Lisa Bennett Appointed To Pacific Grove Council

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“I have very high personal integrity,” Bennett told the council. “What you see is what you get.
Bennett has also served on the city’s Architectural Review Board. She has worked for 24 years in her consulting business, The Cornerstone Group, which deals with nonprofit agencies.

What you see is what you get?
Lisa Bennett Sfw

Line from Coast Weakly:

“Rumor has it that LISA BENNETT, who will be making a mid-term replacement of the whiny JOHN STIDHAM, can be found in the September 1979 issue of PLAYBOY.

FYI, A capture shot from a recent City Council meeting.
Lisa Bennett 2005

Lisa Bennett Appointed To Pacific Grove Council

P.G. Restaurateur Favaloro Pleads Not Guilty To Battery

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Nino Favaloro

Pacific Grove restaurateur Anthony Favaloro, 65, entered a not guilty plea Wednesday to a misdemeanor battery charge stemming from a Nov. 24 confrontation with his mother-in-law, Marie Ferrante, at Favaloro’s Lighthouse Avenue restaurant.

Ferrante, 70, told police her son-in-law tried to strangle her.
Favaloro is scheduled for another court appearance Feb. 4.

PG Restaurateur Favaloro Pleads Not Guilty To Battery

P.G. Settles ADA Lawsuit

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“To settle a lawsuit filed by a disabled resident, the city of Pacific Grove has agreed to spend $250,000 to remove architectural barriers and make other improvements over the next decade.

Mary Marques-Caramico sued the city and eight local businesses in 2003, saying they violated the federal Americans with Disabilities Act by not providing adequate access for the disabled. Marques-Caramico has muscular dystrophy and gets around town in a motorized wheelchair.

P.G. Settles ADA Lawsuit

Wife Shoots Husband – Del Monte Park

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DMP

A Pacific Grove woman shot at her husband in front of their home Saturday, police said. Amy Huse, 29, was arrested and charged with attempted murder.

Police reported that her husband was not hit with any bullets but suffered minor injuries during the scuffle. The gun was recovered and Amy Huse is being held pending $250,000 bail

Wife Shoots Husband – Del Monte Park

P.G. Beaches Attracting Salinas Gangs

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Whether to avoid the cops who know they’re violating probation or to hang out without fear of attack by rivals, gang members from other Monterey County cities are being spotted more and more in Pacific Grove and Carmel.

“This is not an area where they need to constantly watch their backs. They’ll drink alcohol and go to the beach with their girlfriends,” said PGPD Lt. Tom Uretsky. “They come to P.G. because in many cases it’s considered neutral territory by the Salinas gangs.”

And police say locals should beware: A volatile situation can easily ignite if warring gang members find themselves on the same stretch of sand.

I do not shop at stores that support gangs. If there is gang graffiti on the walls, I stay away. If the workers look anything like a gang member or even imitate the look and behavior I stay away. Hear that Northridge Mall? Safeway? ATC?

P.G. Beaches Attracting Salinas Gangs

Mountain Lion Or Housecat?

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Lion Layin

“There have been five sightings in the past week,” reported Paul Jeung, who works as a starter for the golf course.
Jeung said the mountain lion was seen on the back nine, which wraps around the lighthouse, and was described as “pretty small, about 100 pounds.”

Several of the sightings have been discounted by P.G. police officers. One “lion” turned out to be a large house cat and another, reported on Jewell Avenue near Sunset Drive, was described as “two feet long,” too small to be anything but a new cub.

Mountain Lion Or Housecat?

P.G. Man Pleads Guilty To Internet Sex Instant Messages

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Homayun Ahmad pleaded guilty to federal charges related to a case of internet sex. The 37-year-old man admitted to have engaged in sexually explicit conversations on AOL instant messenger with someone he believed was a 16-year-old girl. He is expected to receive a 5-year prison sentence as part of a plea agreement.

 

P.G. Man Pleads Guilty To Internet Sex IMs

Carmel Student Caught With Gun On Campus

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Action is being taken after a gun and ammunition were seized from a 15-year-old Carmel High School student.

The Monterey County Sheriff’s Department confiscated the .45-caliber semiautomatic pistol at school on Wednesday, along with 33 rounds of ammunition. No one was hurt.

According to investigators, the gun belongs to the Carmel student’s guardian — a grandparent. The student has been suspended and will be expelled, according to officials. Both he and his guardian could face criminal charges.

And this wasn’t an isolated incident. Less than a month ago, a boy brought a gun to Pacific Grove Middle School. The gun belonged to his guardian — a Seaside police officer.

Carmel Student Caught With Gun On Campus