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In This Issue

Kiosk • Parkinson’s Support Group MPSG meets the second Tuesday of every month except December, 3:00 at the Sally Griffin Center Pacific Grove Contact: 373-8202 http://www. montereyparkinsonssupport.com/ meetings.html •

Fridays

Pacific Groove Dance Jam Chautauqua Hall 8-10 PM •

Saturdays

Dance at Chautauqua Hall •

Spring Recital - Page 10-11

Pet Travel Kit- Page 4

Pacific Grove’s

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Built for Books Celebration PG Public Library See Calendar Page 2

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Through June 29

Patrons’ Show fundraiser Pacific Grove Art Center 568 Lighthouse in PG •

Saturday, June 2

Book Sale Pacific Grove Library arcade 10 AM - 4 PM Monthly BOOK SALE at the Pacific Grove Library arcade!

Come and see all our new donations from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.

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Saturday, June 2

Contra Dance 7 pm to 10 pm Carmel Youth Center at 4th and Torres in Carmel-by-the-Sea Newcomers Session at 6:30 pm Admission prices: $12 general, $10 MCDC members, $5 full-time students and active military For more information: http:// MontereyContraDance.org •

Wednesday, June 6

Free talk on HIFU (High Intensity Focused Ultrasound) Treatment for prostate cancer 5:00pm, at the Westland House, 100 Barnet Segal Ln, Monterey.

Info (831) 915-6466.

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Vol. X, Issue 32

Bill Kampe Says He Will Not Run for Mayor He served two terms as mayor, winning a major portion of the popular vote in 2013 and 2016 after losing by the flip of a coin in 2009. Prior to sitting in the center seat on the City Council dais, Bill Kampe served as a councilmember and a member of various city committees.

Earlier this week, he announced that he will not seek another term.

Councilmember Rudy Fischer said that Bill’s announcement made it “easier” for him to announce his own candidacy for the office.

November Election

After 10 years of service to Pacific Grove, I announce today that I will not be running for another term as Mayor.

I’ve felt honored that the citizens of our City have entrusted me in this role for the past several years. I want to thank the many citizens who have provided so much encouragement to me during my time on the Council. I especially thank all who volunteer in so many ways to help our city thrive.

My wife Cheryl has been wonderfully supportive during my time as a Councilmember and as Mayor. We occasionally talk of other things we might like to do…and have postponed. It’s at last time to take a fresh look at what we would like to do together.

Today, I feel our City is in a very strong position that can carry us to a sound future. Our City staff is dedicated and capable in all areas; we see positive results in many ways. Our city remains one of the safest places to live. There is new vitality in the library and museum. Streets, sewers, and buildings are now getting the renovations they need. We see life on the streets.

Our city staff, members of the public, and our City Council have achieved a new level of civil, constructive, and productive dialog that enables us to act on difficult topics. Today our finances are strong; we have set the stage to continue a sustainable future.

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Mayor Bill Kampe, addressing the crowd at the recent Veterans Day ceremony at the Pt. Pinos Lighthouse. Bill has decided not to run for another term as mayor.

With Memorial Day, tourist season begins in PG

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Inside Other Random Thoughts................... 15 The Ark Lady...................................... 4 BaleyWik.......................................... 17 Breaker of the Week........................... 9 Butterfly Cartoon.............................. 17 Cartoon.............................................. 2 FYI.................................................... 23 Gray Eminence..............................Dark Homeless in Paradise........................ 22 Keepers of Our Culture..................... 20 Legal Notices...................................... 7 Memories........................................... 7 Obituary........................................... 11 Police Log.......................................... 5 Poetry................................................. 3 Postcard from the Kitchen................. 23 Rain Gauge........................................ 2 Reasoning with God........................... 8 Sanctuary of the Soul........................ 16 Sports............................................... 12 Spotlight............................................. 5

The annual display of flags at El Carmelo Cemetery never It was standing room only at Lovers Point as dozens of tourists fails to instill honor and respect. Photos by Neil Jameson. gathered with friends and family to celebrate the long weekend.

This young fellow and his sister took the term literally.

Moe Ammar, president of the Paciic Grove Chamber of Commerce, looks forward to a strong 2018 tourist season and good transient occupancy tax numbers. The tourist numbers were

strong, but did not sell out, he says. Six hotels out of 24 had rooms available at reasonable rates. Borg's had rooms at $ 105, Clarion/ Willkie's Inn at $ 149...

Pacific Grove’s STR initiative certified for election

Monterey County Registrar of Voters Claudio Valenzuela has notified City of Pacific Grove officials that his office has certified the STR initiative to limit short-term vacation rentals in Pacific Grove for the November, 2018 election ballot. He states his office examined petitions submitted for the initiative and projected 1,646 valid voter signatures on them – 17 percent of the city’s registered voters – far more than the 10 percent required to put an initiative on the ballot.

The registrar’s certification will now be presented to the city council to decide whether to adopt the initiative as an ordinance or present it to voters on the Nov. 6 election ballot. Based on past performance with initiatives such as Measure X, it is this newspaper's prediction that the Council will not pass the ordinance but instead will put it before the voters in November.

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Joan Skillman

PKAMPE From Page 1

Skillshots

I’ve been very engaged in several regional issues. I’ve found personal inspiration from the talented and dedicated public officials who work tirelessly for the benefit of their communities. Thanks.

Water for the future of our peninsula continues to be a special focus. It’s a long and continuing process! Yet in alliance with our partner agencies, we have initiated virtually all major steps to provide that water. The diligent follow-up remains ahead.

We will always face challenges, as we do now. I will spend the remainder of this term working to ensure the city is best poised for a vibrant future and that our next council will have available to them the tools and options to maintain our special quality of life in Pacific Grove.

Bill Kampe Mayor, City of Pacific Grove City Clerk Sandra Kandell indicates that only one person has taken out a Notie of Intent for the November election to the office of mayor, and that is Rudy Fischer.

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Cedar Street Times was established September 1, 2008 and was adjudicated a legal Your Community NEWSpaper newspaper for Pacific Grove, Monterey County, California on July 16, 2010. It is published weekly at 306 Grand Ave., Pacific Grove, CA 93950.

Press deadline is Wednesday, noon. The paper is distributed on Friday and is available at various locations throughout the county as well as by e-mail subscription.

