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Dance at Chautauqua Hall June 4: Tango lesson 6 PM General Ballroom, nightclub and line dance 7-10 PM
• Sun. June 5
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Pacific Grove’s
Coastal Bioblitz 5:30 a.m. to noon Meet at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History Free •
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Sun. June 5
Eclectic Celtic Jam Asilomar on the deck outside the social hall 1-3 PM No cost •
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June 3-9, 2016
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Vol. VIII, Issue 34
Rites of Passage
Fri. June 10, 17 & 24
Open Mic Nights Pacific Grove Art Center 68 Lighthouse Ave. Doors open 6PM Performances 7 to 10:30 PM 831-375-2208 No charge, but donations welcomed. •
Tues. June 14
Monterey Parkinson’s Support Group Meeting “Duopa Pump – Continuous Feed Parkinson’s Treatment Susie Fazollahi, ABBVIE 3:00 PM Sally Griffin Center 700 Jewell Avenue, Pacific Grove 372-7510 Http://www. montereyparkinsonssupport.com •
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Pacific Groove Dance Jam Chautauqua Hall 8-10 PM Dance to DJs Adults $10/Teens $5 Youth Free • 1st Time Free info@dancejampg.org
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rally -- one of 7,800 who turned out for Bernie Sanders, in Monterey on May 31. More graduation pictures on pages 14-15. More photos from the Sanders rally on page 17. Photos by Peter Mounteer
As Tourist Season Begins, Pacific Grove’s Plastic Bag Ban is 1 Year Old: Was it Worth It? After the long Memorial Weekend of fun, Monterey Bay beaches looked well-used. Thankfully, 70 volunteers took time during the holiday weekend and the day after to lend a hand at five different Save Our Shores beach cleanup sites. Volunteers helped the marine conservation nonprofit prevent nearly 790 pounds of waste from entering the ocean. The North Coast was the hardest hit in terms of trash, particularly Davenport and Panther Beach. Pacific Grove beaches were not cleaned after the three-day holiday, often thought of as the opening day of summer. The most common holiday single-use items removed were polystyrene cups and plates, plastic utensils, beer bottles, fast food wrappers, and cigarette butts. The outrageous included a full grill, pop-ups and tents, a few broken chairs, wads of underwear, and hundreds of single-use shot glasses. Totals for Save Our Shores beach cleanups: • Davenport Main Beach, Santa Cruz County (2 cleanups): 600 pounds of trash removed • Seabright State Beach, Santa Cruz County: 44 pounds of trash removed, including 94 cigarette butts and 73 plastic cups • Twin Lakes State Beach, Santa Cruz County: 25 pounds of trash removed • Del Monte State Beach, Monterey County: 43 pounds of tiny plastic trash removed, including well over 1,000 cigarette butts
Save Our Shores also provided pollution prevention at Cowell and Main Beach in Santa Cruz on Monday, May 30. Before crowds turned up in thousands, SOS volunteers and staff hung large banners along the beach parking lots and bathrooms, reminding visitors to “enjoy their visit” to the beach and “keep it clean.” They also spent five hours handing out free garbage bags to visitors who came unprepared to deal with their waste. In total, SOS handed-out 538 bags and talked to thousands of visitors about the impact their waste can have on the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. California State Parks were also out issuing warnings about glass bottles on the beach and illegal drinking while handing out a few trash bags when they deemed it needed. Still, at Cowell and Main Beach in Santa Cruz County, two cleanups were carried out and 75 pounds of waste removed, still much lower than Davenport Main Beach. A little over a year ago, on March 1, 2015, Pacific Grove instituted a plastic bag ban just in time for the summer tourist season – amid many predictions of doom and gloom, and loud complaints about its feasibility. The bag ordinance was designed to reduce the impact by plastic bags on the city and the environment. In surveys, a 10-cent per carry out bag fee has been shown to reduce the number of disposable bags used by 70 to 90 percent. The contamination of recycling and composting programs will be lowered and the deadly impact of swallowed plastic bags on sea
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• June 3, 2016
Joan Skillman
PBAGS From Page 1
life will be lessened, according to studies. The ban: • Applies to all retail stores starting on 3/1/2015 • Does not apply to restaurants • Prohibits all single-use plastic carry out bags • Requires a 10-cent minimum charge on all compliant carry out bags • Charge must be indicated on customer transaction receipt and is not taxable • Allows stores keep the charge for bags Compliant carry out bags include paper bags labeled with a 40 percent post-consumer recycled content and reusable carryout bags designed to last through at least 125 uses and are cleanable. Bags which are subject to a 10-cent charge are all single-use paper carry out bags. The solution: Bring your own bag. Or don’t use a bag at all if you’re only buying one or a few items that can be easily carried. The ordinance does not apply to bags used for: • Loose bulk items such as produce, nuts, grains, candy, meat, fish, or small hardware such as screws and nails. • Protection of goods or to protect against contamination of other goods in the same bag such as a bag used to protect bottles, wet items, and greeting cards. • Pharmacy bags used to contain prescription drugs. • The 10-cent charge also does not apply to EBT, WIC, CalFresh, or other government-subsidized purchase programs. The City of Monterey was the first in the area to ban bags back in 2011. Marina’s bag ban began March 19, 2015 and a ban in the unincorporated county went into effect March 27, 2015. On the Monterey Peninsula, only Del Rey Oaks and Sand City have no such ban. Casual surveys show that many of the bags that end up on the beach are carried there by visitors who come from places here there is no ban. A statewide ban, which, in part, spurred Pacific Grove’s City Council to action, has been put on hold by lawsuits and will face a referendum in November, 2016. The number of the proposition will not be assigned until after June 11, 2016 but a “yes” vote is urged by Save Our Shores, the people directly involved with cleaning up first world residue. So how did the first year go? Pacific Grove’s ban in effect March 2015, percentage of reusable bags or no bag: Pre-ban survey: SaveMart (now Lucky) 26%, Safeway 30%. Grove Market 43%, Trader Joe’s 45% Post-ban survey: Lucky 79%, Safeway 62%. Grove Market 82%, Trader Joe’s 74% Results from CVS and Rite Aid are not comparable to groceries and so are not included.
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Save Our Shores’s conclusion from surveys done outside affected grocery businesses showed no support for raising the fee for non-reusable bags to 25 cents. The use of reusable bags (or using no bag at all for light purchases) increased two to three times following the ban, which SOS deems a good result.
Weekday Roadwork Will Affect Sunset/ Hwy. 68 Through the end of August
Crews will pave along a 1-mile section of Hwy 68, including ramps, between Asilomar/Sinex Ave. and Forest Ave. in PG through August 30. Roadwork will consist of reversing one-way traffic control from 9 - 4 Mondays through Thursdays along this one-mile section. On Hwy. 68 from Asilomar State Park Entrance to Sunset Dr. full closures may take place 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. on Friday along this quarter-mile section. A detour will be provided. Motorists can expect delays of up to 20 minutes. Roadwork consists of cold plane mix asphalt overlay on the roadbed and complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on the ramps.
Pacific Grove’s Rain Gauge Data reported at Canterbury Woods
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Week ending 06-02-16 at 8:15 AM....... 0.03" Total for the season............................. 18.77" The historic average to this date is ..... 18.75" Wettest year.................................................. 47.15" During rain year 07-01-97 through 06-30-98 Driest year.................................................... 4.013" During rain year 07-01-12 through 06-30-13
Near Lovers Point Data reported by John Munch at 18th St.
Week ending 06-01-16......................... 0.02" Total for the season (since 7/1/15)...... 17.50" Last week low temperature...................50.9F Last week high temperature..................67.0F Last year rain to date (7/1/14-6/1/15)......... 15.94”
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Discount for Business License Fees Extended
The new business license administrator for the City of Pacific Grove, HdL Company, opened the City's online business license renewal access on May 8, 2016. [This may come as a surprise to many because there was no notification that we can recall, but administration has been in flux recently. Our first indication of the change, at all three of the businesses we operate in the City of Pacific Grove, was a form we received in the mail on May 25, 2016.] HdL has a website for online business license registration. Using the online method allows business owner to have their new license issued electronically and sent to them within a few days. The City contracted with HdL in October of 2015, so this is the first set of renewals HdL has handled for us. HdL will be accepting the early pay incentive of $14.00 (a $6.00 discount), until July 1, 2016 – not June 1, 2016 as noted on the form – in order to accommodate business owners who are not able to use the online filing method, and/ or need additional time to complete the renewal
Planning Commission Hearing on Old-Growth Trees Set for June 8
On Wednesday, June 8 the Monterey County Planning Commission will meet at 9:00 a.m. to discuss the fate of hundreds of old-growth trees in the forest between Pebble Beach and Pacific Grove in the Del Monte Park area. The area is part of Pebble Beach Company's plan to build 24 inclusionary housing units at SFB Morse Drive south of the Ortega Road intersection adjacent to the city of Pacific Grove but part of unincorporated land. While the affordable housing units are a trade-off with the county for other projects Pebble Beach Company wishes to build, the location of the project is what is in contention. Neighbors and nature-lovers argue that there are two other environmentally-superior alternatives as identified in the EIR on the project which do not require the destruction of the old-growth forest. The meeting, which has been postponed before, will be held in the County Board of Supervisors Chambers at the Monterey County Government Center, 168 W. Alisal St. in Salinas. A confirmation of the date and time is suggested before making the trip to Salinas. The Old Forest Group, which has long been on the side of the trees in this matter, is urging supporters to attend the meeting and is suggesting carpooling. To join the carpool, email oldforestgrouo@gmail.com or phone Lynn Mason at 831-372-8897. More information on the fate of the trees can be found at Pacific Grove websites: OldForestGroup.org and DelMonteNeighborhood.org.
Donor(s) sought for public art
The Chamber is seeking a single legacy donor to contribute up to $8,900 toward the public art sculpture proposed for Berwick Park, and its future maintenance. A plaque with the donor’s name will be installed at the location. Donations can be made directly to the Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce by check, notation “breaching” Please join the chamber in creating this spectacular addition to the Pacific Grove coastline. For more information please contact Moe Ammar, Chamber of Commerce President, at moeammar@pacificgrove.org or call (831) 373-3304.
form. [Or those, who – like us – just got it in the mail.] The minimum business license tax is $15 and the maximum is $3,000. Add the administration fee (early pay incetive = 14) and the B.I.D, tax (if applicable) plus the SB1186 fee of $1.00 together to ascertain
your business license tax. If your business is located in the Business Improvement District (downtown) there is an additional fee (“Box 3” on the form.) To learn how to compute your B.I.D tax, contact the city finance department at 831-648-3100.
https://pacificgrove.hdlgov.com/ The B.I.D. tax for those who must add it onto their business license fee is 35 percent of the business license tax. Sounds like income tax forms -- one must figure one thing before going on to the next!
Sunset on the Deck Join us for Friday Night Sunset on the Deck at Asilomar! What better way to unwind from the work week and kick off the weekend than watching sunset on the deck at Asilomar. Enjoy live entertainment starting at 6:30 PM. The ongoing event will host a wealth of your favorite local musicians. Enjoy Phoebe’s Café, serving beer, wine, specialty cocktails, chef’s grilled specialties, paninis, salads and more.
May 27th Andrea’s Fault June 3rd Fred McCarty June 10th Johan Sotelo June 17th Tom Faia June 24th Wade Egan July 1st Kenny Chung July 8th Fred McCarty July 15th Bryan Diamond July 22nd Andrea’s Fault July 29th John Sherry August 12th Fergus August 19th Fred McCarty August 26th Anne & Pete Sibley
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offering our month-long day camp for ages 8 through 18 years. We welcome theatre novices, veterans and the “just curious”. Busy days are filled with dance and movement, theatre games and outdoor play, vocal coaching, on-stage rehearsals, skits, theme days and the all-important snack and break times!!
