy locally. Based on Pacific Grove’s “Historic” Downtown.

  • Blank DVD discs.
  • Levis.
  • Men’s shirts.
  • A TV set.
  • A Clint Eastwood DVD.
  • Auto parts.
  • An iPod.
  • Printer cartridges.
  • A “2600” magazine.
  • A car stereo.
  • A baseball glove.
  • Laptop Computer Bag.
  • Computer anything.
  • Video game software/cartridge – any.
  • Prescription Medication.

Joy Colangelo vs. The Civilized World

Sustainable P.G. – Pee On The Plants

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From sciencedaily.com 

Research in Finland finds sustainable fertilizer in human urine.

Peeing Group

In the new study, Surendra K. Pradhan and colleagues collected human urine from private homes and used it to fertilize cabbage crops. Then they compared the urine-fertilized crops with those grown with conventional industrial fertilizer and no fertilizer.

The analysis showed that growth and biomass were slightly higher with urine than with conventional fertilizer.

There was no difference in nutritional value of the cabbage. “Our results show that human urine could be used as a fertilizer for cabbage and does not pose any significant hygienic threats or leave any distinctive flavor in food products,” the report concludes.

Sustainable PG – Pee On The Plants

Turn That @#%$ Down! Part 3

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Why do you think they call it Dope? Two dopes get busted for being stupid: Loud music and a missing front license plate lead to drug arrests.

The first stop happened in the Rio del Mar Shopping Center on Soquel Drive in Aptos around 9:35 p.m. when a deputy pulled over a black Chevy Tahoe blaring music and suspected the driver was under the influence of narcotics, according to Sgt. Fred Plageman. Odin found a digital gram scale and a rock of crystal meth in the center console of the Tahoe and a magnetic, metal case under the dash that the deputy suspected was for hiding drugs, according to Plageman. The deputy also reported finding 2.8 grams of suspected methamphetamine in the ashtray.

The driver, Carlos Rolando Sanchez, 31, of Watsonville, was arrested on suspicion of being under the influence and transporting a controlled substance, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

The second stop, just after midnight on the 2600 block of Portola Drive, happened when a deputy spotted a silver Honda Civic without a front license plate, Plageman said. Odin found a plastic bag of suspected heroin under the leather gear shift covering and the driver, Wilian Choto, 22, of Live Oak, was arrested on suspicion of being under the influence of a controlled substance, possessing heroin and possessing drug paraphernalia, Plageman said.

Turn That @#%$ Down! Part 3

New Monterey Police Blotter – September 2007

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Car burglaries are out of control.

9/8/07 Citizen reports theft from his motor vehicle while parked on Oak.

9/9/07 MPD towed a white 1991 Mazda Protege from Laine and Hoffman for registration expired for over six months.

9/9/07 Citizen 800 block of Filmore reports unknown to have burglarized his vehicle

9/9/07 Citizen 500 block of Lighthouse, reports an unknown to have stolen her hand made, leather, backpack from the back of her motorcycle.

9/9/07 LOMBARDO, MEL TOMMY was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon (vehicle) after intentionally striking a motorcycle at Pacific and Lighthouse.

9/11/07 Citizen reports vandalism to the door on the east side of the building at 871 Jesse, Hilltop Community Center.

9/11/07 Citizen 700 block of Lighthouse reports peace disturbance.

9/13/07 CINECON GROUP INC. reports burglary of their building under construction in the 600 block of Wave.

9/13/07 Citizen 800 block of Archer, reports unknown to have entered her unlocked vehicle.

9/14/07 Citizen 2200 block of David reports a burglary to his residence.

9/14/07 Traffic accident at Irving and Wave.

9/15/07 Traffic accident versus roadway and tree at Withers and Taylor.

9/14/07 Citizen reports being robbed by SKERBELIS, JESSE on the Rec trail approximately 400 ft. south of Cannery Row. SKERBELIS swung a knife the citizen and took his bike. SKERBELIS fled on the stolen bike southbound on the Rec trail. SKERBELIS was located on the Rec trail in possesison of a knife and the bike, and arrested on the bike trail near English.

9/16/07 Citizen reports being battered in the 600 block of Cannery Row.

9/17/07 Civil problem in the 200 block of Lighthouse.

9/17/07 BYRUM, HARVEY, JOHNSON, JAMAR and CASEY, JUSTIN were arrested for robbery, conspiracy to commit a crime, possession of cocaine, and possession of stolen property on the Rec Trail just south of Cannery Row.

9/18/07 Citizen 700 block of Taylor, reports the vandalism of her vehicle

9/18/07 Citizen 600 block of Lobos reported vandalism to her 02 Chevy.

9/18/07 Citizen 600 block Lyndon reported vandalism to his 01 Nissan.

9/19/07 Citizen reports unknown to have shattered the front passenger window to his vehicle while parked at Alice and Withers.

9/19/07 Citizen reports hit and run to his 2002 Mits. while it was parked in the 500 block of Lighthouse.

9/20/07 Citizen reported losing his black leather wallet while inside the aquarium.

9/20/07 Martin, Kenneth and Jewett, Daniel were cited for possession of open container of alcohol in public at Hawthorne and Irving.

9/21/07 Citizen 400 block of Archer reports unknown person to have make annoying phone calls to his residence.