Editor/Publisher: Marge Ann Jameson Regular Contributors: Gary Baley • Mei Bailey • Mike Clancy • Bill Cohen • Scott Dick • Ron Gaasch • Diane Guerrero • Patricia Hamilton • Luke Herzog • Neil Jameson • Kyle Krasa • Keith Larson • Dixie Layne • John McCleary • Peter Mounteer • Wanda Sue Parrott • Jean Prock • Jane Roland • Patrick Ryan • Katie Shain • Peter Silzer •Joan Skillman • K. A. Warwick Staff Magician: Dan Bohrman Distribution: Amado Gonzales Advertising and Motorsports Features: Webster Slate Cedar Street Irregulars Alex, Bella, Ben, Benjamin, Chianti, Coleman, Corbin, Dezi, Griffin, Holden, Jay, Jeremiah, Jesse, Judy, Justice, Megan M, Nate, Reid, Ryan, Taelin, Theo, Tom, Spencer

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Week ending 05/23/18- 9:00 AM............ .08" Total for the season............................. 12.69" The historic average to this date is ........N/A" Wettest year.................................................. 47.15" During rain year 07-01-97 through 06-30-98 Driest year.................................................... 15.54" During rain year 07-01-12 through 06-30-13 RAINFALL SEASON BEGINS JULY 1 EACH YEAR

Near Lovers Point Data reported by John Munch at 18th St.

Week ending morning 5/31/18............. .12" Near Lovers Point Total for the 7/1/17). ..... 11.93" Dataseason reported by(since John Munch at 18th St. Last week low12/07/16.......................... temperature................ 51.2° Week ending .19"F Last week high temperature...............

68.1° Total for the season (since 7/1/16)........

5.42"F Last year rain (07/01/16-1/24/17)...............

22.54F ” Last week low temperature..................41.5 Last week high temperature.................63.5 F

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Hotel Durell project set for City Council

By Marge Ann Jameson The proposed Hotel Durell project located at 157 Grand Avenue came before the Pacific Grove Planning Commission and passed with only one “no” vote. It had already passed the Architectural Review Board and the Environmental Impact Report was certified 5-0.

No significant unavoidable impacts were identified.

The proposed hotel would be considered a four-star, a step up from “boutique.” It would have 120 rooms.

It would provide 83 valet parking spaces, with 55 being on-site and 28 offsite across Fountain Avenue. Employee parking would be restricted to the Lighthouse Theatre Municipal Parking Lot and employees would not be allowed to park either in the hotel lot or on nearby streets.

Despite the objections of some with competing taste, staff finds the architecture and general appearance of the completed project is compatible with the neighborhood in size, scale and proportion.

The plan calls for a 40-foot edifice, perhaps with a double deck. A previous plan was alleged to cast a shadow on the library, but projections show it is not appreciable and would only be for a short period of time.

Judy Avila

Poetry

LOOKING FORWARD When you turn sixty It hits like a storm Relax —let it be Keep yourself in form Your social security Is just around the corner turn over a new leaf Celebrate and up-date Tell yourself “This Geese” Is now starting over Sixty one is fun Sixty-two ya hoo!

Here comes that check That is long over due Sixty three is couth Sixty four “Hello There!”

Another twelve months You get Medicare Here comes sixty- five And it feels like moot You may retire or get fired You don’t really give a hoot You don’t do anymore Than you really have to Because the golden years Are all ahead of you Keep yourself in shape Until you’re ninety-four After that your are ready If God open His door.

Happy 60 birthday to you, Judy Avila

Water for the project will come from the city’s water project but the hotel will be placed on the water wait list.

Traffic has been addressed in the EIR, and it is expected to actually go down from current figures.

The plan was to be called up before City Council on June 6 but according to Laith Agha, son of Nader Agha, owner, the plan’s architect as well as the director of the Community and Economic Development Department are both expected to be absent so it will come up later in the summer.

Laith Agha said the hotel is named for his late mother. He looks forward to further discussion.

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Pet Hotel Travel Tips

Diana L. Guerrero

Ask ARK Lady The 2018 travel season is now here for a large number of people. Day trips, weekend excursions and family vacations can include pets if you follow proper petiquette for hotels and know where to locate pet friendly stops. In the past, pets have stayed home while the human members of the family traveled but that trend has shifted. To make your trip a pleasurable one, you should prepare. So here are a few handy pet hotel travel hints.

Always make sure your animals are in good health. Visits across borders usually mean you will need to carry a health certificate and other documents. Check with your travel agent or the country you intend to visit for the details but always at least have your pet’s vet records with you.

Keep in mind that each country you visit will have different views about animals.

Current identification is a must and be sure to create one specifically for travel.

Any emergency contact should have your itinerary in case you are separated from your pet(s) during the trip. You can locate many pet friendly hotels, restaurants and related businesses through a search by city, state plus “pet friendly hotels” or similar terms.

Most towns have a helpful chamber of commerce or you are reach out to private animal businesses since they can often help steer you in the right direction. Some towns even publish pet friendly guides for travelers. The American Automobile Association’s (AAA) guidebooks now include a “Pets Welcome” section and be sure to keep your eyes out for symbols indicating whether a facility is pet friendly.

Pet friendly hotels allow your animals to stay with you in your room. Some have an additional housekeeping charge (per animal) for each night of your stay. Don’t

squawk over the fees because they cover the extra labor for cleaning up pet hair and dander. Even so, it is a good idea to call ahead and confirm that the hotel has not changed policies or management. Inquire about any restrictions the hotel has for pets since some locations limit the size and weight of canine visitors.

It is also a good idea to ask for a ground floor room. A first floor location will make it easier for you to bring pets in and out, and to get them out for a walk or toileting trip. During travel, always keep your pet on a leash in public areas, too. This is important to those people who do not like pets and to people who are allergic or scared to death of pets. In addition, it will keep your pet secure from encounters with other animals that might not be friendly.

Common courtesy and safety rules include: • Don’t leave your animal unattended in your room since barking might change your hotel welcome into an early eviction.

• Prevent damage and risk of escape by making sure your animal is supervised and that doors, windows and screens are secured.

• Don’t let your pet swim in the pool.

• Use an appropriate toileting area and always scoop your pet’s poop.

• Carry a pet travel kit that includes the standard items your pet will need as well as poop bags, clean up solution, and pee pads.

A little preparation and planning can make your pet hotel travel experience a great one for everyone--including those furry friends.

Questions? Call (831) 291-3355 | Email Ask@TheArkLady.com | Visit

ARKlady.com About ARKlady Diana L Guerrero (aka ARKlady) lives on the Central Coast of California by the sea. An author, animal whisperer and wildlife interpreter, her first word was “fish.” Known locally as “DGinPG,” she is a friend of the furred, feathered and finned. With a goal of enriching the lives of animals (both wild and tame) and empowering the humans that love them, she shares a lifetime of professional experience and specialty training with animal lovers--who are not only passionate about animals but that want to make a difference in their lives and in the world in which they live.

Is that is you? Consider this an invitation to join her at http://bit.ly/AskArkLadyFB for a new type of animal adventure--those designed to change animal lives and to change yours in the process.