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• June 3, 2016
Pacific Grove Poetry Collective Will Celebrate Fathers at Monthly Meeting
Anne Sexton wrote, “It doesn’t matter who my father was, it matters who I remember he was.” At the next meeting of Poetry in the Grove, we ask that you bring poems you have written about your father and/or other poet’s work that has touched you on the subject of fathers and the experience of fathering. Poetry is the perfect medium to reach into the depth of richness of shared experiences, and to be moved by what we have not experienced, as in the poem below, written by Jusef Komunyakaa. Please join us in the little house at Jewell Park in Pacific Grove for an afternoon of poetry and stimulating conversation.
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Whose Mouth Do I Speak With?
Suzanne Rancourt I can remember my father bringing home spruce gum. He worked in the woods and filled his pockets with golden chunks of pitch. For his children he provided this special sacrament and we’d gather at this feet, around his legs, bumping his lunchbox, and his empty thermos rattled inside. Our skin would stick to Daddy’s gluey clothing and we’d smell like Mumma’s Pine Sol. We had no money for store bought gum but that’s all right. The spruce gum was so close to chewing amber as though in our mouths we held the eyes of Coyote and how many other children had fathers that placed on their innocent, anxious tongue the blood of tree?
Father’s Love Letters
Yusef Komunyakaa On Fridays he’d open a can of Jax After coming home from the mill, & ask me to write a letter to my mother Who sent postcards of desert flowers Taller than men. He would beg, Promising to never beat her Again. Somehow I was happy She had gone, & sometimes wanted To slip in a reminder, how Mary Lou Williams’ “Polka Dots & Moonbeams” Never made the swelling go down. His carpenter’s apron always bulged With old nails, a claw hammer Looped at his side & extension cords Coiled around his feet. Words rolled from under the pressure Of my ballpoint: Love, Baby, Honey, Please. We sat in the quiet brutality Of voltage meters & pipe threaders, Lost between sentences . . . The gleam of a five-pound wedge On the concrete floor Pulled a sunset Through the doorway of his toolshed. I wondered if she laughed
Step Back in Time
Monterey History & Art Association’s Monterey’s 246th Birthday & MHAA’s 85th Anniversary
Saturday, June 4, 2016 Festivities 11:15 a.m.
Memory Gardens/Custom House Plaza BBQ BUFFET EXTRAVAGANZA Shake Family Chefs & the Merienda BBQ Committee are taking it up a notch! ENTERTAINMENT BY
Mike Marotta, Jr. & Special Guests Mariachis & Folklorico Dancers
Dress: Early California Attire
MHAA Member: $55 Non-Member: $65
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& held them over a gas burner. My father could only sign His name, but he’d look at blueprints & say how many bricks Formed each wall. This man, Who stole roses & hyacinth For his yard, would stand there With eyes closed & fists balled, Laboring over a simple word, almost Redeemed by what he tried to say.
Rudolph Tenenbaum
Poetry Are you in trouble? Hard to cope? You all are welcome To our school of hope. We have the procedures To nurture the feeling As trying to jump And break through the ceiling. As trying to meet And befriend the Pope Always and always cherishing hope Cherishing hope With verve and defiance. Cherishing hope As an art and a science. Are you in trouble? Hard to cope? You all are welcome To our school of hope. We are compassionate. We are efficient. We bring hope To the hope deficient. Even while in a coma You'll manage to hope But to earn a diploma You'll walk a tight rope.
Tiny Treasures Invited by Pacific Grove Art Center Area artists are invited to submit a miniature work of art to the 2016 Tiny Treasures show at Pacific Grove Art Center. Deadline for donations is June 23. The office at 568 Lighthouse Ave. in Pacific Grove is staffed to receive donations Wednesday through Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1-4 p.m. Donated art must be original work (no reproductions) and any medium is accepted. Each piece must be no larger than 7x9 inches, including frame, and not exceed 7 inches in depth. Each piece must be ready to hang on the wall, with hooks or wires already attached. Tiny Treasures is one of the nonprofit Art Center’s most playful and lively annual fundraisers and generates income to help PGAC continue to serve the community. Each miniature will be displayed with a “voting box” where patrons will deposit their purchased raffle tickets. At the close of the show, one winning ticket will be drawn for each piece of art.
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Your Achievements
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Famous Person: Coco Chanel
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John Russo Named to Spring 2016 Dean’s List at Bucknell University
John Russo, of Carmel, has been named to the dean’s list at Bucknell University for the spring semester of the 2015-16 academic year. Dean’s list students have achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a scale of 4.0. Located in Lewisburg, PA, Bucknell University is a highly selective private liberal arts university that offers majors in the arts, engineering, humanities, management, and social and natural sciences, along with broad opportunities outside of class, to its 3,600 undergraduates. Graduate programs are available in select disciplines. Students benefit from a small student-faculty ratio of 9:1, personal attention from faculty, leadership opportunities, and excellent graduation rates and career outcomes.
Seattle Seahawks Player Terry Poole Returns as Keynote Speaker
Terry Maurice Poole, an offensive tackle for the Seattle Seahawks, and a Seaside native returned home to encourage and motivate graduates as the keynote speaker for the Monterey County Office of Education Alternative Programs Commencement Ceremony on Thursday, June 2, 2016 at Sherwood Hall in Salinas. Poole’s message focused on how students can create a positive image of themselves, become active, positive citizens, and find their place in society. A 2010 graduate of Monterey County Office of Education’s Alternative Program at Salinas Valley Education Center for incarcerated youth, Terry has returned to Monterey County several times to meet with at-risk youth, tell his story, and provide encouragement. His message – that teens who make poor decisions can recover – is a personal one, mirroring his own high school struggle with incarceration. After graduation from Salinas Valley Education Center, Poole attended Monterey Peninsula College and San Diego State University, majoring in Criminal Justice with the intention of working in a career to assist at-risk youth in turning their lives around. In 2015, he was drafted in the fourth round by the Seattle Seahawks. Photo by Bob Travaglia
Coco Chanel, founder of a billion-dollar fashion business, was the Famous Person chosen by Sophia to represent at Robert Down School last week. Chanel is the only fashion designer listed on Time magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century. A worthy model.
Trusted Community Leaders Elected and Appointed Officials CA Superintendent of Public Instruction Delaine Eastin (Ret.) Supervisor Karin Strasser Kauffman (Ret.) County Superior Court Judge Susan M. Dauphine (Ret.) County Superior Court Judge Terrance Duncan (Ret.) County Superior Court Judge Richard Silver (Ret.) Carmel Mayor Ken White (Ret.) Monterey Councilmember Nancy Selfridge (Ret.) Seaside Councilmember Helen B. Rucker (Ret.) MPUSD School Board Member Wendy Root Askew MPUSD School Board Member Dr. Jon Hill CUSD School Board Member Karl Pallastrini Greenfield Union School Board Member Mayra Perez Diaz Ambassador (Ret.) David L. Lyon
Monterey Peninsula College District Board Member Lynn Davis (Ret.) Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare Board Member Margaret D’Arrigo-Martin
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• June 3, 2016
Is Dave Potter Corrupt? When deciding whether a politician is ethically challenged, how much proof is enough? By Royal Calkins, Monterey Bay Partisan, May 27,2016
I’ve always greatly enjoyed Mary Duan’s columns in the Monterey County Weekly, and I enjoyed most
of her farewell column last week. The part I didn’t love was the little section where she sort of lost her way while writing about Monterey County Supervisor Dave Potter and his effort to fight off a challenge by a strong candidate, Mary Adams. She wrote about how the Weekly had endorsed Potter, setting off some serious groaning from the left side of the political divide, which constitutes a good share of the paper’s readership. I have it on good authority that Duan argued mightily for an Adams endorsement but was out-muscled by her bosses, who got on the Potter train long ago and stayed onboard while others departed. (I’ve always suspected it has something to do with Potter being a good source, especially when he needs to divert the attention of journalists looking too closely at his affairs.) The result of the internal debate at the Weekly was an endorsement editorial that made note of Potter’s “integrity” issues. You won’t find that part quoted in Potter’s campaign mailers. Here’s the portion of Duan column that I found, well, exasperating. “There’s a heated level of vitriol being thrown our way because of the Potter endorsement – progressives, it turns out, can be a hostile bunch,” Duan wrote. “I don’t think we’ve been called stupid, but we have been called inept and corrupt. “Potter gets called corrupt a lot, by the way. He’s done some dumb stuff, but in terms of outright corruption, I haven’t been able to prove it (and boy have I tried) and neither has anyone else. My message to the angry progressives is this: Prove it. Prove what you think you know.” While I don’t have a file of documents that a prosecutor could take to a grand jury and get Potter thrown in jail, I have been involved in covering Potter for 16 years now and I believe it has been proved several times now that if not outright, damnably corrupt, he is ethically challenged to the point that he should not be in office.
Corrupt is a pretty big word. One of the Merriam-Webster definitions is a good one, “Doing things
that are dishonest or illegal in order to make money or to gain or keep power.” Ms. Duan, I think it has been proved that the definition applies to the fellow that your former employer endorsed. (It should be noted that my former employer, Monterey Herald, has endorsed him as well.) The truth is that, like most people who know Potter, I like the guy. He can be a real charmer and he knows more than anyone about two of my favorite topics, local politics and governance. Even when he has been beyond irritated at something I had written about him, he and I have managed to have pleasant and even constructive conversations. So, back to the point. What has been proven about Potter, his method of operations and his integrity? I can only tell you what I know, which is a fair amount. Two examples make my point about Potter’s integrity, and I’ll go into some detail about those. For now, let’s not worry about the house he bought from the land-use lawyer’s family, the building and coastal permits his construction company forgot to obtain before starting projects, the time he was using campaign money to pay his construction company rent, the time he bought a car from a dealer who was seeking a coastal permit while Potter was on the Coastal Commission or the time he tried to arrange free property at Fort Ord so his company could build a hockey rink there. The list of troubling but not indictable acts goes on. Let’s focus instead on the Nader Agha campaign contribution and the forgery allegation. Agha, of course, is the local developer and antique dealer who has been pursuing a desalination plant in competition with Cal Am’s. He is well known for his generosity, both to charities and to politicians. In January 2004, Potter asked Agha for a $10,000 campaign contribution. But rather than have him make the check out to his campaign fund as legally required, he asked Agha to make the check out to a business associate, Russ Carter, one of a group of San Jose investors who have repeatedly lent money to Potter over the years. Much later, then-county Supervisor Lou Calcagno told Agha that the money had gone toward a vacation rather than campaign expenses.
