P.G. Going Solar? Mayor Dan Cort Says Yes

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Mayor Dan Cort wants to install solar panels on the city’s buildings and schools, which he said would reduce energy use by as much as 80 percent and set an example for other small California cities. I want Pacific Grove to be a totally energy sustainable, green city, Cort said. Representatives from Honeywell, a multinational corporation that specializes in energy efficient systems, were in town last week and visited several buildings to determine what’s necessary to retrofit them for solar energy.

Once known as the foggiest city in the USA. Has the climate changed to Arizona conditions over the last 100 years?

P.G. Going Solar? Mayor Dan Cort Says Yes

Fire Breaks Out In New Monterey Business

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Flames were spotted in Om Oasis yoga studio, on the first floor of the Perez Building on the 400 block of Lighthouse Avenue, shortly after 2:30 p.m. from across the street by passerby Goksal Dilsiz.

Firetrucks arrived within five minutes, and the fire was out five minutes later, said Paul Goodwin, operation division chief for the Monterey Fire Department.

Unlike the recent fire that destroyed a building on Alvrado street, the Perez building had sprinklers.

Fire Breaks Out In New Monterey Business

Council Warming Up To John Denver Memorial

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John Denver Plane

A permanent tribute to musician John Denver may soon be built on the shoreline near where his plane plummeted into Monterey Bay nearly 10 years ago.

The Pacific Grove City Council has been asked by the California Friends of John Denver and Denver’s family to place a memorial rock between Acropolis Street and Asilomar Avenue near Point Pinos.

Moe Ammar, executive director of the Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce, said at least two people a week call or come by his office searching for the site of the crash. Some want to say prayers.

John Denver Memorial Map

Council Warming Up To John Denver Memorial

Lighthouse Cinema Owner Looking To Open OBH

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Robert Enea, a Danville developer who owns the old Lighthouse Cinema in Pacific Grove, has proposed to lease the property for 30 years at $60,000 annually, remodel it and bring in a new restaurant.

One option would be to have a restaurant that specializes in one style of food requiring a smaller kitchen, creating more table space. He’s also evaluating whether he could add a deck to the building.

He said his company, Enea Properties Company LLC, is considering specialty restaurants, like a sushi bar or an upscale restaurant that does take-out. He didn’t exclude bringing in a chain restaurant, but said there weren’t many that would consider such a small location.

Hmm – specialty food, chain . . .Old Bath House Krispy Kreme

More upscale than a McD
Old Bath House Arbys

Should attract the families
Old Bath House Hooters

My fave – chili dogs
Old Bath House Wienerschnitzel

Lighthouse Cinema Owner Looking To Open OBH

New Monterey Police Blotter – February 2007

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2/2/07 MOMANI, AHMAD was a victim of a fall at Oak Newton Park.

2/2/07 MPD towed a gold 89 Buick Riviera 800 block Devisadero for being abandoned.

2/2/07 MPD towed a blue 1988 BMW 750i for expired registration over six months at Newton and Prescott.

2/2/07 KEATING, AMMIELOU reports the theft of a South Dakota license plate from Cannery Row and Hoffman.

2/2/07 PARSONS, KATHLEEN was arrested for DUI at Cannery Row and Hoffman.

2/3/07 Victim reports being battered by two unknown Hispanic male adults somewhere between 400 Block of Alvarado Street and Reeside and Lighthouse.

2/3/07 Citizen reported vandalism at the Monterey Hostel in the 700 block of Hawthorne Avenue. The front glass door and a front window had graffiti painted on them.

2/4/07 Louie Linguini’s reports being a victim of a petty theft on 02/02/07 at approximately 2230 hours. Stolen was five bottles of wine totaling $180.

2/4/07 Citizen reports being battered by an unknown Hispanic male adult at Sly McFly’s. Injuries include a swollen upper lip and a small cut inside the upper lip.

2/5/07 Citizen reports being battered by Planet Gemini staff.

2/5/07 MPD towed a white, 1998 Ford F-150 from the 200 block of Cannery Row for having registration expired over 6 months.

2/5/07 A white, 5 gallon, empty propane tank was found in the North Bore of the Lighthouse tunnel.