A pet travel kit might include poop bags, a clean-up solution, and pee pads. Bluebell, above, always brings her favorite napping toys when she cmes to Pacific Grove.

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Webster Slate LOG US PRA Y

5/19 – Saturday - Only one entry.

Being just plain ugly is sustained damage. So every Toyota product ever is damaged goods.

17th St. – Vehicle was in public lot and sustained damage.

5/20 - Sunday Good, Pacific Grove need more adults.

Ocean View Blvd. - A voluntary adult was located.

Let’s get this party started! Dodge Durango? Ford Explorer? The Toyota is known for spontaneous maximum acceleration. Who cares, I hope it was a new Lexus RX-350.

Forest Ave. – Vehicle fire. Towed per owner’s request.

This homeowner came to her senses, when she realized just how ugly her sister’s ex-boyfriend’s new Lexus RX-350 truly was. Then had the decency to rid our fine town of this oleaginous Toyota.

Locust St. - Stored vehicle.

Dudley Dewey Right, done right!

Dewey Ave. - I noticed a new, sealed university license plate frame lying off the sidewalk. I brought it back to PGPD for packaging and safe keeping.

Yet another Lexus RX-350 in remittance to the crusher because of un-holy aesthetic sensibilities. I hope.

Jewell Ave - Vehicle towed marked as abandoned.

5/20 – Sunday Sometimes it can take a while for the karmic wheel to hit and run back. It will.

Congress Ave. – Hit and run accident. No injuries. Unknown suspect.

THE FRONT PORCH BANDIT STRIKES AGAIN! Coral St. – Victim reporting theft of lawn furniture from the front porch of the residence.

Friends, refurbish your torches and go find the family pitch fork. By the time I am done with this scourge you’ll need them. And for the love of all things decent help guard your succulents too! For more than a month now this cunning nuisance of crime has absconded with 2 brand new chaise lounges, 1 brand new 32” Weber bbq grill, 2 brand new tables and 8 chairs from the new restaurant on opening day! On opening day people, urgh! At least 2 dozen potted plant and succulents. Even, I kid you not: little Elf and wizard garden sculptures. Various mushroom statues too. Let’s work together to stop this. I will do what I can to compile photos of the stolen property and — by Grabby — will publish them with circle and arrows and descriptive commentary. This madness is going to stop one way or a nother. In closing I offer a word to our Front Porch Bandit. Trash can #31 is mine. I choose to display it where I do because it is my pleasure to do so. You are warned.

From the Chief’s Twitter Feed She’s trying to put me out of a job Thur. & Fri. were busy traffic enforcement days for our team. Nineteen traffic cites issued, mostly speeding and distracted driving with a couple arrests for driving with suspended license. Most of the enforcement happened on Lighthose and Forest.

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Western Scrub Jay

Wildlife Spotlight

by Dan Bohrman

Aphelocoma californica

The Western Scrub Jay is a vibrant blue corvid, related to crows and magpies, which is commonly found (and heard) in forests and neighborhoods throughout Monterey. Its usual song is a harsh screech or rattle. Like other corvids, Jays are intelligent, and will bury then re-bury their food to prevent other animals from finding it.

Cop Log

PART 1 Brentwood CT. - A stolen registration sticker was recovered.

PGPD is always a good place to look for your lost stuff. Part 1.

Pine Ave. - Lost property.

And, this week’s Chicken Sh&t of the Week Award goes to: Miles Ave. – Reporting past tense vandalism.

LOCAL YOUTH GOING DOWN THE DRAIN! Or BOYS WILL BE BOYS! Or, Damn it Jimmy!

THRTN CRIME: INT: TERR \ Forest Ave. – Unknown suspect(s) vandalized the PG Middle School boy’s bathroom.

And, Chicken Sh&t Award of the week, Miss Congeniality goes to: Forest Ave. – Victim reported that during business hours, two one hundred dollar bills were passed. No surveillance. No leads at this time.

PART 2 CASE CLOSED Congress Ave. - Mr. Alfredo Solano – 12/18/19 – was booked in to Monterey County Jail- I’ll guess because a stolen registration.

Looks like we are enjoying a trend! Please turn in your unwanted or unused Toyota products.

Congress Ave. - Towed abandoned vehicle.

PGPD is always a good place to look for your lost stuff. Part 2.

Hillside Ave. – A citizen turned in property she had found. The property will be held at PGPD for safe keeping. No owner information. No further information Work it out or the courts will.

Information Report in ongoing civil issue\ David Ave. – Ongoing custody issue.

PGPD is always a good place to look for your lost stuff. Part 3.

Forest Ave. – A citizen found property. The citizen turned in the property to PGPD. The property will be held for safekeeping.

5/23 – Wednesday.

A sad day. Please remember to drive carefully.

4:00 pm. Public property-Fatal/ \Forest Ave. – A vehicle collision occurred while the vehicle was operating on a public highway. Both the driver and passenger were transported to the hospital by ambulance.

Plenty of it at the Pacific Grove Art Center too!

Ocean View Blvd. – Graffiti located at this location.

The Karmic wheel will hit and run back someday.

Ocean View Blvd. - Victim reported a hit and run on her vehicle.

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Events at the Library First Saturday Book Sale

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

620 Lighthouse Ave., Entrance on 18th • 831-643-2770

Christian Church Disciples of Christ of Pacific Grove 442 Central Ave. • 831-372-0363

Community Baptist Church

Monterey & Pine Avenues • 831-375-4311

First Baptist Church of Pacific Grove 246 Laurel Ave. • 831-373-0741

First Baptist Church of Monterey

600 Hawthorne St., Monterey • Rev. Nate Rhen 831-373-3289

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

Saturday, June 2, 2018 From 10:00am to 4:00pm at the Library veranda.

Browse for bargains among books, DVDs, puzzles, and more.

• Lecture: Founded by Philanthropy Friday, June 15, 2018 5:30pm to 7:00pm at the Library Presented by Aubrie Morlet, local State Parks Historian, about the history of architecture and philanthropy at Asilomar.

An event of the Built for Books series.

Free for members of the Friends; $10 suggested donation for others.

• Meet the Author Tuesday, June 26, 2018 7:30 pm (door opens at 7:20 pm) Jonathan White speaks about his book “Tides: The Science and Spirit of the Ocean” As a writer, sailor, and surfer Jonathan White takes readers across the globe to discover the science and spirit of ocean tides.

Free for members of the Friends; $10 suggested donation for others.

Children’s Programs at the Library All programs at the Pacific Grove Library For more information call 648-5760.

Forest Hill United Methodist Church

Monday, June 4 Summer Reading Program starts today through July 31: “Reading Takes you Everywhere!”