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To make a long story short, Agha then sued Potter for return of the money and – and this is key here – included a copy of the canceled check to Carter along with the legal filing. Potter denied everything and insisted that he had been exonerated through an investigation by the Fair Political Practices Commission. It’s true that the FPPC didn’t take any action. It seldom does. But Potter was never able to explain why Agha had written a $10,000 check out to a close Potter associate with whom he had no connection of his own. Agha at one point said he would pursue the lawsuit vigorously to prove that Potter was lying. Unfortunately for those of us who care about facts, Potter did everything he could to keep the matter out of public scrutiny. Monterey public relations man David Armanasco went to Agha on Potter’s behalf and arranged a settlement. Rather than pursue the litigation, Agha agreed to settle out of court for an unreported amount and agreed with Potter’s request to have the settlement details sealed. “I’m kicking myself,” Agha said later. It is true that Agha’s assertions were never proved in court and that the FPPC didn’t charge Potter. But in the court of public opinion, the one in which Potter and Mary Duan and the Partisan reside, the canceled check to Carter is both persuasive and damning. The forgery matter also made it into the courthouse but, like the Agha matter, was not resolved there. Still, in the court of common sense, Potter loses. n 2012, Potter’s ex-wife, Patricia Potter, said in court papers that Potter had forged her name on home loan documents after their estrangement so he could take out another mortgage on their Monterey home. In court papers, Patricia Potter alleged that her former husband surreptitiously signed her name to the paperwork so he could obtain a second mortgage of $193,000. She said that $168,000 of that went to pay off loans that Potter had received from three San Jose investors, including Russ Carter (the fellow who had earlier cashed the $10,000 check from Agha.) The paperwork was processed in San Jose, at a meeting Patricia Potter did not attend, and the signatures were notarized by a Silicon Valley real estate agent who is a business partner of the investors who received the $168,000. Patricia Potter alleged that her ex-husband then recorded the documents without her knowledge, something that her ex-husband’s lawyer actually verified in court papers. The allegations went away without landing Potter in any real trouble. That’s because Herald reporter Jim Johnson, who wrote the original story on the allegations, called Dave and Patricia Potter for comment and they got their heads together before returning his calls. By then, before the story came out, they had come to terms about disputed spousal support and agreed to say that the forgery allegation was the result of a simple misunderstanding. The headline on the resulting Herald article said Patricia Potter had retracted the allegation. The last time I checked the court record, she had not done so in court papers. To my way of thinking, Potter could have been prosecuted but the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office concluded that there was no case since Patricia Potter had changed her story. Some tough questioning of the real estate agent who notarized the signature might have produced a different result, but who knows. Does this prove Potter is corrupt? His supporters won’t think so but many of those supporting Mary Adams will argue that the case has been made. That’s how it goes in politics. Those folks over at the other local weekly, the Pine Cone, are so blind to Potter’s failings that they may try to hold Adams accountable for the words on these pages. The ferocity of the Pine Cone’s repeated attacks on Adams, combined with its historic unwillingness to examine Potter’s record, suggests another form of misfeasance. As I wrote above, Potter is an exceedingly knowledgeable politician. His understanding of the ins and outs of local governance is without parallel. He has done some good things and I do not believe that, deep down, he is an evil fellow. I believe that he has struggled financially at times, for reasons I do not understand, and that he has routinely cut corners and done worse to get by. Corrupt? You be the judge. The Potter strategy in the current campaign is to portray Adams as inexperienced, incapable of stepping in to deal with the difficult realities of county government. My counter is that she is highly experienced in the equally complicated world of non-profit social services, that she is smart and quick, and that she carries absolutely none of the type of ethical baggage that causes even neutral observers of Dave Potter to question his sincerity in almost everything he does. More on Dave Potter: www.potterfacts.com More from Royal Calkins (former Editor, Monterey Herald): www.montereybaypartisan.com This ad was paid for by George T. Riley. This ad was not authorized or paid for by a candidate for this office or a committee by a candidate for this office.
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Library Renewal Update
Last spring a storage space in the original Carnegie portion of the Pacific Grove Library was brought back to life as a beautiful meeting room that also houses the Nancy and Steve Hauk Gallery. This spring the hanging of the first of three chandeliers continues the effort to restore this part of the Library to its original glory. The design of the chandeliers is as close to those hanging in the Library in the early 20th century as Ken Hinshaw, Robert Huitt, and Lowell Northrup could determine from a photograph of the Library’s interior. Evidence of their success is that many Library patrons don’t notice the chandelier centered over one of the arches leading to the reading room. But when its presence is pointed out, the response is one of delight at its beauty. The Friends of the Pacific Grove Library paid for the four lanterns that hang on the chandeliers’ crosspieces. Ken Hinshaw donated the material for the crosspieces and, most importantly, his time and skill to construct these works of art. The other two chandeliers will be hung when the restoration of the space is completed. But, drop by the Library now to get a good sense of what we have to look forward to. - Susan Steele
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Kingpin of Shoplifting Ring Sentenced to Probation, Plus Jail
Monterey County District Attorney Dean Flippo announced that on May 25, 2016, Anthony Grijalva, age 22, was found guilty by jury of petty theft from Target in the City of Marina. The case was heard by Monterey County Superior Court Judge Stephanie Hulsey. On January 2, 2016, Grijalva entered Target with three other people. Working together, the four suspects stole approximately $427 worth of merchandise in a sophisticated and well-coordinated operation. Grijalva and a woman, whom he identified as his girlfriend during cross-examination, pretended to be a couple shopping for housewares. The other two suspects, who remain unknown, selected and concealed merchandise including alcohol and electronics. Grijalva and his girlfriend then left their full cart near the exit where the two unknown men retrieved it and left the store. The following day, Target loss prevention officers noticed alcohol missing during routine inventory. They viewed surveillance video which showed the theft and notified the Marina Police. The defendant was sentenced by Judge Hulsey to three years of probation, ordered to stay away from the Marina Target, and will serve 60 days in the county jail. The case was investigated by Officer John Magana of the Marina Police Department.
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Marge Ann Jameson
Cop Log No pig poop noted Animal Control Officer went to the property on Ransford and found no more pig poop after previous complaints. The owner had erected a pen for piggy to stay in and a fence to keep it from wandering into a raised area of the yard, and an extension to keep the neighbor and other people from looking into their yard. Driving Off-Driveway A driver managed to high-center his vehicle on a rock on the side of a residence on Arena. It had to be towed. Dog chomps man, man goes to CHOMP A couple of dogs got into it in the beach boardwalk area off Sunset, and a man tried to intervene. He wound up getting chomped. His wife took him to CHOMP where he had 33 stitches. Dogs were both vaccinated. The dog who did the chomping was off leash and was to be quarantined for 10 days. False alarm On Pico. Determined to be a garage door, probably left by the people who had rented it for the weekend. Lost and found stuff A woman phoned to say she had lost her cell phone either on Lighthouse Ave. in Pacific Grove or on Cannery Row in Monterey. A small bag with no ID was found by a man on 17 Mile Drive. A man turned in some stuff he found in George Washington Park. A dog was found and turned in at the police lobby. Bugging about church A woman on Eardley reported that her neighbor was bugging her about going to church, The neighbor was contacted and advised not to do it any more. Moving truck moved a city sign The driver of a large moving truck misjudged a turn and struck a city sign as well as mooshing the vegetation in the area. DUI Garrett Carter was contacted during a traffic enforcement stop and found to be driving under the influence. He was arrested and booked at OGOD, then released after posting bail. This is going to be an expensive barbecue A person was caught on camera shoplifting about $300 worth of meat from a store on Forest. In another incident, a black male adult was confronted when he attempted to steal hundreds of dollars worth of meat from the store. He dumped most of the items and fled the store with the rest. Would the owner of this light pole call Public Works? Unknown person reported damage to a light post on Eardley, but Public Works was unable to determine whose post it is. They called PG&E but the mailbox was full. Service dog off leash isn’t very serving A loose dog was found in the grassy portion of Lovers Point Park. The dog ran down to its owner on the beach portion. The owner took a service dog vest out of her purse and showed it to the Animal Control Officer. ACO told the woman that even though it was a service dog it needed to be on a leash and under sontrol, and how could the dog be of service to her if it was not near her to be of service if she needed it? Found dogs (separate incidents) A dog was turned in to the police lobby, the dog had been roaming on Lighthouse. Latr, the father of the dog’s owner retrieved it. A dog was found on Granite. No chip, no tags. The finder housed the dog overnight. Son pawns father’s stuff A man reported his adult son pawned his property without consent. He wanted his things back, but didn’t want to prosecute, though he is pursuing a move out order. That pig again A woman wants a restraining order to keep the neighbor from spying over the fence . They’ve been having an ongoing dispute about the woman’s pig.
Man Arrested for Shooting His Car
On May 27, 2016 at approximately 3:03 a.m., Monterey Police Officers responded to Montsalas Drive regarding a shooting. Officers found an unoccupied vehicle that had been vandalized and shot multiple times. On May 27, 2016 at approximately 3:00 p.m., Monterey Police Officers and Detectives with the Monterey PPRVNT served a search warrant there. As detectives were serving the search warrant, Brendan Powers, 32, of Monterey returned. Powers was arrested without incident and charged with discharging a firearm, vandalism, and violation of a court order. Powers was transported to Monterey County Jail and his bail was set at $100,000. The motive for the shooting is unknown at this time.
Guilty Plea in Elder Abuse Case
Ralph Garcia, age 55, of Soledad, pled guilty to felony elder adult abuse due to his neglect of his elderly father. In August 2014, Garcia was the caregiver of his then 85-year-old bed-ridden father. Soledad officers conducted a neglect investigation after the victim was transported to the hospital as a result of numerous large, open ulcers to his hips and lower back area. The ulcerated sores were infected, and maggots were discovered inside the sores and on his back due to the infections. A Good Samaritan reported the case to Adult Protective Services. The reporting party observed the victim’s condition and understood that he was not receiving proper care. Garcia is scheduled to be sentenced on August 5, 2016 by Judge Pamela Butler. He will initially be sentenced up to 365 days in county jail to supervised felony probation for three years. If he violates probation he could be sentenced up to four years in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
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PacRep Announces the Smash Hit – Mary Poppins the Musical
PacRep presents the Carmel premiere of Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s Broadway hit, “Mary Poppins The Musical.” Based on the stories of P.L. Travers and the Walt Disney film, Mary Poppins is set to fly over the rooftops of London and into the Golden Bough Theatre, June 16 - July 24 This 'high-flying' family musical features the delightful songs from the cherished Disney film including “A Spoonful of Sugar,” “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” and “Step in Time.” Winner of 44 major theatre awards from around the globe, “Mary Poppins” has captivated audiences for generations with its enchanting story, unforgettable songs and dazzling dance numbers. This production is the PacRep directorial debut of Susanne Burns, new this year to PacRep’s staff. Vocal direction is by Don Dally, and choreography is by Pamela Crane and Devin Adler. Flying effects will be provided by ZFX Flying of Las Vegas, allowing Mary Poppins to float over the Golden Bough stage and help Bert do some fancy levitating footwork, as well. The cast has over 40 performers, and will feature resident actress Gracie Navaille (Heathers), in the title role. The role of ‘Bert’ will be played by guest performer Rhett Wheeler (of recent viral “YouTube” fame singing an impromptu performance at Disney World with David Foster!). Resident guest actor Scott McQuiston (Heathers, CATS) returns to the Golden Bough stage as ‘George Banks’, along with Katie Day (CATS) as ‘Winifred Banks’. The role of ‘Jane Banks’ is double-cast with Lauren Mansour and Maddie Muzgorski, and ‘Michael Banks’ is double-cast with Andrew Mansour and Samantha Scattini. Regional favorite Donna Federico appears as the evil nanny, ‘Mrs. Andrews’. PacRep’s “Mary Poppins” has two discount previews, Thursday and Friday, June 16 and 17 at 7:30 p.m., opening on Sat., June 18 at 7:30 p.m, followed by a 2:00 p.m. family matinee on Sun., June 19. Performances continue Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., with Sunday family matinees at 2:00 p.m., weekends thru June 24. All performances are at the Golden Bough Theatre, Monte Verde Street between 8th and 9th Avenues, Carmel-by-the-Sea. To learn more about tickets or becoming a PacRep season subscriber, visit www.pacrep.org. PacRep is supported by ticket sales, individual donations, special events, and grants. THU FRI SAT SUN THU FRI SAT SUN THU FRI SAT
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The Harrison Memorial Library is having a Summer Reading Program for kids, teens and adults June 6 – July 16, 2016. The theme this year is “READ FOR THE WIN!” There will be prizes, programs and lots of fun for the whole family. The Children’s Summer Reading Program will be held at the Park Branch Library on Mission Street & 6th Ave, Carmel. The Teen/Adult Summer Reading Program will be held at the Harrison Memorial Library on Ocean Ave & Lincoln Street, Carmel. The program is FREE
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See dogs race through tunnels, balance on teeters, and fly over jumps! The Del Monte Kennel Club will hold their Agility Trials Friday, June 3 through Sunday, June 4 from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. The trials will take place at a new venue: York School, 9501 York Rd., Monterey. Pre-entered dogs only, including mixed-breeds. Information at www.DMKC.org or (831) 333-9032. Photograph: Darla, Borzoi.
