Saw these two back in April, same old same old. Cant teach people to close the lid to quit attracting gulls, raccoons and rats
This one I saw someone from the do-no-wrong Grove Market emptying garbage and walked away leaving it open.
And down the street at P.G. Juice N Java – yep. A gull’s buffet.
What can we do? Let’s build the kids a playhouse to hide the trash in. What do they do? Yep, leave it open.
Dumpster Update: They Built A Covered Shed To Keep Animals Out
Don’t tell me the robbers ran up the street to the police station? One of the suspects was ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation.
Riley Elvin, 24, and Jorge Cisneros, 22, were housed in
Monterey County Jail on felony charges of robbery, drug
possession, probation violation and other crimes.A couple of guys went into the store acting suspiciously and attempted to steal some alcohol and products from the store,” Lakind said. “They were confronted by an employee, and they took off running and were arrested a few blocks away.”
What would have been shoplifting became a robbery charge when the men tangled with the employee who tried stop them.
Harvey sees the one time the trash is covered. Here are three other time I passed by the mentioned location. He’s also bothered by the squawks and cries of the gulls, but not the smell of the open garbage next to his part time residence?
City Manager Ben Harvey, clad in a baby blue sweater over a white button-up shirt, strolls down 16th Street with a cup of coffee in hand. It’s early afternoon, and while there are still no gulls around, Harvey stops between Fandango Restaurant and Grove Market, and turns to face a dumpster area.
“This is what I am talking about,” Harvey says, visibly annoyed, yet composed.
Harvey takes a few steps toward a nearly empty parking lot in front of the restaurant, and points to a big, black dumpster with its lid shut. The container stands next to a small trash can filled with a tied-up garbage bag.
In addition to using predatory birds to scare off gulls, part of the program would also include stepping up enforcement of dumpster lid closures.
Sounds good on paper. A Walgreen store would not step on to many blessed businesses that oppose anything that would compete (Grove Market, Fandango, Pollacci Liquor & Date, etc). But if Nadir is in the mix, I predict failure.
The first floor of the Holman building in downtown Pacific Grove could become home to a Walgreens pharmacy — a large retailer that could bring a boost to local business, according to the city’s chamber of commerce.
Agha’s plan for a 300-room hotel, which the developer has pursued for years, would still be possible even if the building’s first floor is leased to a retailer. Currently, the 60,000-square foot-space is occupied by antique dealers, a bank and a restaurant.
Vanessa writes to the Hear-Old:
“Why would I shop at a Pacific Grove farmers market when I can find fresh produce at Grove Market
Why would I shop at a cavernous hardware store when I can walk into P.G. Hardware
Why would I shop at an enormous office supply chain when Alpha Stationery
There are so many reasons to live and shop in Pacific Grove, many of them that feed my soul and reassure me of the decision we made 32 years ago to make this our home forever.”
Well Vanessa, some people have to work and don’t have a lot of time to dodge the tourists or find parking downtown. Biggest factor is that the streets once again roll up at 7:00PM and none of those stores are open when working people come home to PG.
Convenience is what you pay for.
The final result shows that Grove Market is the most expensive, with Nob Hill costing 12% less, Albertson’s at 10% less than Grove Market, and Safeway a whopping 21% less than Grove Market.