Jehovah’s Witnesses of Pacific Grove

Tuesday, June 5 11:00 am Stories for PreSchool (ages 2-5)

Services 9 a.m. Sundays 551 Gibson Ave. • 831-372-7956

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. • 831-901-3156 manjushridharmacenter.org • carmelkhenpo@gmail.com

Wellspring 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. James Short

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

OUTSIDE PACIFIC GROVE Bethlehem Lutheran Church

800 Cass St., Monterey • 831-373-1523 Pastor Bart Rall

Congregation Beth Israel

Wednesday, June 6 2:00 pm “Circus of Smiles”: Clownish fun for all ages Thursday, June 7 11:00 am Baby Rhyme Time for babies birth - 24 months

Chautauqua Hall Dance Club Saturdays

As of June 2017, the entry fee is a low-cost $5 for the first Sat. of the month for members and non-members alike! Annual membership fee is $10. Buy 2018 memberships for $10! Prices go up to $15 in January! Try us out!

Chautauqua Hall, 16th St. at Central Ave Pacific Grove, CA 93950 Fee includes 55 min. dance lesson, DJ’d music for three hours and buffet of healthful snacks.

Background: Chautauqua Hall Dance Club, a non-profit founded in 1926, is dedicated to making dance accessible to everyone. We offer dance classes in over 20 kinds of ballroom, nightclub and specialty dances so that everyone can share in the joy in partnered social dance.

Additional info: No partner needed. Everyone welcome. Kids 13 and under free with an adult.

For more information, go to: pgdance.org/index.html or Facebook at: https:// www.facebook.com/groups/PGDANCE/ Background: Chautauqua Hall Dance Club, a non-profit founded in 1926, is dedicated to making dance accessible to everyone. We offer dance classes in over 20 kinds of ballroom, nightclub and specialty dances so that everyone can share in the joy in partnered social dance.

Additional info: No partner needed. Everyone welcome. Kids 13 and under free with an adult.

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

Shoreline Community Church

2500 Garden Rd. Monterey 8:30 am 10 am & 11:30 am Sundays.

831-655-0100 • www.shorelinechurch.org

St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church 698 Laine St, Monterey • Father Karas (831) 375-7200​ Unitarian Universalist Church of the Monterey Peninsula 490 Aguajito Rd., Carmel • 831-624-7404 Sunday Service 9:30 a.m. and 1:15 a.m.

Church in the Forest Erdman Chapel at Stevenson School 3152 Forest Lake Rd, Pebble Beach 831-624-1374

Monterey Film Commission Casting Call News

From time to time MCFC is asked to get the word out when productions are looking for background extras. This request just arrived...

Sande Alessi Casting has specific needs for a mid-June "COSMOS" TV shoot in the Monterey Area! They're looking for an African-American male, 6-foot to 6-foot three inches as a stand-in, and newborn Asian babies, female newborns 0-3 months old, twins preferred, but open to single babies as well. Interested? Email a current photo, sizes, and contact information to: CosmosCastingSAC@gmail.com with "Monterey" in the subject line.

June 1, 2018 • CEDAR STREET

The House My Father Built

When I was 8 years old, back in our little village in the Azores, I remember my father receiving a letter from his brother, John, who lived in California.

My uncle asked if he would like to come help build a new home in Pacific Grove, where he had just bought a lot. He lived in Richmond at the time and planned to retire in Pacific Grove someday. My uncle would pay all expenses my father incurred with this trip.

My father was a good carpenter, but wages on our island were so low that it was difficult to support a family of seven (a wife and five daughters). After much soul searching and with my mother’s support, he decided to make the trip.

The house was built on Jewell Avenue and after 14 months my father returned back to the Azores. Eight years later, in 1958, I arrived in Pacific Grove to spend some time with Uncle John and his wife, Aunt Mary, to attend school; another great opportunity they offered to me.

So I found myself living in the

Judy Avila

Making Memories house my father had built. It meant a lot to see his initials: H.T. R. 1950–1951, engraved on the cement right outside of my bedroom. He had talked about this house and described it many times, but it was so much nicer than I anticipated.

I had my own comfortable bedroom and bathroom, with hot water running in the faucet, a light switch instead of a kerosene lamp, and a gas stove and a fridge in their kitchen. Those were all luxuries which I had never had before. I had to pinch myself many times to make sure I was not in a dream. I could not thank my

PINITIATIVE From Page 1

Residents fed up with the city’s failure to keep motel-like short-term vacation rentals out of residential neighborhoods formed a public action committee, Pacific Grove Neighbors United (www.pgneighbors.com), to write the language in the initiative. The committee started circulating petitions on Jan. 20 to get the signatures required to put the initiative on the ballot, then submitted those signatures on May 3. The county elections department acted quickly to verify the signatures and certify them.

“We do support ‘thinning the herd’ on these over-dense blocks, but the lottery process only rearranges the deck chairs. In the current process, 45 of those ‘lost’ licenses will be allowed to shift to other neighborhoods as long as they stay within the city-wide cap of 250,” said Luke Coletti, a spokesperson for Pacific Grove Neighbors United. “And there’s nothing to keep the city council from increasing the 250 cap at any time,” he said.

Ironically, the certification was dated May 22, the same day the city conducted a lottery to reduce the number of short-term vacation rentals and break up concentrations on particular blocks.

The certified initiative would restore the city’s zoning rules and prohibit shortterm vacation rentals in residential areas outside the coastal zone, which is overseen by the state Coastal Commission beyond the reach of local voters.

The initiative would allow STRs in commercial zones. It would also allow seasonal rentals of 30 days or more and home sharing (short-term room renting in the home an owner occupies) throughout the city.

The Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce has joined with the neighbors opposing STRs because local inns and motels have found overnight house rentals are cutting into their occupancy rates. Cutting house rentals should boost hotel occupancy and increase their transient occupancy tax (TOT) collections.

Overnight rentals of houses and apartments are banned by both Monterey and Carmel though a careful search notes that they are still happening under the wire.

Short term rentals were also banned in Pacific Grove until a few years ago.

Residents who find their neighborhoods disrupted and degraded by the commercialization asked the city to control them for at least three years – through lengthy hearings and discussions and occasional formal complaints – before turning to the initiative process.

The web site www.pgneighbors.com provides details on the initiative, the reasons for it, and displays a graphic map to show how widespread the intrusion is currently.

Luke Coletti contributed greatly to this article.

Legal Notices FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20180874 The following person is doing business as COASTAL ELITE HOME MANAGEMENT, 1491 Cypress Drive, Unit 411, Pebble Beach, Monterey County, CA 93953: JENNIFER MCALPINE, 629 Pine Ave., Pacific Grove, CA 93950. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 04/25/18.

Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on N/A. Signed: Jennifer McAlpine. This business is conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 5/25/18, 6/1/18, 6/8, 6/15/18

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20180987 The following person is doing business as PKDFR, INC, 1021 Sombrero Rd., Pebble Beach, Monterey County, CA 93953: PKDFR, INC. 1021 Sombrero Rd., Pebble Beach, CA 93953. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 05/10/18. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on 3/16/18. Signed: Patrick Keir Ryan, President. This business is conducted by a limited liability company. Publication dates: 5/18, 5/25/18, 6/1/18, 6/8/18

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20152570 The following person is doing business as WELL SCENTS, 7020 Valley Greens Dr. Apt. 13, Carmel, Monterey County, CA 93923: CHERYL DIANE BELLER, 7020 Valley Greens Dr. Apt. 13, Carmel, CA 93923. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on December 29, 2015. This business is conducted by an individual. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 7-1-15.

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Lord enough for this gift in my life.

As much as I missed my parents and my sisters back home, I loved Pacific Grove and everything about it. I really wanted to remain here. A year and half later I was granted a permanent residency card. Again this was one of the greatest opportunities in my life. Now I could really grow roots in Pacific Grove, and call it home.

A few years later my husband and I were married, and we moved into a home he had purchased. This house was on 15th Street, right behind where the

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Lighthouse Theater is now. Soon after, we had to sell the house to the city of PG for the current parking lot construction, and this time we moved to Pine Ave across from the fire department to a much nicer home. Four years later we started raising a family and needed a little more space. We moved to Lobos Avenue where we raised our two boys and still live. This has been a wonderful home.

Now, our oldest son owns the house my father built, and whenever our extended family gathers together, it is usually there that we all meet. He and his wife remodeled it years ago and landscaped the yard, and they (and my two grandsons) generously welcome us.

For me this house holds a lot of memories and I love the idea of our family enjoying it for generations to come.

Judy Avila

Registration Under Way for 24th Annual Concours Auto Rally

Registration is now open for the 24th annual Rotary Concours Auto Rally in historic downtown Pacific Grove on Friday August 24, 2018. Drivers of classic, sports and vintage cars of all marques are welcome.

Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Pacific Grove, one of the most popular and oldest free spectator events of Monterey Auto Week will display over 200 classic, sports and vintage cars beginning at noon along Lighthouse Avenue. At 5 p.m. drivers will travel the scenic route along the Pacific Grove and Pebble Beach 17 Mile Drive shoreline.

The Pacific Grove Rotary Concours Auto Rally is an annual event presented by the Rotary Club of Pacific Grove on the Friday of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance weekend of Monterey Car Week.

The 2018 event will be held on Friday August 24. The 2018 event is now open for registration and owners of all automobile makes and models are invited to participate. Please visit the Registration & Event Schedule page to download copies of the registration form.

Proceeds from the event support Rotary Club of Pacific Grove projects and local youth programs.

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What does God say about perfecting marriage?

Bill Cohen

Reasoning With God Gail and I celebrated our 40th anniversary in April of this year. God has taught us many things over the years and improving our marriage has been one of the big ones.

Here are the five lessons we continue to work on:

is folly and shame unto him.”

We must take the time to get to know each other. This is how we begin to understand the little nuances of communication; like deep breathes, loss of eye contact, changes in facial expressions, clenching of hands, tightening of shoulders, Deut 24:5, “When a man hath taken a new wife, he shall not go out to war, neither shall he be charged with any business: but he shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer up his wife which he hath taken.” We might not be able to take a year off, however, we can take time every day to get to know each other’s little nuances. This is even more important in the communication process than the words we speak. We need to be patient and get to know our partners if we want good communications.

4) Forgiveness: We will all make mistakes, some intentional and some unintentional. Forgiveness takes these mistakes and turns them into the glue that binds our relationships. When our partners see we are willing to forgive, they become more willing to forgive us, as our Father in heaven has taught us, Matt 6:14, “For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:” Forgiveness removes all bitterness and wrath, Eph 4:31-32, “Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.” Forgiveness thus builds trust.

5) Service: When we serve our spouses, they learn we are humble enough to work to improve our relationship. Jesus demonstrated this for the disciples, Jn 13:5, “After that he poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded.” If Jesus so humbled Himself, what is our excuse? Jesus continued to give Himself for His bride, the church, Eph 5:25, “Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;” It is this service that proves our love and willingness to work on improving our relationship. It is part of the mystery of Christ, Matt 23:11, “But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.” He told us, then He demonstrated this principle over and over again, even unto the cross, Phil 2:6-8, “Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.”

My testimony is, the closer we come to following God’s principles of relationships the better our relationships become. Gail and I both freely admit our relationship is not perfect, however, it gets better every day, because we are working on it. If the Lord gives us another 40 years and I am sure we will reach perfection. And, marriage is the human relationship God cherishes most.

1) A commitment: Our wedding vows included “’til death do us part” and everything else works because we accept this. Once we have accepted the fact that everything can work out, Rom 8:28, “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose,” we work together to make that happen. No back doors, everything needs to be dealt with and worked out for the benefit of both of us, Gen 2:18, 22-24, “And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him…And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.” We have become one flesh joined by God, Mk 10:9, “What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.” This is why it is so important we make sure we join with a person willing to accept this as truth. Dealing with our spiritual relationship should be a requirement before we enter into a life-long commitment.

So, divorce is not from God, but rather from the hardening of our own hearts, our unwillingness to work together to resolve problems, Matt 19:7-8, “They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away? He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.” God never leaves us and He wants us to have the same faithful relationship with Him and our spouses, Eph 5:25, “Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;” He waits for us to accept His offer of an eternal relationship and promises He will be faithful, Hos 2:19, “And I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in Comments, opposing opinions and suggestions for future topics are all welcome righteousness, and in judgment, and in lovingkindness, and in mercies.” Why would at bill@reasoningwithgod.com.

He expect less from us? The real tragedy comes when one spouse is committed and the other is not. This hardening of the heart of the non-committed partner poisons any attempt to resolve differences, thus divorce enters as the only solution.

2) Demeanor: Once we accept we have to work things out, we have to understand that our demeanor will affect the process. God asks us to be humble and to “keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace,” Eph 4:2-3, “With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.” This means we are friendly, loving, and always having the expectation our partner will return our benevolence, 1 Cor 7:3, “Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.”

Monterey Jazz Festival announces that Amy Donohue has been named as Miriam-Webster defines true benevolence: “A disposition to do good.” When two people the Festival’s Director of Development. enter a relationship with this attitude, they will only be satisfied with an outcome that Ms. Donohue has decades of experience in the education and non-profit pleases both of them. Neither of them would want their partner to feel anything but fields, from Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo, to Stanford University, and most relove when working on problems. It takes time to build the trust necessary for this to cently, as a Vice President of Major Gifts & Resource Development at the Boys happen. It begins with our demeanor and ends in love, Col 3:14, “And above all these & Girls Clubs of Santa Monica. things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.”