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Working and Helping Tom Stevens
Otter Views “Work is honorable,” said Confucius, or some other venerable sage. I have no problem with that. As a lifelong employee, I’ve punched my time cards faithfully, done as the bosses directed, and honored the work itself by completing it as thoroughly and gratefully as I could. Not always, of course; but often enough that I could probably qualify for a job recommendation in the afterlife. “How did he do on earth?” an ancient voice inquires. “He was a worker, not a shirker, sire. Fairly punctual, too.” “Did he finish each job and pick up afterwards?” “He did, sire. And gave good value for the money.” “Did he work hard, or work smart?” “Not so smart, I would say. Diligent, but needs direction.” “Very well. Issue him a pick and shovel. Next!” No; work has not been a problem. As long as somebody smart can tell me what to do and how, I’ll try to do a commendable job. I’ve sometimes tried too hard. This started in childhood, when worrisome perfectionist tendencies surfaced. One chore was to rake a yard overhung by flowering trees, a task that grew perpetual as each new breeze shook loose a few more petals. I would rake, sobbing, until dark. One teenage summer I worked at an aquarium. Its principal draw was an immense, spiraling “reef tank” whose many windows offered views of marine denizens at different depths. My job was to circle the tank with my rags and bucket, cleaning palm prints, nose smears, forehead oils and sticky foodstuffs off the glass. As I climbed and descended the spiral all day, buffing out countless human imprints, I grew sociopathic. “What’s the matter with these people?!” I snarled into my bucket. “Can’t they keep their bodies off the glass? Now I have to start all over again.” Overhearing me, a wiser employee passed along some hard-won knowledge. “Don’t get upset,” she counseled. “Think of it as job security.” It was the first of many ideas that would help me negotiate what high school training films cheerfully called “the world of work.” On a subsequent job, when I tried to rake up every leaf on the lot, the boss sagely advised: “Just get the worst of it, Tommy.” Helpful advice also came my way on various construction sites: “Pace yourself.” “Don’t get hurt.” “Measure twice, cut once.” And so on. These nuggets of worldly wisdom have helped me stay gainfully employed for 55 years now, so I feel I’ve earned my pick and shovel in the afterlife. Give me work within my skill set, a pay clock to punch, and sagacious oversight, and I’ll get the job done. But take those elements away, and I’m back to snarling in the bucket. I think about this when I set out to “help” someone. Being a “good worker,” I’ve found, does not automatically qualify one as a “good helper.” The work may be similar, but the learning curves differ. In my case, I’ve too often confused “helping” with “working for free.” Rather too often, I’ve assumed that by working for free - providing labor and often tools and transport as well - I’ve earned some say in the helping process. I’ll offer advice, suggest procedures, set up systems, and otherwise gum up what should be a straightforward situation. In short, I’ll act bossy. A friend once pulled me aside. I had driven my van to her house to help with a move. Because I knew the van’s capacity and was working for free, I started giving orders and loading stuff in. “You think you’re helping,” she said. “But you’re making this harder. I know how I want this to go. If you can’t follow the plan, it would be better if you leave.” I swallowed painfully but stayed, pondering in the course of the move an early lesson in helping. If I were going to help people, I would try to do what they needed done, not what I wanted to do “for” them. A few years later, I was “helping” another friend brush paint the eaves of her house. It was painstaking, upward-staring, neck-aching ladder work. But I was proud of my effort and carelessly sought acknowledgment by saying so. The rebuke was swift and stern. “I’m pulling you off the job,” she said. “This isn’t your house, and these eaves aren’t ‘your’ work. This is just painting that needs to be done. None of us gets credit for doing it. Hand me your brush.” It was tough being fired from a non-paying position, but a second lesson began to sink in. Do good work, but don’t talk about it. Now, much later in life, I’ve got the talking part down to four simple words. “How can I help?”
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Missy Jane Roland
Animal Tales and Other Random Thoughts The following is a story I wrote some time ago about an old cat who adopted us when the store was on Seventeenth Street. After we moved to Fountain we kept track of her and visited from time to time. It is the speculation that Missy was close to 20 when she took her final nap: She started visiting the store when it was the Adoption Center and housed cats. The offices moved to Lighthouse and The AFRP Treasure Shop opened. This tale is written from the viewpoint of the cat. We all know that cats think: My name is Missy. I live at the Plaza, in Pacific Grove, California, and have for many years. In a cat’s age it is probably more than 100, but my humans think I am probably about 19. I recall little about my early days. My mother lived in an alley way in this town and was fed by the largesse of the traveling man along the way which resulted in the birth of me and my siblings. We were happy, Mother fed us well, but we all
became restless and I found myself wandering the streets, accepting handouts as they were offered. There were times when I was cold, and, often, hungry. I guess the life of a gypsy was really not for me. One day I saw this big building and I decided to go in and investigate. It was really nice, and I decided to settle down and take a snooze. Suddenly someone reached down and petted me. “Well, hello there, pretty kitty, what’s your name?” I couldn’t tell her; I really don’t know if I ever had a name, but I liked the attention. I also liked the little bowl of milk and food that became my daily rations. Yes, I had landed in the lap of luxury for a street cat. Time went on and I became a fixture at the plaza. I learned Heidi, my friend, had cats at home; she really loved them. When one died she decided that I should come to live with her. I didn’t like that. Oh, I liked Heidi, a lot, she was wonderful. But she wouldn’t let me go outside and I didn’t like being trapped. I am an outdoor girl, at least until it is time to go to bed. I enjoy wandering around and smelling the flowers, looking at the birds, and helping people find their way around the building. So, I showed her in ways that are not very ladylike. I gently sprayed around the heating grate, and when it came time to turn on the furnace, Heidi got the message. She reluctantly took me back to the Plaza where I could meet and greet my friends. We had a brief problem when a little kitten kid came in and wanted to share my digs. That was not acceptable. I was queen of the hill, and I let him
know that he was not welcome. So Heidi took him home, and he was happy, she was happy, and most important, I was happy. It has been 12 years. I have seen all kinds of changes. There was a group that had a couple of rooms not far from the area I call home. There were lots and lots of cats. I didn’t really like that too much, but I visited to be polite. Then they went away and people came in with lots of pretty things. They call it a Treasure Shop and they are really nice people. So, now they are part of my daily rounds. I stop by to see them and take naps on warm counters, baskets and even a really pretty bowl. They give me treats and it is usually very nice. Now and then, though, a dog comes in. But there are those dogs who don’t like cats…so I just leave. After all, a lady should never stay where she is made to feel uncomfortable. But not when Harly visits; Harly is owned by; one of the ladies. He’s old and really nice. We have become friends. I take a nap on the railing of the stairs, or simply wander around to see that everything is all right. Heidi, Judy and Debbie take good care of me. They feed me, give me a bed and now I even have a collar with my name on it. There are tunes when I spend the night in Roy, the barber’s chair, and others on the lap of a man working late in the building. When the people come to live in their time shares, the first thing they ask about is ME. I am famous and loved. What a good life. And, you know what? I can slip through the fence that closes off the barber shop at night and sometimes when Roy comes in he surprises me because he is quiet. But he likes cats so if I spend the night in his chair he doesn’t mind. So, the next time you come to the Pacific Grove Plaza, stop and say hello. I am the one with the green eyes and long black fur. I love to be petted and I will make it worth your while. Well, goodnight! I think I had better go find someplace to nap.” Missy died a few years ago and is missed by all. She is a fragment of the fabric that makes Pacific Grove what it is. America’s Last Home Town. We have seen two movies of late that were very entertaining: “Eye in The Sky“ and “Money Monster.” Don’t be steered away by Rotten Tomatoes Also, of course, “The Night Manager,” on television. If you didn’t see, please get On Demand, it is a thriller. We are getting furniture in the shop but are looking for someone who has a truck and might be willing to pick up items. Right now there are some wonderful things in Marina, we need two strong people and a truck or large van. Let me know 333-0491 or 649-0657 ask for Jane. Jane Roland manages the AFRP Treasure Shop at 160 Fountain, and is a member of Pacific Grove Rotary gcr770@ aol.com
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• June 3, 2016
Boys & Girls Clubs of Monterey County to provide Summer Food Service
Boys & Girls Clubs of Monterey County (BGCMC) announces sponsorship of the Summer Food Service Program. Free meals will be provided to all children who are 18 years of age and younger. Meals are available to any child regardless of BGCMC Club member status. The meal service dates, locations and service times are as follows: June 6, 2016 through July 29, 2016 between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Seaside Clubhouse: 1332 La Salle Ave., Seaside 93955 June 6, 2016 through July 29, 2016 between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Salinas Clubhouse/Harden Youth Development Center: 85 Maryal Dr., Salinas 93906 For information about the Summer Food Service Program, please contact BGCMC Nutrition Specialist, Alejandra Lopez, at 831-757-4568 ext. 365.
About Boys & Girls Clubs of Monterey County Boys & Girls Clubs of Monterey County (BGCMC) operates two Clubhouses and five extension sites in three cities that serve an average of 700 children a day. The staff and volunteers are trusted mentors and advocates for youth, offering every child opportunities, expectations, recognition, and guidance in a safe and fun environment. BGCMC goes beyond providing after-school care by offering “expanded learning” programs designed to support academic success so that members can maintain on-time grade progression and graduate high school with a plan for their future. In addition to literacy and STEAM programs that align with Common Core standards, BGCMC is host to a number of special community events like the annual Gang Prevention Summit, Career Expo and Day for Kids. For more information visit www.bgcmc. org or call 831-394-5171.
‘Journey of Souls’ Exploration at Center fo Spiritual Awakening
Center for Spiritual Awakening presents ”Journey of Souls,” Facilitated by Carell Zaehn over 10 Thursdays, June 23 – August 25, 2016 from 6:30 – 9:00 p.m. at Center for Spiritual Awakening, 522 Central Avenue, Pacific Grove. What actually happens after we die? Who do we see, where do we go, and with whom? What learning occurs? What options do we have for choices for our next life? Is this karma or free will? Cost is $165 (after June 16, $215) For more information, email or call thecsa.info@gmail.com or 831.372.1942 You may register at The Mindshop, 522 Central Avenue, Pacific Grove or 831.372.2971 or www.thecenterforspiritualawakening.com Paid Political Ad
Endorsed by More Than 25 Trusted Organizations After a rigorous vetting process, Monterey County’s most trusted organizations endorsed Dave Potter for Supervisor. Dave earned their support and he hopes to earn your vote on June 7th. Carpenters Local 605 Central Coast Peace Officers Research Association of California (PORAC) Evolve California Monterey Bay Action Committee Monterey Bay Central Labor Council Monterey County Association of Realtors Monterey County Business Political Action Committee Monterey County Democratic Central Committee Monterey County Deputy Sheriffs’ Association Monterey County Farm Bureau Monterey County Herald Monterey County Hospitality Association Monterey County Medical Society MD-PAC
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Butterfly By The Sea Gift Shop on Lighthouse is for sale
Butterfly By The Sea Gift Shop located at 623 Lighthouse Avenue in the Historic Yellow Cottage on the hill is for sale. Butterfly Gift Shop has been the heart, soul and passion of Amy Goodrich for three years. Due to a family health emergency, she must leave Pacific Grove with a heavy heart. She would love to find someone to continue her monarch butterfly-IMG_0356themed gift shop that offers visitors and locals a one stop shop to get Pacific Grove souvenirs. Please stop by the store to get more information or call Amy at 831-402-3011
How Names Will Appear on the Ballot in Ucoming Election
A randomized drawing was held to determine the order that candidates’ names will appear on the June 7, 2016, Presidential Primary Election ballots. If the names of two or more candidates begin with the same letter, their ballot listing order is determined by applying the randomized alphabet to the next letter(s) of their names. If last names of multiple candidates are the same, the randomized alphabet also applies to first names. The drawing was held in the Elections Division of the Secretary of State’s office in compliance with Elections Code section 13112. Staff pulled the letters in a lottery-style drawing, with witnesses from the media and public present. Results of the drawing are as follows: 1. Y 2. L 3. Q 4. B 5. E 6. V 7. J
8. Z 9. O 10. F 11. N 12. T 13. S 14. W
15. D 16. U 17. C 18. K 19. H 20. M 21. A
22. X 23. G 24. I 25. P 26. R
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House at 130 Grand Ave. has been Old at Two Addresses Ryan Nelson
Homes of History Many houses in Pacific Grove are known for being old, but 130 Grand is known for being old in two places. That’s right, two places. It all began when it was built in 1904 at Lovers Point. After being there for only 30 years, the city acquired the houses at Lovers Point Beach and demolished them all. But William F. Smith, the owner of the Beach and Bath House, thought otherwise. He decided he would get 20 horses and drag his house more than 300 feet over to current-day Grand Avenue. His reason for using the horses was that they would drag the house slower than trucks, which could damage the house. The lead construction worker, Mr. Hinckley, stated on Nov. 30, 1934, that “he finds the pre-motor method jars the house very little and minimizes the amount of damage from vibration.” Mr. William F. Smith was the owner of the bath house at Lovers Point. Before he owned the bath house, it was quickly deteriorating, not surprising considering its use. The rather flimsy construction and its location on the rocks were not ideal. By the early 1900s, it was little more than a shack on the rocks being used as a dressing room. However, in 1904 things improved dramatically. It was then that a Mr. William F. Smith actually purchased the land from the Pacific Improvement Company and created the beach as we know it today. According to the Pacific Grove Review, “Next season, a new bath house will be built, Mr. Smith having secured a long lease of the beach with the understanding that the old house will be removed and a credible bath house be ready in time for the bathing season of 1904.”