9/21/07 Citizen reports unknown to have stolen his IPOD and wallet from an unlocked door of vehicle in the 300 block of Reeside.

9/22/07 Citizen 200 block of Hawthorne reports unknown to have burglarized her vehicle.

9/22/07 Citizen 200 block of Hawthorne reports vandalism to her vehicle.

9/22/07 Owner of Caffe Gelateria reports the theft of her tip jar, containing approximately $20, from the business.

9/23/07 JEWETT, DANIEL was cited for possession of an open container of alcohol at Prescott & Lighthouse

9/24/07 REYNOLDS, LARRY GENE was cited for open container at Foam & Irving.

9/24/07 HUDSON, GLENN was cited for open container at Scholze Park.

9/24/07 Male fell off his skateboard in the 800 block of Pine.

9/25/07 JEWETT, DANIEL was issued a citation for drinking in public at Foam and Irving.

9/25/07 Citizen 500 block Lighthouse, reports the theft of personal items from his unlocked vehicle.

9/26/07 Citizen reports a hit and run accident involving her vehicle in the private parking lot of 571 Lighthouse.

9/26/07 Citizen 700 block of Belden reports the theft of her red Mongoose mountain bike from her unsecured garage.

9/27/07 JEWETT, DANIEL was issued a citation for open container at Prescott and Lighthouse.

9/27/07 THE CITY OF MONTEREY had unknown break into the shower coin meter in the men’s restroom at 32 Cannery Row.

9/27/07 Citizen 800 block of Filmore, reports unknown suspect to have keyed his vehicle’s hood and window.

9/29/07 Citizen 700 block of Spencer St reports burglary to her vehicle.

9/29/07 CUPP, ANDREW was arrested for burglary from the Nob Hill located at 900 Lighthouse.

9/29/07 SCHAFER, KENNETH was arrested for public intoxication in the 300 block of Prescott.

9/30/07 POPPLETONS’S 200 block of Lighthouse reports burglary to their business.

New Monterey Police Blotter – September 2007

Level Heads Should Prevail In Moth Spraying

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Did you know that an organic gardening agency approves of the pheromone spraying?

Those who have opposed this spraying program presumably are concerned with issues other than the scientific and economic justifications for controlling the LBAM with pheromones. They have presented two points: federal and state agricultural agencies have not given local citizens and public officials research data to prove that pheromones are safe for humans or a role in the decision-making process.

Such arguments reflect a distrust of federal and state authorities more than substantial concerns. To be realistic, we are exposed daily to numerous chemicals that have not been proven safe for human exposure, and federal and state agencies make countless decisions without citizen participation. Our complex, fast-moving society simply could not function if we require absolute foreknowledge of the consequences of our actions and decision-making at the grass roots level.

Level Heads Should Prevail

Union Fights P.G. Job Cuts

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Can’t let the cash strapped city control the flow of money to the union . .

A union representing Pacific Grove city employees plans to challenge announced layoffs that will affect its members.

Laborers Local 270 president Tim McCormick, representative for the Santa Cruz-based local’s public employee section, said he plans to attend the Pacific Grove City Council meeting Wednesday to argue that the city doesn’t have the right to cut its members from the staff without negotiating with the union first.

“I pay my dues ahead of time, when the benefits come I’m last in line” – Neil Young

Union Fights PG Job Cuts

Continuing – Lynn Nicole Feurer

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Nicole Feurer Joseph Cupita

In Joseph Cupita’s last moments, his live-in companion was kneeling on his chest, suffocating him, and smothering his face with a pillow as the 81-year-old man grappled for his life, according to a picture painted by a prosecutor during a preliminary hearing for Lynne Nicole Feurer on Friday.

Prosecutor Elaine McCleaf presented witnesses who said tiny hemorrhages in Cupita’s face and chest areas showed he died of asphyxiation. Bite wounds on his hands and arms and scratches from his own fingernails on his face indicated he was trying to fight off his attacker when he died. There was also blood on his pillow, according to testimony.

Continuing – Lynn Nicole Feurer

Check Your Purses! Sam Farr Is Reaching For Your Money

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. . again. This time to lure just what we need, more tourists.

Farr Piggy

U.S. Reps. Sam Farr (D-Carmel) and Jon Porter (R-Nevada), introduced a bill Wednesday to lure more visitors to the United States.

The “Improving Public Diplomacy through International Travel Act” calls upon the secretary of state to enhance diplomatic relations with foreign countries and to advance domestic business interests abroad by establishing a competitive grant program with a budget of $50 million in matching funds over the next five years.

. . individual grants would range from $150,000 to $1 million, with participants required to come up with matching funds and develop international travel programs focused on the country’s top five overseas markets, beginning with Canada the first year and adding Mexico, United Kingdom, Japan and Germany in subsequent years.

Check Your Purses! Sam Farr Is Reaching For Your Money

Lynne Nicole Feurer Can Change Wardrobe

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About time . .

Nicole Fuere Court

A Pacific Grove woman accused of suffocating her husband will be unshackled and in street clothes when she faces preliminary hearing Friday.

Judge James Cadle granted the motion by the defense attorney for Lynne Nicole Feurer, 65. Frank Dice argued that forcing Feurer to appear shackled and in orange-and-white-striped jail garb conveys an image of guilt.

Lynne Nicole Feurer Can Change Wardrobe