At Stanford University, she spent nine years as the Administration Ser3) Communication: This is where we witness the joining of our commitment and vices Manager where she oversaw academic and business administration for demeanor. Our every word either confirms or erodes the trust we are building in our the Program in Human Biology and the Department of Economics. Donahue relationship. This is why God spends so much time explaining how we are to treat each additionally spent nine years at Hope Services in San Jose as the Resource other, especially in our communications.

Development & Grants Manager, where she managed all aspects of a successWe are to listen first, with a desire to understand, before we speak, Jam 1:19, ful grants program including private foundation, federal government and city “Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow grants. She also spent nearly nine years as the Executive Director at the Carmel to wrath:” This is the demeanor we must bring to every conversation, 1 Pet 4:8, “And Public Libraries Foundation, where she successfully grew the endowment to above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the $6.9 million, a $3 million increase over six years. multitude of sins.” It is our love that allows us to listen with an open mind, one that says, “I am not sure I agree with you, but I am going to listen until I fully understand what you are saying,” Prov 18:13, “He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it

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Buyer and Seller Prices Moving Closer Scott Dick Monterey County Assoc. of Realtors

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Premium buyers got pinched this quarter for the first time in more than two years.

Premium home searches made up 41.4 percent of all searches and comprised 52.5 percent of listings. Still comfortable, but down from a larger gap of 38.4 percent of searches going to 51.5 percent of listings last quarter and on par with the mismatch a year ago.

What looks like starter home buyer relief on a national level may just be signs of shoppers giving up. Recent changes are driven by search activity growing more slowly for starter homes than for trade-up and premium homes.

Market Matters Inventory’s low and the competition’s high, but for the first time in more than two years, home searches and listings available began to converge Source: Trulia For the first time in more than two years, when it comes to price, homebuyers and sellers are finally moving closer together. Market mismatch – Trulia’s measure of the price gap between search interest and available listings – is flat from a year ago, but has dropped 15 percent, falling to 11.1 from 13.1 the previous quarter; the first such drop since prior to the start of 2016. In other words, more homebuyers are searching at price points where listings are more common.

Read the full story: What looks like good news among very tough market conditions for starter home buyers comes with some hefty caveats. Rather than being a story of increasing inventory meeting high demand for starter homes, instead, searches are just shifting increasingly toward pricier options.

Nationally, the mismatch gap shrunk to 11.1 from 13.1 last quarter as the share of searches for starter homes fell to 28.7 percent from 31.1 percent. While part of this shift could be attributed seasonality, it is the first quarter to quarter drop we have seen and compares with a mismatch increase from 9.7 to 11.1 during the same period last year.

It’s not all good news though as the starter listing’s share continued to slide and is now down to 22.4 percent of all listings from 22.8 percent last quarter and the first quarter of 2017.

San Francisco saw the biggest improvement for starter home shoppers from last quarter as starter inventory increased to 40.2 percent from 36.1 percent of all listings and searches to those homes dropped to 42.7 percent from 45.5 percent of all searches.

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The final Breaker of the Week column of the year features the one and only Luke Herzog. Luke also happens to be the co-author of this column; however, his writing abilities expand far beyond the Cedar Street Times. In fact, this year alone he has received three national writing awards: a finalist award from the National YoungArts Foundation, a gold medal from the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, and a NCTE Student Writing Award. He is the author of three published books: Dragon Valley, Griffin Blade and the Bronze Finger, and Continuum, the last of which will be published this August.

Additionally, Luke is the editor of the NewsBreaker, the school newspaper, and started the satire column “The

Eggplant,” which readers can follow at @pgh.eggplant on Instagram.

Along with writing, Luke also participates in music and theater. He is a founding member of the Breakershop Boys barbershop quartet as well as the up and coming PGHS improv troupe, Wince and Repeat. Luke has been in the musical the last three years of high school, with notable roles such as Enjolras from Les Miserables, Lumiere from Beauty and the Beast, and most recently, Lord Farquaad from Shrek the Musical.

Speaking as his co-author for this column and also as his friend, I will miss Luke Herzog next year, but I know he will continue to do amazing things!

Luke Herzog and Mei Bailey have written our wonderful Breaker of the Week all semester, but as the school year comes to a close we are sorry to say this will be Luke’s final column — so he’s writing about his co-author.

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Sports

Bob Silverman

San Francisco Giants Updates Our S.F. Giants player of the week is newly traded to the Giants Golden Glove outfielder #22 Andrew McCtutchen. McCutchen tied the May 26 game against the Cub’s with a fifth inning double. The outfielder was traded to the Giants by the Pittsburg Pirates on January 15, 2018. He was born on 10/10/1986 in Florida and drafted by the Pirates in the first

round in 2005. In his playing time in the major leagues he has played in 1391 games and 5198 times at bat through May 27, 2018.

The Giants’ announced on May 15 that McCutchen “reached 1500 hits with two doubles.” The player was award an “Rawlens’ NL League Gold Glove” award. In 2012 he had a batting average of .327 which was second

in the N.L. that year. Since being traded to the Giants in 2018 the Giants said that in the last 30 games he has been at bat 106 times with 19 runs scored, 29 hits, one home run, 11 RBI, 19 doubles, and a batting average of .274.

Once players presently on the disabled list return the Giants will make an good try for post season play.

The next featured player covered will be newly acquired Evan Longoria .

Stay tuned.

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The Carmel Foundation Presents “Blossoms and Bayonets- My Half of the Sky.”

Join Jana McBurney-Lin who will discuss her two books. Her first novel, “My Half of the Sky,” is the story of a contemporary young woman who tries to hold up her half, but the traditions of her village keep holding her back. Her second novel, “Blossoms and Bayonets” is based on the true story of co-author Hi-Dong Chai, Ph.D. who was born in Seoul, Korea before the onset of WWII. His father was one of the first Christian ministers in the country at a time when Japan occupied Korea- and your only choice of God was Emperor Hirohito.

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Lydia Dina Henricksen 1925-2018 Lydia Henricksen died on May 14, 2018 after a short illness. She was born in 1925, the daughter of August and Margareta Marx of Giessen Germany. She lived through the horrors of World War II and experienced great deprivation and loss. After the war, she met and married an American soldier, Earl Roy Henricksen, the love of her life. In 1953, she and her two daughters followed him to the United States. They lived in Iowa and South Dakota before moving to California in 1959, when Earl was transferred to Fort Ord. In California, Lydia accepted a position at the old Carmel Hospital which became the Carmel Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula (CHOMP). She served as the manager of the business office for many years. Lydia loved her job at CHOMP. As the hospital industry changed and grew, Lydia grew along with it. She loved learning and eagerly embraced all the new innovations including computer billing. During her tenure at CHOMP, she earned a business degree from Santa Clara University and became a top-notch hospital administrator. She told her family, that her career at CHOMP was a dream and she loved every minute of it. After she retired from CHOMP, she continued to exercise her skills as a valued financial and medical advisor to a number of elderly clients.