He blasted out all the rocks and created a much larger sandy beach. He also built the piers that are still there today to make the water calmer and safer for swimming. He took a somewhat sheltered, but very rocky cove, and tried to build a bathing resort. He saw the possibilities of the beach as a recreational resort.The bath house contained dressing rooms and salt water tubs. He built two pools, one for adults, another for children, with heated salt water, glass enclosed. On either side of the pools, but not connected to them, was a 14 foot gallery, about 120 feet long, and beneath were additional dressing rooms. The “blue laws” forbade him from operating on Sundays and the weather and lack of business dictated that he only be open from June through September. He was finally tired of this, in l9l0 and sold the property and business to Dr. Clarendon Foster. “Bathhouse” Smith left Pacific Grove to travel the world and did not return until 1944 when he retired here. He died in a local rest home in 1947. This is a two story house with a mansard roof with dormers, exposed rafters, a spindle porch, clapboard siding on both stories, and many paned windows while the door has a fanlight window. Recently the current owner painted and refurbished the home. She applied for a permit to fence the home off and begin the process to have it as a museum but he city denied her request. Today the value of this home is set at $980,000 and is currently on the market. According to the Heritage Foundation, the home is “widely known for its character and barn-like structure that adds depth to Pacific Grove’s architectural heritage.”
The house at 130 Grand Ave. was moved using horses to the current address.
Have you ever wondered about your home’s history? Finding out information about your home can be very interesting, especially when your home has a green plaque. 736 of the PG homes have a green plaque including mine, with more going through processing. To be eligible for a plaque, your house must be at its original state with only minor changes. Don Beals, a volunteer at The Barn, father of 4, and grandfather of 6, states that “there are up to 3-4 people who make the plaques.” Lowell Batcher routes the plaques, Vanessa Bredthauer does the lettering, and Steve Honegger cuts the wood and paints the green and yellow words. This system has been in the works since 1978. Although these plaques are made with care, weathering can break down the paint and fade the colors. If this is happening to your plaque, you can take it into The Barn. All they ask is for a donation for the second time you bring it in. To find out information about your home such as past owners, their jobs, and families go to The Barn on 605 Laurel Avenue. I will be providing news about Pacific Grove history and Heritage houses throughout the summer. Currently I deliver for the Cedar Street Times at 275 papers. Don't forget to tip your paper boys, and God Bless.
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Pacific Grove High School Class of 2016
Photos by Peter Mounteer
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High School is Now a Part of History
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Bob Silverman
San Francisco Giants Updates
Outstanding Play Keeps Giants In First Place
Giants Catcher Buster Posey (file image) drove in 6 runs on May 28 against the Rockies (©2016 S.F Giants) The San Francisco Giants defeated the Atlanta Braves on May 31 by a score of four to nothing, The winning pitcher was Jake Peavy who celebrated his 35th birthday with the win. In a post game press release the Giants announced that the win was “the 149th of Peavy’s career” and “Tonight marked just the second start in Peavy’s career in which he threw 7.0 shutout innings while allowing no more then one hit.” The Giant runs were scored in 6th and eight innings. Peavy hit a single in the sixth and was driven home by a Denard Span three base hit. Span drove in two more runs in the top of the eighth. Joe Panik drove in the last Giant run of the game. The Giants play two more in Atlanta and then travel to St.Louis. The Giants lost to the Braves on May 30 by a score of five to three after having to play an early game after a long flight in from Colorado. Giants catcher Buster Posey made history by driving in 6 runs with two home runs against the Rockies on May 28. The Giants announced that “It’s the third multi-homer game of Posey’s career” and that “His six RBI today match the most he’s had in in a game in his career”. The Giants explained that Giants catcher Jack Hiatt drove in seven runs against Houston on April 25, 1969. Hiatt was born on July 27, 1942 and played for the Giants from 1965 through 1969. Hiatt is at this time in his “9th year as a senior Adviser To Player Personnel” with the S.F. Giants. The Giants defeated the Rockies on May 29 by a score of 8 to three. The winning Giants pitcher was Johnny Cueto who had won 6 games in a row, The Giants announced after the game that Hunter Pence hit “a career high of three doubles” in the victory. The Giants in their Minor league Report announced on May 31 that the High-A Class San Jose Giants remain in second place with a record of 30 wins and 19 losses. Bob Silverman
Giants Catcher Jack Hiatt drove in 7 runs against Houston on April 25, 1969 (©2016 S.F. Giants)
When Monterey turned upside to see Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders come to their turf to preach what could be if we all dreamed.
The American Dream: Bernie Sanders in Monterey By Michael Beck, MPC El Yanqui May 31, 2016 turned out to be a beautiful late spring day, clear skies, hot in the sun, soothing in the shade—a perfect day in the park. At Colton Hall in Monterey, it turned out to be a fun, comforting day on the plaza with family and friends. People conversed and took selfies and children rode on shoulders of taller parents and a beach ball was batted about in the throng facing a podium. To the rear was a raised platform with cameras and newscasters and journalists, awaiting the man of the hour, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), recently registered Democrat, presidential candidate in the upcoming California Presidential Primary June 7, 2016. For the millennials, here would be the dreamer that drew them into the national politic, that aspired them to get their hopes up: the bleak future would again be bright, the old; stuffy ways of party politics as usual would be swept away; youthful idealism and energy would sweep across the country; meaningful change for the common man would be enacted. For the baby boomers, it was a day reminiscent of Woodstock, the Day on the Green, the euphoria of the Democratic Party on May 31, 1968, when their heroes would be speaking: Eugene McCarthy and Bobby Kennedy. ’60s and ’70s music wailed from the PA system: Diana Ross, Woody Guthrie, the Village People. This day aspired to get the boomers’ hopes up: the stagnation of the government would end; domestic issues and infrastructure abandoned the past few administrations would finally be addressed; the social issues they so valiantly fought for almost two generations ago would again move to the forefront. The torch would be handed off to the millennials, with this prophet coming before them to lead the way. At two minutes past 7:00 p.m., the first music of the millennial generation, a song from 2009, followed the duet singing union and protest songs from Woody Guthrie from three generations ago. Margaret Sernabenneti, representing the Latino community up and down the Salinas Valley; Dominick Dursa the Salinas organizer; Alan Haffa, Monterey Councilman; and Deborah Parker for the Talulip Tribe of Washington state preceded the man of the hour. Not one single Democratic candidate on the ticket was there to lend support. The Democratic Party meant to shun this man, whose only crime was to keep the domestic issues, so pressing on the general population, in the limelight of this election while running a valiant, challenging campaign for the White House. Young people swarmed to where he was preaching, energized that this politician heard their cries in the wilderness. KSBW streamed the speech on their app. Bernie spoke to every single person there, whatever their nationality, race, creed, sexual preference, age, beliefs. He spoke for more than an hour. Dusk fell and the lights came on in the city. The weekly Alvarado Street Market wound down. The road congestion around Pacific Avenue dissipated. When it was over, 7,800 people left, celebrating that they were at Colton Hall when Bernie came to Monterey. To quote Bobbie Kennedy, “On to the convention…”
Local Running Club Awards Scholarships to Outstanding High School Distance Runners
The Monterey Bay Wednesday Night Laundry Runners (WNLRs) are pleased to announce this year’s scholarship award winners to outstanding high school seniors throughout Monterey County. This year, a total of $10,000 in scholarship awards, ranging from $350 to $2000, were given to eleven students who were nominated by their coaches and met the WNLRs distance running, educational and leadership criteria. “One of our past winners, Diego Estrada, ran in the Olympics in 2012 and has a chance to qualify again this year. We have seen many of these accomplished students return to their high school communities after college graduation to teach and coach. We hope these scholarships help them achieve their goals and dreams and we expect great things from this year’s honorees.” said Mike Dove, who founded the WNLR Scholarship Program in 2001. The scholarship donations are received from individual WNLR club members, event fundraisers and auctions, and include a generous grant from the Big Sur International Marathon. The following students have been awarded WNLR Scholarships for 2016: Everett Alvarez High School – Nicholas Merllana Greenfield High School – Jocelyn Sosa Marina High School – Olivia Jimenez Monterey High School – Leslie Oseguera North Monterey County High School – Owen Ibarra North Salinas High School – Raul Barraza, Serena Olivares Pacific Grove High School – Douglas Dow Soledad High School – Yvette Tavarez Santa Catalina School – Jessica Gutshall York School – Ryan Ixtlahuac About the Wednesday Night Laundry Runners Founded in 1965 and celebrating their 50th anniversary in 2015, the Wednesday Night Laundry Runners (USATF team #133) is a local distance-running club with members throughout the Monterey Peninsula and Salinas. There are over 300 members with ages ranging from 18-82. See more information at http://wnlr.org.
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Bernie Sanders in Monterey, May 31, 2016
7,800 people photographed by Peter Mounteer
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Coastal Bioblitz is coming
Center for Spiritual Awakening 522 Central Ave. • 831-372-1942 Central Presbyterian Church of Pacific Grove 325 Central Ave. • 831-375-7207 Chabad of Monterey 2707 David Ave. • 831-643-2770 Christian Church Disciples of Christ of Pacific Grove 442 Central Ave. • 831-372-0363 Church of Christ 176 Central Ave. • 831-375-3741 Community Baptist Church Monterey & Pine Avenues • 831-375-4311 First Baptist Church of Pacific Grove 246 Laurel Ave. • 831-373-0741 First Church of God 1023 David Ave. • 831-372-5005 First United Methodist Church of Pacific Grove Worship: Sundays 10:00 a.m. 915 Sunset @ 17-Mile Dr. • 831-372-5875 Forest Hill United Methodist Church Services 9 a.m. Sundays 551 Gibson Ave. • 831-372-7956 Rev. Richard Bowman
Jehovah’s Witnesses of Pacific Grove 1100 Sunset Drive • 831-375-2138 Lighthouse Fellowship of Pacific Grove PG Community Center, 515 Junipero Ave. • 831-333-0636 Manjushri Dharma Center 724 Forest Ave. • 831-917-3969 www.khenpokarten.org carmelkhenpo@gmail.com Mayflower Presbyterian Church 141 14th St. • 831-373-4705 Peninsula Baptist Church 1116 Funston Ave. • 831-394-5712 Peninsula Christian Center 520 Pine Ave. • 831-373-0431 St. Angela Merici Catholic Church 146 8th St. • 831-655-4160 St. Anselm’s Anglican Church Sundays 9:30 a.m. 375 Lighthouse Ave. • 831-920-1620 Fr. Michael Bowhay St. Mary’s-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church Central Avenue & 12 th St. • 831-373-4441 Seventh-Day Adventist Church of the Monterey Peninsula 375 Lighthouse Ave. • 831-372-7818 Shoreline Community Church Sunday Service 10 a.m. Robert Down Elementary, 485 Pine Ave. • 831-655-0100 www.shorelinechurch.org OUTSIDE PACIFIC GROVE Bethlehem Lutheran Church 800 Cass St., Monterey • 831-373-1523 Pastor Bart Rall Congregation Beth Israel 5716 Carmel Valley Rd., Carmel • 831-624-2015 Monterey Center for Spiritual Living Sunday Service 10:30 am 400 West Franklin St., Monterey • 831-372-7326 www.montereycsl.org
The Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History will host a coastal Bioblitz following a LiMPETS intertidal monitoring event at Soquel Point on Sunday, June 5, from 5:30 a.m. - noon. Bioblitz participants will use iNaturalist to catalog and identify intertidal organisms they find. These observations will contribute to a week-long snapshot of our coastal ecosystems. Citizen scientists are invited to join intertidal researchers, including UCSC Professor Emeritus Dr. John Pearse, as we explore the wet and wonderful world of tide pools. California Naturalists and LiMPETS volunteers are invited to attend the LiMPETS monitoring prior to the Bioblitz. Carpools will be available from the Museum. Coffee and donuts will be provided. Please contact Museum LiMPETS Coordinator Emily Gottlieb at limpets@pgmuseum.org if you’d like to join or if you have any questions. http://www.pgmuseum.org/museum-events/2016/6/5/coastal-bioblitz-at-soquelpoint
Local Coastal Program Update
The Local Coastal Program Land Use Plan May 2016 is posted on the Local Coastal Program website. The Implementation Plan revisions are still in progress and will be posted when available. An informational report regarding outstanding issues was before Council on May 18, 2016. The Planning Commission May 19, 2016 meeting did not occur due to lack of quorum. The issues will be discussed by Planning Commission on June 1, 2016 and a meeting for recommendation to Council will be held on June 2, 2016. Land Use Plan policy issues that remain under discussion with Coastal Commission staff include: -sea level rise and associated hazard policies concerning erosion and flooding; -the definition of existing development; -fencing in the Asilomar Dunes neighborhood; Implementation Plan issues for Planning Commission direction include: -Commercial-Visitor Zoning District Height Limits; -American Tin Cannery Zoning Floor Area Ratio; -Density Standards for Visitor-Serving Parcels.