2/5/07 Citizen reports a theft from her 1998 gold Mercedes in the 200 block of Cannery Row.

2/5/07 Citizen reports a theft from his blue Subaru parked in the 200 block of Cannery Row.

2/5/07 Citizen reports a theft from her white 2006 Lexus in the 200 block of Cannery Row.

2/5/07 Citizen 600 block of Lily reports the theft of a license plate from his vehicle.

2/5/07 SPENCE, BRITTON THORNE was arrested for public intoxication at Bruce Ariss Way and Wave. MARTIN, KENNETH RANDALL was cited for possession of an open container of alcohol, same location.

2/5/07 LEYVA, JULIO CESAR was cited for driving a motor vehicle with a suspended license at David and Foam.

2/6/07 Citizen reports loss/theft of her small, brown wallet containing miscellaneous ID, a credit card and $20 cash from The British Bulldog Pub.

2/7/07 PECINA, WILLIAM ANDREW was arrested for DUI at Private Bolio and Lighthouse.

2/7/07 Citizen in the 800 Lyndon reports unknown to have broken out the rear window of her Infiniti SUV.

2/7/07 Jose’s Mexican Bar and Grill, 638 Wave St reports commercial burglary.

2/7/07 DOE, JOHN WM 20’s, was stopped for a traffic violation at the intersection of Reeside and Cannery Row. Doe provided false information to police. Doe then fled on foot from police, but was apprehended.

2/8/07 Citizen 800 block of Hawthorne reported her front door was vandalized.

2/9/07 BOYNTON, BURKE was arrested for DUI at Wave and David. POLD was Monterey Lanes.

2/9/07 Two security cameras reported stolen from the Travel Lodge 675 Munras. (so off topic, but a repeat from last month’s security camera theft story in North Monterey)

2/9/07 Citizen 700 block of Lighthouse, reported his vehicles tires were slashed.

2/9/07 Citizen 700 block of Dickman reported his home was burglarized.

2/9/07 ELVES, RICHARD was cited for possession of less then 28.5g marijuana.

2/10/07 Citizen reports the her rain coat along with her wallet containing a pass port, CDL, cell phone and credit cards were stolen on today’s date at approximately 0115 hours in the 700 block of Cannery Row. Estimated loss value $110.

2/11/07 Schreiber, Carmen was arrested for DUI at Del Monte and Figueroa. POLD: Roy’s, Pebble Beach

2/11/07 SMITH, KEVIN was arrested for driving with a suspended license at Lighthouse and Del Monte.

2/11/07 SMITH, KEVIN was cited for a bench warrant on a traffic violation at the MPD jail.

2/12/07 MPD found a Men’s Roadmaster Bicycle at 601 Wave

2/12/07 Citizen reports three unknown white males to have threatened him inside his business in the 700 block of Lighthouse.

2/12/07 Citizen 700 block of Dickman, reports unknown to have stolen items from his home.

2/13/07 DE JONG, ALISON was arrested for DUI at Lighthouse and Drake. POLD: Bulldog Pub.

2/13/07 SOTO, RUSSELL was cited for speeding, driving without a license and false registration at Foam and Hoffman.

2/13/07 Marina Court was aided in issuing a citation to SOTO, RUSSELL on an outstanding $2,500 traffic warrant.

2/13/07 Citizen 500 block of Irving reports unknown to have stolen his wallet from inside his cousin’s vehicle while parked.

2/14/07 Citizen reports his tan, 1959 homemade box trailer to have been stolen while parked behind the 200 block of Lighthouse

2/15/07 ROBINSON, TARA was cited for an open container at Prescott and Rec Trail. Additionally cited for having a dog without a muzzle.

2/17/07 False registration tabs were taken off a 1979 Datsun 280Z in the 600 block of Wave.

2/17/07 Two female juveniles were contacted for fighting on the corner of Lighthouse and Prescott. One juvenile was taken to the front counter for possession of alcohol and curfew violation.

2/21/07 Citizen reports burglary to his 43 foot fishing vessel while parked at Monterey Bay Boat Works, 32 Cannery Row.