She also continued to work at CHOMP as a volunteer.

She was a hard-working and skilled career woman, but she was also the heart and center of her family and much beloved by her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren .In 2015, she worked with her daughter Renate, to complete a book about her early life in Germany called, “A Family Memoir.”

Lydia is survived by her brother Adolf Marx and her sister-in-law Irmgard Marx of Treis, Germany. She is also survived by her four children, Renate Pore of Charleston, WV; Elda Morris of Pacific Grove, CA; Ronald Henricksen of Aptos, CA; and Barbara Beals of Penrose, CO. Surviving grandchildren include Christina Pore Shorter, Kelly Morris, Sean Morris, Tara Morris Rouse, Edward Henricksen, Teddie Henricksen, Lydia Beals and Robin Beals.

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Lydia Dina Henricksen

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Join us for Madregalia’s 15th Annual Concert:

Renaissance Music from Germany Saturday, June 9, 2018 7:30pm at the

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This concert in Madregalia’s 15th year explores the wealth of music from Germany from the 16th, and early 17th centuries. The program includes lively dances, part songs, and even polychoral motets.

Among the featured works are Heinrich Schütz’s “Fili mi Absalom” and his dramatic 14-voice motet “Saul,” the proto-cantata “Herr Christ” by Michael Praetorius, and Hans Leo Hassler’s seminal madrigal “Mein g’müth ist mir verwirret,” which was the original source for the iconic passion chorale in Bach’s “St. Matthew Passion.” Settings include music from such antique instruments as violas da gamba, recorders, harpsicord, Renaissance drums, dulcian-and sackbuts!

Suggested donation $10 - students free.

Madregalia is a mix of singers, as well as recorder and voila da gamba consort musicians, from around Monterey County who enjoy getting together to sing and play madrigals and part songs from the Renaissance.

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She has 13 surviving great-grandchildren and three great-great- grandchildren.

A memorial service to honor Lydia is being held June 1st at 2:30 pm at The Paul Mortuary Chapel 390 Lighthouse Ave

Pacific Grove, CA. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations in Lydia’s honor may be made to Carmel Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, PO Box HH, Monterey, CA, 93942.

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The Circle of Life Jane Roland Animal Tales Other Random Thoughts It is Memorial Day, 2018. Daughter, Ellen, was here from Van Nuys. She drove up early in the morning Saturday for a celebration of life for our cousin and her godmother, Mary Shaw. She drove back early yesterday. It was a lovely gathering, there were relatives and old friends I hadn’t seen for years, many years and some my children and husband had never met. Remembrances of Mary were exchanged, and I thought back on my relationship with my relative for whom I had the greatest affection and a certain amount of reverence. She was her own person and will be missed. Next weekend we are going with Jay and Denise to Southern California and grandson (Ellen and Shawn’s oldest), Joe’s, graduation from high school…I suspect long after I am gone he will be political force with which to be reckoned. He has interned for a city supervisor in Los Angeles for three years and this summer they hired him full time forty hours a week until he goes off to Macalester College in St. Paul Minnesota in August.

How soon they grow up. When we are there Jennie, Jason and the two girls, Cora and Lydia, from Denver will join us and we will rent a big house for a couple of days…the granddaughters are now eleven and eight…it doesn’t seem possible.

There is a term I had never heard before in the context which it is now used, “ghosting” There are now two meanings 1. the appearance of a ghost or secondary image on a television or other display screen. 2. the practice of ending a personal relationship with someone by suddenly and without explanation withdrawing from all communication. We have all experienced both. I must admit that when I have a good friend with whom I have socialized in one form or another quite frequently and “suddenly” I am dropped it is baffling and hurtful. However, I am learning this is not an uncommon experience and I am happy it hasn’t occurred much in my life. I have no idea why I am bringing this up, it simply flew into my mind when I thought about a friend I hadn’t seen for over a year and miss. It is also interesting to think about the Circle of Life. I was talking to a friend the other night about the fact that he would not be married to his current wife (after having been a widower for over a year) were it not for John. Connections, like the domino train, fall into each other and bring us into the present. We traditionally watch the Memorial Day Concert in Washington. This year was especially touching. It started me thinking about the millions who have died since the inception of the remembrance in 1868. I suppose it is true since the beginning of time, had this person lived, think of the heirs that would have followed. Had I died in the auto accident in 1955 there would be no children nor grandchildren, perhaps no great artists nor politicians (perhaps President).” It’s A Wonderful Life”, demonstrated the world without Jimmy Stewart.

The shop is welcoming many old friends. We are being found. It is slow but sure and it is wonderful seeing the familiar faces we knew so well. We love the shop. It is a beautiful layout, but the location and minimal parking is a drawback. Remember, you can park on the street behind Bechlers and walk through or, if you have donations, there is a big loading zone right in front. One of our old timers who comes over from Carmel, mentioned that she knew little about the theater which we are supporting..

Pacific Repertory Theatre started as Grove Mont thirty-five years ago, Stephen Moorer was the driving force but there are many who are still involved who were with him, as he transitioned from New Monterey, to downtown and the Monterey Playhouse and, finally to the Golden Bough which they ultimately were able to own. It hasn’t been easy. In the artistic world it is rare to have things fall into one’s lap. It takes arduous work – 24/7, many sacrifices and the true meaning of blood sweat and tears. Some of you will remember Stephen when he started out as a young thespian at Children’s Experimental Theatre, Marcia saw the potential and featured him in many plays. When he became a man and started the road to today, he took risks (and still does) and suffered heartbreak along the way, but it has paid off. The plays are remarkable, certainly on a level with anything one would see in a “city” without the hassle and expense. SODA, School of Dramatic Arts, exposes youngsters to the world of acting. Their productions are delightful, I urge you to see The Little Mermaid at the outdoor Forest Theatre… stop by the shop for a line-up of upcoming productions. Give it a chance. You might

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The same afternoon, from 2 - 4, the PGAC is offering a fabulous demonstration of her wonderful techniques by acclaimed artist Erin Gafill in the Dyke Gallery.

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find that rather than drive at least 200 miles, stay overnight and give up two days, you might find local productions (and there are many, here, Salinas, Carmel Valley, all over) as good and infinitely less taxing.