Dance at Chautauqua Hall
Saturday, June 4, 2016 6 PM – Dance lesson is Argentine Tango by guest teacher, Sandy Gardiner. 7-10PM – General ballroom, nightclub and line dancing. Saturday, June 11, 2016 6 PM – Dance lesson is Kizomba/Zouk by Metin & Masha. 7-10PM – General ballroom, nightclub and line dancing. Saturday, June 18, 2016 6 PM – Dance lesson is Nightclub Two-Step by guest teacher, John Ferreira 7-10PM – General ballroom, nightclub and line dancing. Saturday, June 25, 2016 6 PM – Dance lesson is Country Two-Step by Rosa. 7-10PM – General ballroom, nightclub and line dancing. Entrance fee is $10 for non-members; $5 for members. Annual membership fee is $10. See our calendar at: https://sites.google.com/site/chdanceclub/ Chautauqua Hall Dance Club, a non-profit founded in 1926, is dedicated to making dance accessible to everyone. Free lessons in various ballroom, nightclub, and line dances are available every week. Contact: Sera Hirasuna at 831-262-0653.
‘Eclectic Celtic Jam’ Set for June 5
There continues to be a Celtic session every first and third Sunday at the Asilomar Conference Grounds from 1:00 to 3:00 pm outside on the deck or inside the Phoebe Hearst Social Hall if there is bad weather. We will be calling it the Eclectic Celtic Jam to more accurately reflect what it has morphed into over the years. We play
mostly Irish but also some Cape Breton, Quebecois, French Canadian, Metis fiddle, Scottish and Swedish with a few Crabapple sets and two rags. The next session will take place on Sunday, June 5 , 2016. Any questions: phone Terry Blum at (831) 372-0895. or emailtblumgm@gmail.com (new email address)
CHOMP Auxiliary awards scholarships to outstanding volunteers
Eight high school seniors have been awarded a total of $11,000 in scholarships by the Auxiliary of Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, recognizing their dedicated service as junior volunteers. Recipients and their schools were Angelica Avila, Jessica How, and Hyein Mun, Monterey High; Brooke Porter and Emma Suezaki, Carmel; Shaneel Henry, Marina; Hayley Yukihiro, Pacific Grove High; and Andrea Zavela, Salinas. Each volunteered from 100 to 355 hours as junior members of the Auxiliary during their high school years, assisting Community Hospital’s patients, visitors, and staff. Community Hospital’s Auxiliary also recently awarded $166,000 to 84 students pursuing medical careers. Many of the students volunteer at the hospital while attending Monterey Peninsula College’s Maurine Church Coburn School of Nursing, California State University Monterey Bay, and other institutions. To learn about joining the Auxiliary, go to chomp.org/volunteer or call (831) 625-4555.
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Chamber Planning Annual 4th of July Festivities at Caledonia Park
The City of Pacific Grove is pleased to announce the 4th of July Homeotwn Celebration to be held Monday, July 4 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Caledonia Park - Tommy Stillwell Court (behind the Post Office). Entertainment will be provided by the Firefly Band of Pacific Grove and Tom Faia & The Juice. Firefly is a classic rock band based out of Pacific Grove. Formed in 2004, the focal point of the band is the classically trained sultry vocals of Kate Daniel. Tom Faia & The Juice is a local band led by Monterey Peninsula native Tom Faia. A delicious BBQ lunch will be offered and includes a half chicken, potato salad, garlic bread, salad and dessert all at a price of $10. Celebrate the 240th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence with a dramatic reading presented by the Pacific Grove Rotary Club as part of the festivities. Bounce houses will be available for the kids. A special ceremony will be held to honor all military veterans. For more information, contact the Chamber at (831) 373-3304 or www.pacificgrove.org
Book Signing With Author Sandra Leader “Art & Soul: Poems, Prayers and Paintings for the Spiritual Journey” Friday, June 17 – 7 p.m. The Mindshop, Metaphysical Books & Gifts 522 Central Avenue Pacific Grove, CA (831) 372-2971 Sandra is an associate minister at the Center for Spiritual Awakening, She is also a meditation teacher and facilitates workshops and retreats to enable participants in discovering and expressing their creative potential. She was a career journalist, most recently serving as editor of Haven, a regional lifestyle magazine published by the Monterey County Herald.
Jane Parker Instigator of Excellence Scholarships
Supervisor Jane Parker is pleased to announce that Jenna Garden, Allyson Cruz Galan and Lorena Juarez Cabrera have been selected as recipients of the 2016 Jane Parker Instigator of Excellence Scholarship. Created to recognize graduating seniors who are instigators of excellence in their community, the Jane Parker Instigator of Excellence Scholarship is open to all students who reside within the County of Monterey District 4 boundaries. Jenna Garden is a resident of Salinas, and graduating senior at Salinas High School, planning to continue her education at Stanford University. She is described as self-motivated, a tremendous leader, helpful, wise and with a phenomenal determination to succeed. Jenna will be presented with a ceremonial Proclamation at the May 12 Salinas High School Awards Ceremony and will receive a $500 scholarship. Allyson Cruz Galan is a resident of Seaside, and graduating senior at Monterey High School, planning to continue her education at Monterey Peninsula College. She is described as mature, eager to learn, intelligent and compassionate. Allyson will be presented with a ceremonial Proclamation at the May 17 Monterey High School Awards Ceremony and will receive a $500 scholarship. Lorena Juarez Cabrera is a resident of Marina, and graduating senior at Central Coast High School, planning to continue her education at Hartnell College. She is described an outstanding student, diligent with her class assignments, resourceful, responsible and determined. Lorena will be presented with a ceremonial Proclamation at the June 3 Central Coast High School Graduation Ceremony and will receive a $500 scholarship. Additional information about these outstanding recipients as well as applications for the 2017 Jane Parker Instigator of Excellence Scholarship will be posted online at www.janeparker.org/scholarship.
Rep. Farr Announces Final Facebook Cover Photo Contest Rep. Sam Farr (D-Carmel) announces his final Facebook Cover Photo contest. Central Coast residents are encouraged to enter their own original, high-quality photographs of California’s 20th District for a chance to appear as the cover photo on Rep. Farr’s Facebook page. The winning entry, chosen by fans of Rep. Farr’s page, will appear as the new cover photo. To submit a photo, please email it to photocontest.farr@mail.house.gov by Wednesday, June 15, 2016. Individuals may submit up to three photographs of the district. Photos should be at least 399 pixels wide and 150 pixels tall to best fit the dimensions of the horizontal cover photo space.
Each submission must include: • Name of the photographer. • Hometown of the photographer. • A brief description that includes the location the photograph was taken. As photos are received, submissions will be posted in a photo album on Rep. Farr’s Facebook page, titled “FINAL (2016) Facebook Cover Photo Contest.” On Thursday, June 16, 2016, Rep. Farr will choose three finalists. At that point, public voting will begin. Fans of Rep. Farr’s Facebook page will be able to select the winner of the contest by “Liking” on Facebook their favorite of the three finalists. Voting will end on Monday, June 27, 2016 at 5 p.m. PDT and the winner will be announced.
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Your Letters
Opinion In response to Howard Rowland's piece, published on May 27, 2016: “Tennis Anyone? Tennis No One?” How right you are, Mr. Rowland: where is tennis? The Pacific Grove courts always seem empty even on holidays and weekends.I think you will find there is a great lack of enthusiasm in promoting the game. One has to start with young moms in the morning hours while children are in school Then after-school programs should be scheduled to entice the young ones to play. Interest from the Recreation Department down to the tennis pro at the courts should be a number one priority. Back in the early ’70s we had a plethora of enthusiasm with the Director of Recreation, Topper Arnett, and Leo Kohler the tennis pro. It was their dedication, enthusiasm, and passion to popularize tennis in Pacific Grove. Senior and children's tournaments were held periodically. Leo Kohler swayed the Monterey Herald to sponsor the “White Christmas” tournament over every Christmas vacation with more than 350 entrants up to college age both on and off the Peninsula. He used all Peninsula courts from Pacific Grove to Carmel. All results were printed up in the wee hours of the morning and personally delivered to the Herald for the next day's printing. There were no computers! Leo even held tennis play early evenings during Daylight Savings Time at the Monterey High School courts. It takes many hours of planning, willingness to work outside the box, a heartfelt passion for tennis instruction, and a real desire to help people. I, for one, played in many of those tournaments after which we would have a party one night in the clubhouse. It breaks my heart to see perfectly good courts standing idle day after day. Much could be done for a very enterprising young pro in the training of our youth and those who wish to learn the game. Young ones can get early training perhaps to play on a high school tennis team or perhaps even obtain a scholarship to college. This I not happening at all in Pacific Grove, Play tennis! - Marge Kohler
Input sought for Coastal Commission planning
The Coastal Commission will report out on recent workshops concerning the Local Coastal Program Planning process and Sea Level Rise Planning at their May 11, 2016 meeting in Newport Beach. Pacific Grove staff are in the final stages of addressing public and Coastal Commission comments on the City’s Local Coastal Program Land Use Plan and will update the Implementation Plan accordingly. Issues that are under discussion with Coastal Commission staff include: -sea level rise and associated hazard policies concerning erosion and flooding; -the definition of existing development; -stormwater runoff and water quality; -fencing and subdivision in the Asilomar Dunes neighborhood; -ability to implement a parking program in appropriate areas to fund coastal access and coastal restoration projects. When available, the revised documents will be posted on the City’s Local Coastal Program website and brought forward to Planning Commission and Council and ultimately submitted to the Coastal Commission for certification. The City’s goal remains to submit a Local Coastal Program that reflects the needs of the community within the context of the Coastal Act. Anastazia Aziz, AICP, Senior Planner City of Pacific Grove | Community & Economic Development Department 300 Forest Ave, 2nd Floor Pacific Grove, CA 93950 T: 831-648-3192 Main Reception: 831-648-3183 www.cityofpacificgrove.org The City’s Local Coastal Program is in the midst of an update and the City welcomes your participation in this effort.