2/22/07 PENINSULA BAKING COMPANY, 518 Lighthouse reports unknown to have attempted to force entry.

2/24/07 O’BRIEN, SEAN was issued a citation for possession of less than one ounce of marijuana in the vehicle and MOAN, SCOTT was issued a citation for possession of less than one ounce of marijuana at Irving and Taylor.

2/25/07 Citizen reports unknown to have stomped on his left leg causing injury at Bruce Ariss Way.

2/26/07 Citizen reports fraudulent use of his credit cart at KFC, 865 Lighthouse.

2/27/07 Citizen 700 block of Lighthouse reports the theft of motorcycle equipment from the saddlebags of his motorcycle.

2/28/07 Citizen reports burglary to the business in the 600 block of Wave Street.

2/28/07 Traffic accident versus rock on southbound Lighthouse Curve.

New Monterey Police Blotter – February 2007

Kalisa’s Closes. One More Landmark Lost

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Nearly 50 years after she crossed the tracks and took over the site of what was once a bordello immortalized in John Steinbeck’s writing, the Queen of Cannery Row’s reign ends this week.

Kalisa Moore, 81, longtime owner of Kalisa’s, will close her doors Tuesday. The La Ida Cafe building where she’s fed and entertained guests since 1958, has been sold to local restaurateur Chris Shake, who plans to open a new cafe this spring.

Over five decades, as Cannery Row changed from an industrial area to a tourist mecca, Moore fed actors and writers, people down on their luck and others high on life at the two-story cafe and cabaret.

Kalisas 1

Kalisa, thanks for making my world an amazing place. Hi Riga!

Kalisa’s Closes. One More Landmark Lost.

As Griggs Nursery Goes, Mini Mansions Move In

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Bare it Bennett would rather see substainable housing.

Griggs Nursery Homes

Griggs said a five-year sales slump and his desire to retire are the reasons he wants to sell the land. He hasn’t said when he’ll close shop, but said it could be in 2009.

Lisa Bennett said she wanted to support the general plan amendment but couldn’t because she would rather see affordable housing on the land. “I do have some problems with the single-family residential model which is a pattern in our community, but hasn’t been a successful model in California for affordable housing or transportation,” Bennett said.

As Griggs Nursery Goes, Mini Mansions Move In

P.G. City Council Votes For Layoffs

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Also remember that Unions do not make one immune to layoffs.

As part of the reorganization, the city’s public works director, an account clerk and a part-time office assistant will be laid off in early April. The responsibilities and titles of four other employees will change, and three new positions — a principal analyst, a management analyst and a senior accountant — will be added.

Tim McCormick of Laborers International Union Local 270A, the union that represents 41 nonpublic safety city employees, said they had been told during the last budget cuts that they were safe from layoffs. Colangelo’s plan caught them off guard.

“It wasn’t reasonable notice,” said McCormick. Announced on Feb. 14, the reorganization has been dubbed by some employees as the St. Valentines’ Day Massacre.

One member of the union will be laid off as a result of the reorganization, he said. For the remaining employees, the sudden announcement has made them feel vulnerable and question their loyalty to the city, McCormick said.

P.G. City Council Votes For Layoffs

P.G. City Department Heads On The Block

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Makes sense to centralize common tasks and put department leaders to work in their departments.

Departments affected include recreation, community development, public works and the city’s golf course, library and museum.

“I don’t think this is a massacre,” Colangelo said. “This is something necessary to move the organization forward. This is a relatively small step we are taking.”

City department heads spend “too much time doing administrative tasks instead of providing the services we need to be providing,” he said.

Under Colangelo’s plan, tasks burdening department heads would be shifted to city administrators. Department head posts would be eliminated. Senior departmental staff members, who are paid less, would run the departments.

“I have to support my city manager,” said Recreation Director John Miller. “Changes have to be made, and this is his vision.”

Miller, who worked for the city as a teenager and started full time in 1979, said past city managers talked about reorganizing, but he has never seen any action.

“This is actually the first time in my 28 years that a plan has come forward to move in the direction of centralizing everything,” he said.

P.G. City Department Heads On The Block