Pacific Grove’s New Police Chief May Be Chosen by the End of July
The search for a permanent police chief, ongoing since Vickie Myers resigned in favor of the department in Seaside, is winding down. City Manager Ben Harvey reports that, when the call went out, the City received more than 50 qualified applicants from which he selected the 17 most highly qualified. Of those, seven were selected for in-person interviews. Three were then invited for second interviews, from which Harvey hopes to narrow it down to two. All three are currently serving as chiefs of other departments and are POST certified. He will then visit their respective jurisdictions to earn whether they would be a good fit for Pacific Grove. Hopefully, says Harvey, the final choice will be on the ground by the end of July, and background checks will be completed. “This is a highly important position,” he said. “I take it very seriously.” Interim Police Chief Steve Belcher will remain as long as needed, in a consultant capacity, to help bring the new chief up to speed.
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Share your memories
Who was the first homeless person you remember? Recalling my first homeless person inspired the following short tale. If you remember the first homeless person you ever saw, please share your memory as a letter, fiction, non-fiction or poem. We’ll hopefully gather enough memoirs for a chapbook to sell as a fundraiser to benefit the 450 homeless women on the Monterey Peninsula, starting with the four senior-seniors (nonagenarians) and working backwards. My 500-word historical fiction is woven from postwar memories in Alhambra a year after the end of the war we Southern California kids called “the Duration.”
Wanda Sue Parrott
Homeless in Paradise Sunday Morning Murder It was scarier than I remembered, not because the man in the abandoned shack was a fresh corpse, but because my parents threatened to throw me in jail when I burst into the kitchen and announced, “There’s a dead guy in the old shack down behind Yoorie’s Market!” I plunked the quart of Adohr milk onto
DWMC to Tackle Local Challenges Facing Senior Women Panel of top experts will address key health, legal and social issues The Democratic Women of Monterey County will present a panel of prominent local leaders in senior services in an information-packed meeting about the serious social, legal and health problems facing older women in our community. This important luncheon event takes place on Thursday, June 16, from 11:30am-1:30pm at the Hilton Garden Inn, 1000 Aguajito Rd., Monterey. Participating on the panel will be: Viveca Lohr, Executive Director, Meals on Wheels of the Monterey Peninsula, Inc. Kellie D. Morgantini, Executive Director, Legal Services for Seniors Pat Potter, Program Director, Monterey County Alzheimer’s Association Teresa Sullivan, Executive Director, Alliance on Aging Serving as moderator will be Regina Gage, Executive Director of Meals on Wheels of the Salinas Valley, Inc. and VP of the DWMC. “Elderly members of our community face multiple challenges, ranging from accessing health services to paying for housing or shelter, or even just getting enough to eat,” said Gage. “Women suffer disproportionately because, as statistics show, they live longer than men and are so often in lower-income brackets. These speakers will give us insight into the urgent problems our aging female population faces and how these and other organizations are working 24/7 to improve their lives.” Tickets are $30 for DWMC members and $35 for non-members. More details on the event are available at the DWMC website, www.dw-mc.org, or by phone at 831.200. DWMC. Luncheon reservations must be received by Tuesday, June 14. The public is welcome and encouraged to attend. The Democratic Women of Monterey County (DWMC) is a volunteer organization that champions Democratic candidates and campaigns on political issues that affect all citizens while emphasizing the role of women. The DWMC is dedicated to creating opportunities for Democratic women to interact, participate and educate themselves and the community about political candidates and issues. Contact the DWMC by email at Publicity@dw-mc.org, by phone at 831.200.DWMC, on Twitter @DemWomenMntyCo or by mail at P.O. Box 223003, Carmel, CA 93922.
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the table. “Call the cops!” “Aw, what’re you tootin’ about now?” Daddy grinned. A dribble of coffee dripped from his chin as he dug the cardboard cap from the bottle with his thumbnail. Daddy doused his Cheerios. The new dentures that hurt his gums lay beside his favorite Sunday funnies, The Katzenjammer Kids.“Well, Googie?” Mother’s hair was in pink rollers and her hands were shoved into the pockets of her blue chenille robe. The look she gave me spoke without sound. “Tomboy. Why can’t you act play with dolls instead of imitating that boy scout, Red Rover.” Mother’s chest was flat like a boy scout’s. As a 90-pound low-hurdle sprinter, she’d run her way through a business college scholarship. Then she married my dad, got pregnant and I was born. “Call the cops yourself,” Mother said. Daddy added, “If this is another tall tale, they’ll put you in jail.” Kids under 12 can’t go to jail, I thought, and made the call. I spotted Mother’s falsies with nipples like rubber erasers on the kitchen counter by the phone. She bought them at Woolworth’s. I’d tried on her lace-trimmed 32-A bra. It was huge. I inserted Mother’s molded mounds. Voila! I felt transformed from age 11 into the most-glamorous movie star of the age. Lana Turner, the blonde sweater girl, had been discovered in a drug store on the Sunset Strip. I was more comfortable as a preteen Nancy Drew. “I think he was murdered!” I hung up. Mother thrust an upturned palm at me. I leaped out of the way, hit my father’s arm, and his hand swept his false teeth into the air. They smacked the window shade and clattered onto the black-and-white linoleum floor. The change,” Mother said, wiggling her sexy claws with sharp nails the color of dripping blood. “Googie, give Mother the change.” Daddy gummed like Mister Mushmouth. “Oh. I forgot.” I slapped the change
into my mother’s palm. “Doveylove, give Googie a dime.” “Why, Dumpling?” Daddy winked, smirking. “Just give her the dime.” Years later I realized that they had known I would dawdle, poke and go exploring when they sent me for milk, which gave them an hour of Sunday morning lovemaking time, free of their only kid’s relentless intrusion. That morning, Mother said, “Googie, you can have two dimes.” One was just an old Liberty Dime, but the other was a brand new 1946 dime with FDR on the face. The police arrested the corpse. The vagrant was dead, all right. Dead drunk. As to me? I became the buxom blonde investigative reporter known as Lana Love. Wanted: Monterey Peninsula Landlords Switching from fiction back to fact, is it possible the “vagrant” in my story was one of the first World War Two veterans to become homeless? Such men usually wound up in downtown Los Angeles on “skid row.” Homeless women didn’t really appear on the streets until the 1970s. Today there are 450 homeless women on the Monterey Peninsula. Unlike the man in my story, they aren’t vagrants or addicted to drugs or alcohol. They are women of quiet dignity, one of whom is age 97. The Fund for Homeless Women has issued a postcard that asks: Are you a landlord with available rental property on the Monterey Peninsula? Senior women who are vetted and enrolled in a well-respected community-based housing program will guarantee timely rent payment and good tenancy. . . Help end homelessness while protecting your investment. The time to act is now! Contact Monique Jiminez, Housing Specialist, Housing Resource Center of Monterey County, 831-429-9186, ext. 24 or 831-596-6414, moniquej@hrcmc.org. To share memories of the first homeless person you ever saw, contact Wanda Sue Parrott
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Camp Vintage® Antique Show
Camp Vintage® Antique Show will be held Saturday, June 11 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Earthbound Farm Stand in Carmel Valley. Roam the picturesque grounds of the farmstand and shop from more than 30 antique dealers who have been collecting treasures just for this show. You’ll find Americana, rustic relics, lovely linens, jewelry, industrial, architectural, farmhouse, modern and of course, vintage camp. Breakfast and lunch items from The Organic Kitchen will be available for purchase. Admission is free to Camp Vintage®, held rain or shine, no pets please. Earthbound Farm Stand, 7250 Carmel Valley Road, Carmel, CA 93923 (3.5 miles east of Highway 1). Camp Vintage® is presented by Olio and The Farm Hen in Pacific Grove. For more information, email info@CampVintage.org, search for Camp-Vintage on Facebook or log on to www.CampVintage.org.
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Did He Steal Off into Another Secret Life? In “Keepers of Our Culture,” we’ve been urging readers to research their family histories and life stories and leave a written record. However, we should caution that such investigations can unearth surprising—and, at times, unsettling or even disturbing—information. Local resident Suzanne Stormon writes movingly of the family secrets she discovered when she engaged in just such a project. Suzanne is the founder of Nevada Narratives (stormonnevadatales.com) and a blog on recovering from traumatic illness at suzannestormon.com, a freelance writer and a member of Central Coast Writers. She enjoys blogging, working with other writers, and gets a great deal of satisfaction from creating something new. Visit her LinkedIn page at www.linkedin.com/ in/suzannestormon, or contact her at sstormon@gmail.com Convincing Herself of the Reality of Hoat’s Death I’m not sure I believe in Hoat’s death. The other day, during that slippery time between waking and sleeping, I had a sudden suspicion that he had just stolen off into another secret life. Even now, days later, I can’t quite convince myself this isn’t true. This isn’t like the weeks and months after he died ten years ago. Back then, I would sometimes wake up, momentarily forgetting that he wouldn’t be there, but then memories of his dying would come rushing back. I would remember lying next to him in the San Francisco hospital waiting for his liver transplant. I would remember watching him fade, me in a pan-
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ic because the preoperative tests seemed so brutal, the tests that proved his heart wouldn’t take the surgery, the tests that weakened him so much. I was convinced
April California pending home sales trend higher but inventory concerns remain Scott Dick Monterey County Assoc. of Realtors
Market Matters Led by the Central Valley, California statewide pending home sales reversed a three-month decline and posted higher in April, but a persistent shortage of homes for sale may dampen the upcoming spring home-buying season, according to the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.). C.A.R.’s April Market Pulse Survey also reflected a slowdown in market activity with a decrease in floor calls, open house traffic, and listing appointments/ client presentations, likely due to the tight inventory and low affordability conditions constraining the California housing market. Statewide pending home sales rose in April on an annual basis, with the Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI) increasing 4.1 percent from 135.9 in April 2015 to 141.6 in April 2016, based on signed contracts. April’s annual increase was the strongest thus far this year, and the PHSI is now at its highest level since March 2012. California pending home sales also rose on a monthly basis more than is typical for April, which average 1.3 percent between 2008 and 2015. The PHSI increased 4.5 percent from an index of 135.4 in March.
When adjusting pending sales for typical seasonal patterns, pending sales actually increased 9 percent from March. Despite the uptick, inventory concerns remain as statewide listings are 4.2 percent below where they were a year ago. At the regional level, pending sales were up on an annual basis in all major regions of the state, with the Central Valley Region’s index reaching an all-time high, thanks to its high affordability and ample inventory. The Southern California region also saw a healthy uptick in pending sales from a year ago, driven by double-digit increases in Orange County and Riverside. For the Bay Area as a whole, pending sales were down 5.1 percent from March and up 1.6 percent from April 2015. Within the core areas of the Bay Area, including San Francisco and Santa Clara counties, pending sales actually saw an increase over last year of 9.4 percent and 15.8 percent, respectively. While pending home sales in Southern California as a whole were down 5.5 percent from March, they rose 4.8 percent from a year ago. Los Angeles County posted an annual gain of 3.4 percent, while Orange County experienced a robust 10.3 percent gain.
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they shortened his life. Our daughter barely made it to his bedside in time to say goodbye. We stood next to him as he went into that final coma, as the nurse told us his organs were shutting down, MaiLynn holding his hand, me clutching his arm, trying to hold him back after the doctor shut off the ventilator. We watched the lines on the monitors come to stillness as we cried for him and for ourselves. Then he was gone. Realizing How Little She Knew About His Life MaiLynn was in her first year of college. Hoat and I had been together for 20 years. After he died, we realized how little we knew about his life before us. He always said he didn’t talk about the family in Vietnam because his mother had disowned him for staying in a relationship
with me, a white American woman, and staying to be father to MaiLynn. Our first hint that things were not as they seemed was on the day of the funeral. Lynn, the woman we knew as his sister, turned out to be an old family friend who had moved to Nevada after leaving Vietnam. She provided a kind of family for him when he came to the United States. ºAs Mai and I discussed this, we explored the possibility of other secrets. He’d gone to Virginia for almost a month once while Mai was still in elementary school. He told us he was going to help the widow of a good friend with her troubled teenage son. He’d come back with a picture of a boy that looked a lot like him. I hadn’t let myself think of that for years. A Journey to Vietnam to Find the Truth MaiLynn eventually went to Vietnam twice to try to find some trace of her father. The first trip didn’t yield any information. She discovered she loved Vietnam, but didn’t find a family. When I met her there during her second trip, she was preparing for an appearance on a popular television show that reunites lost families and loved ones. She’d sent them a few pages from Hoat’s address book along with some pictures of him as a young man and pictures of the two of them together. They promised to look for her family if she would appear on the show to make a plea to viewers for information. Find out what Suzanne Stormon’s daughter discovered in Vietnam in the concluding half of this story in next week’s “Keepers of Our Culture.” In the meantime, Patricia Hamilton and Joyce Krieg urge readers to consider Suzanne’s story as inspiration for starting their own explorations of family history. We also urge readers to attend the next Central Coast Writers meeting on June 17 at 6:30 p.m. at Point Pinos Grill. Details at centralcoastwriters.org. To find out more about the writing, editing, book design, publication, and marketing services offered by Park Place Publications, and for a free consultation, contact Patricia at 831/649-6640, publishingbiz@ sbcglobal.net.
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June 1 - July 27 Summer Reading Program: Read for the Win! Children can sign up, join the team, read books and win prizes! • Tuesday, May 31 • 11:00 am Pre-School stories at the Pacific Grove Library, 550 Central Avenue, Pacific Grove, ages 2-5. • Wednesday, June 1 Sign-Ups begin for the 2016 Summer Reading Program: Read for the Win! Kids read books,keep a log of their reading, and earn prizes all summer long! • Wednesday, June 1 • 5:00 pm Family Gaming Night: Family fun for all ages. Board games, X-Box games, and lots more! • Thursday, June 2 • 11:00 am Baby Rhyme Time: rhymes, songs and stories for babies, birth - 24 months. • Tuesday, June 7 • 11:00 am Pre-School stories at the Pacific Grove Library, ages 2-5. • Wednesday, June 8 • 11:00 am Music with Mary Lee • Wednesday, June 8 • 2:00 pm Fratello Marionettes: Puppet Show for all ages • Thursday, June 9 • 11:00 am Baby Rhyme Time: rhymes, songs and stories for babies, birth - 24 months.
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Acorns for First Friday at Studio Silzer
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Peter Silzer of Studio Silzer invites evryone to experience Dana Goforth's wonderful ceramic creations at Studio Silzer and enter the drawing for the chance to win one of these unique works. Dana creates each acorn by hand with earthenware clay. She uses a special glazing method that honors each piece in a special way. The unpredictable and immediate gratification of Raku firing adds to the heartfelt joy each acorn offers. Each acorn includes an inspirational word or a quote of universal appeal. Studio Silzer celebrates the first Friday of each month with a special evening of art, music, and goodies. This month, First Friday falls on Friday evening, June 3, starting at 6:00 pm. Studio Silzer will be open until 9:00. Meet some of their 30 artists. Browse the diverse gallery. Buy a gift for yourself and for a special someone. “Bring your family and friends, too,” says Peter Silzer. “I'm sure everyone can find something they enjoy. I am continually amazed at the creativity of the artists in my gallery. We have everything from greeting cards to original paintings.”
Bob Dylan and Dylan Thomas are two of the most passionate, intuitive, and glorious voices of the twentieth century: two artists, related by name and attitude. This show brings their work together as performed by –Taelen Thomas, a poetical showman who has been performing works of Dylan Thomas for decades, with gusto; Richard Rosen, a master of the harmonica, who plays Bob Dylan songs with a dramatic beauty that moves the heart; and Steven Mortensen, a versatile singer/songwriter known for his simple but elegant guitar playing, who has long been a Bob Dylan aficionado. Friday, June 3, 7:30 p.m., at Pacific Grove Art Center, 568 Lighthouse Avenue Admission is $15 (members) $20 (non-members) Information and reservations: 375-2208
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Raku-fired acorns by Dana Goforth are some of the featured pieces at Studio Silzer. Dana Goforth is the featured artist for June.
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The Monterey Peninsula Water Management District (MPWMD) will hold Water Wise Landscaping Workshops on June 4 and 25. The free events will focus on saving water through changes to your outdoor landscaping. The June 4 events will focus on properly setting and monitoring your outdoor irrigation systems and the June 25 event will feature a hands-on class on converting your lawn to a beautiful drought tolerant garden. “Outdoor irrigation is one of the largest water uses for residential and commercial consumers,” said Stephanie Kister, Conservation Representative for the MPWMD. “These free classes can immediately help to conserve water and save money while showing the public how easy it is to adjust their outdoor water use and hopefully convert water intensive areas to something more sustainable like a drought tolerant garden.” The June 4 workshops which will be held at the California American Offices in Pacific Grove from 10am-12pm will focus on the proper management of automatic and manual irrigation systems including proper water use levels and adjustments during rainy periods. The June 25 event is a hands-on event with attendees watching as a lawn is converted to a drought tolerant garden. During the conversion, instructors will provide information on the process including the proper type of plants, design ideas, available rebates and ongoing care of the garden. The event will take place from 1pm to 4pm and will be held at the Carmel Middle School. The events are free and open to the public. To RSVP, visit montereywaterinfo.org or call Stephanie Kister at 831.658.5601
HAS BEEN FILED IN SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF MONTEREY, 1200 Aguajito Rd., Monterey, CA 93940 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of : SUANNA S. HARRIS A Petition for Probate has been filed by MEGAN S. HARRIS in the Superior Court of California, County of Monterey. The Petition for Probate requests that MEGAN S. HARRIS be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20161141 The following person is doing business as PIANO AND ALL THAT JAZZ, 162 15th Street, Pacific Grove, Monterey County, CA 93950: MARK STEVENS, 110 Grand Ave. #2, Pacific Grove CA 93950. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 05/24/2016. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on n/a. Signed: Mark Stevens. This business is conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 5/27, 6/3, 6/10, 6/17/16
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20161177 The following person is doing business as REVITABOWL, 585 Laine St. #5, Monterey, Monterey County, CA 93940: ANTHONY DEAN GONZALES, 585 Laine St. #5, Monterey, CA 93940. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 05/31/2016. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on (not applicable). Signed: Anthony Dean Gonzales. This business is conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 6/3, 6/10, 6/17, 6/24/16
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20161148 The following person is doing business as 1) RIDDELL AND RIDDELL ADVERTISING, 2) A A A PRINT PLUS, 3) PACIFIC GROVE DIRECTORY, 611 19th Street, Pacific Grove, Monterey County, CA 93950: CRAIG A. RIDDELL, 611 19th St., Pacific Grove, CA 93950 and REBECCA A. RIDDELL, 611 19th St., Pacific Grove, CA 93950. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 05/24/2016. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on 1/1/1983. Signed: Craig A. Riddell. This business is conducted by a married couple. Publication dates: 6/3, 6/10, 6/17, 6/24/16
court as follows: Date: July 20, 2016 Time: 9:00 a.m. at Department 14 1200 Aguajito Rd., Monterey, CA 93940 If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1)four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Petitioner: MEGAN S. HARRIS (Address): 1808 ½ N, Van Ness Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028 (Telephone): (323) 205-8694 Publication dates: 5/27, 6/3, 6/10/16 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20161151 The following person is doing business as WAKE UP AND WRITE WRITER’S RETREAT WORKSHOP, 740 Crocker Ave. Apt. 3, Pacific Grove, Monterey County, CA 93950: CAROL L. DOUGHERTY, 740 Crocker Ave. Apt. 3, Pacific Grove, CA 93950.This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 05/24/2016. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on 5/24/2016. Signed: Carol L. Dougherty. This business is conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 6/3, 6/10, 6/17, 6/24/16 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20161150 The following person is doing business as 1) RIDDELL AND RIDDELL, 2) PRINT PLUS, 3) DISth COVER PACIFIC GROVE, 611 19 Street, Pacific Grove, Monterey County, CA 93950: CRAIG A. th RIDDELL, 611 19 St., Pacific Grove, CA 93950 th and REBECCA A. RIDDELL, 611 19 St., Pacific Grove, CA 93950. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 05/24/2016. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on 1/1/1983. Signed: Craig A. Riddell. This business is conducted by a married couple. Publication dates: 6/3, 6/10, 6/17, 6/24/16
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Legal Notices CASE#16 PR000208 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF ZAHID ZAMAN HAS BEEN FILED IN SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF MONTEREY, 1200 Aguajito Road, Monterey, California 93940 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of : Zahid Zaman A Petition for Probate hasbeen filed by (name ofpetitioner): Anwer Adil in theSuperior Court of California, County of: Monterey The Petition for Probate requests that: Anwer Adil be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: July 20, 2016
Time: 9:00 a.m. at Probate Department, Room 14, 1200 Aguajito Rd., Monterey, CA 93940 If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1)four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined insection 58(b) of the California ProbateCode, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Noticeform is available from the court clerk. Attorney for petitioner (namej: Kyle A. Krasa, Esq. (Address): 704-D Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove,CA 93950 (Telephone): 831-920-0205 Publication dates: 5/20, 5/27, 6/3/16
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20161018 The following person is doing business as CRAZYS SANDWICH HOUSE, 3156 Del MonteBlvd., Marina, Monterey County, CA 93933: NORMA ANGELICA GARCIA BARRANCO, 3150 Del Monte Blvd., Marina CA 93933. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 05/09/2016. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on n/a. Signed:Norma Angelica Garcia Barranco. This business is conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 5/20, 5/27, 6/3, 6/10/16 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20161093 The following person is doing business as SEPTEMBER RANCH BOARDING STABLES, 676 Carmel Valley Road, Carmel, Monterey County, CA 93923; mailing address P.O Box 221028, Carmel, CA 93922: CIELO DE CABALLO, INC., 27255 Lo Arboles Drive, Carmel, CA 93923. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 05/17/2016. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on N/A. Signed: Tanya Bennett, CEO. This business is conducted by a corporation. Publication dates: 5/27, 6/3, 6/10, 6/17/16
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MORTUARY
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PACIFIC GROVE | $3,995,000 Historic Elegance blended with Contemporary flair. Landmark home offering Panoramic Ocean/Bay Views, 3BR/2.5BA.
PEBBLE BEACH | $3,635,000 4BR/3.5BA Luxury Spanish Bay residence, overlooking the 12th tee is the epitome of comfort and convenience.
PEBBLE BEACH | 3168 Palmero Way Pebble Beach estate offering attractive ocean views. 3BR/3.5BA in the main residence, and 1BR/1BA guest house. $3,199,000
J.R. Rouse & Jan Pratt 831.218-5738
Ben Catlin 831.915.8180
Adam Moniz 831.601.3320
PACIFIC GROVE | $1,999,000 Dramatic ocean, golf course, and Point Pinos Lighthouse views from this .46 acre lot. Remarkable potential.
PACIFIC GROVE | $955,000 2BR/2BA home is light and bright with an abundance of built-in storage. Sunny lot that includes peeks of the bay.
PACIFIC GROVE | $925,000 Historic 3BR/2BA Pacific Grove Cottage. Updated kitchen, bonus attic sleeping loft with ocean view. Near downtown.
Dave Randall 831.241.8871
Arleen Hardenstein 831.915.8989
Paul Riddolls 831.293.4496
PACIFIC GROVE | 55 Country Club Gate Single level 2BR/2BA in a lovely community. Beautiful wood open beam ceilings adorn the over-sized living/dining area. $799,000
PACIFIC GROVE | $795,000 Duplex on a quiet street with sunny open back yard. Spacious design with large bedrooms and living rooms.
MONTEREY | $575,900 4BR/2BA features hardwood floors, fireplace, laundry room and new stove. 1616 sq. ft. interior with 19,000 sq. ft. lot.
Debby Beck 831.915.9710
Sam Piffero 831.236.5389
Stephanie Park 831.229.0092
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