We sold a book!!! I know some have gone on Amazon to look, but, last week, Peter Tweed came into the shop and said he was there for one of our books “Tuesdays With Gene”. It was the first one, in fact the first time I had brought to the store, he paid too much, so we will give him back a little when we see him again. I will have them there for $12.95 and will be happy to autograph … Some time we will have a formal launching…Again I want to thank Patricia Hamilton and Park Place Publications for making this a possibility and Jim Dultz for suggesting we do it.

Jane manages the PacRep Neverland Benefit Shop in Forest Hill Plaza. Call 6417199 for directions.

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Times • June 1, 2018 Manjushri Dharma Center

“You are your own master.” - Gautama Buddha “Meditation is medicine for the mind.” Said Khenpo Karten Rinpoche, lama (priest) of Pacific Grove’s only Buddhist Dharma Center. He was born in the Himalaya Mountains in 1964 and ordained as novice priest in the Karma Kagyo lineage of Tibetan Buddhism at the age of 12. Khenpo has been in the United States since 2008 and has taught meditation in the modest yellow house at the corner of Forest and Sinex since 2015. Before that he lived and taught in Seaside, Boston, Berkeley, Portland, Hong Kong, Singapore, India and Tibet at various times. He said that many Tibetan Buddhists and their spiritual leader the Dalai Lama now reside in India due to the Chinese occupation of Tibet. He travels widely and teaches Shamatha meditation which aims to quiet the mind by looking inward at three facets of the mind itself: stillness, movement, and awareness. “We are working toward more stillness” he said “… to be aware of the mind in a clear quiescent state.”

During our interview, I discovered a soft-spoken clean-shaven man in a maroon robe with a short golden jacket and a playful sense of humor often reaching for his prayer beads and smiling when he needs time to contemplate a question about his religion. “Buddhism does not worship a god,” he explained. “Everything is from your mind. Dharma is an unexcelled way to gain control of the mind” The word “dharma” originates from Sanskrit meaning to hold or protect. It generally means teachings of Buddha or “cosmic law.” The Rimpoche said that in listening to dharma there should be four reliances: rely on the teaching not the teacher, the meaning not the words, the definitive meaning not the provisional meaning, and the transcendent wisdom not ordinary consciousness.

The center has a Sangha or membership of about 100 with roughly 20 attending services on Saturday mornings and Monday evenings. Visiting lamas often come to the center to teach. This week nine Tibetan monks of Drepung Loseling, India performed multi-phonic chanting for world peace at the Manjushri Dharma Center, and they spent seven days constructing a sand mandala at the Sunset Center in Carmel. When done, they dispersed the sand, gave half to visitors and spread the remainder in the ocean as an offering for world peace.

Demographics: Buddhist worldwide number nearly 500 million as of 2010 according to Pew Research Group with the vast majority, 481 million, in Asia. North America is second with 3.9 million, Europe third at 1.3 million. Half of all Buddhists reside in China, but that represents only 18 percent of the total Chinese population. Interestingly in Asia, the median age of Buddhists is older than the general population (34 vs 29); whereas, in North America the ratio is reversed (33 vs 37).

Almost 60 percent of Buddhists report never participating in scripture study or prayer, but 66 percent meditate at least once per week. Democrats comprise 69 percent of Buddhists, Republicans 16 percent. Ideologically, 44 percent are liberal, 36 percent moderate, and 16 percent conservative.

Three main branches of Buddhism are: Mahayana Buddhism prevalent in China, Japan, South Korea and Vietnam; Theravada Buddhism mainly in Thailand, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Laos and Cambodia; and Vajrayana (Tibetan) Buddhism found in Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan and Mongolia.

Theology: Although the religion of Buddhism claims no god, Gautama Buddha, an ascetic who lived in eastern India several centuries BCE, is its central figure. He is reported to have said “You are your own master.” His teachings focus on finding “the middle way” avoiding the extremes of self-indulgence on one hand and

Gary Baley

Sanctuary of the Soul

Manjushri Dharma Center on Forest Ave.

The altar at the Dharma Center

The Rimpoche and the Dalai Lama

self-denial on the other, and that forms the basis of the religion. Buddha described the middle way as a “Noble Eightfold Path” of: right understanding, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness and right concentration. The goal of Buddhism is

to attain Buddhahood, a state of enlightenment often called “Nirvana,” which is a release from the rebirth and suffering of sentient beings.

Services: Monday, 6:30 pm to 8:30 Amitābha practice. Saturday meditation

session 10-11 am. Visitors welcome.

For more information: Call 831917-3969, email khenpokarten@gmail. com, click www.khenpokarten.org, or visit Manjushri Dharma Centre, 724 Forest Ave, Pacific Grove CA 93950.

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Migraine Prevention This month the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first drug to prevent migraine headaches.

The drug, Aimovig, was developed by Amgen in the USA and Novartis in Switzerland. It is the first in a class of new monoclonal antibody drugs that work by blocking the activity of CGRP, a molecule associated with pain transmission which is produced in neurons and is involved in migraine attacks.

Migraine is the third most prevalent disease in the world and the sixth most disabling, but the cause of migraine attacks is unknown.

Migraine is not just a headache—it is a collection of incapacitating neurological symptoms which is often undiagnosed or misdiagnosed and undertreated. Symptoms, which can last for several days, can include: pounding pain in one or both hemispheres of the brain, visual disturbances, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, tingling or numbness in the extremities or face, sleeplessness,

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and extreme sensitivity to sound, light, touch and smell.

There are about four million chronic migraine sufferers in the USA, and 85 percent are women, the vast majority of whom can’t work during a migraine attack.

According to the non-profit Migraine Research Foundation “Healthcare and lost productivity costs associated with migraine are estimated to be as high as $36 billion annually in the U.S. … these sufferers spent over $41 billion on treating their entire range of conditions.”

Aimovig will soon be available by prescription and can be self-administered as a monthly injection costing $6,900 per year.

Three other companies, Eli Lilly, Teva Pharmaceutical, and Alder Biopharmaceuticals, are developing similar drugs or are awaiting FDA approval.

Gary Baley

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Two from Pacific Grove Among Suspects in Burglaries in Monterey The Monterey Police Department (MPD) has seen an increase in property crimes in recent months, specifically automobile and residential burglaries.

The MPD believes there are two categories of subjects committing these crimes; a roving group that travels throughout the Bay Area and Monterey County, and local criminals.

The roving groups target Bay Area cities and Monterey County. They target areas that they know have financial means.

The groups have traveled from San Francisco, Oakland, Richmond and other Bay Area locations. Their tactics are to drive to communities and engage in residential, commercial and vehicle burglaries and take laptop computers, other technology, purses and anything of value.

In April, the MPD created the Burglary and Theft Team (BaTT) wherein officers work overtime on days off to arrest suspects who are committing property crimes in Monterey. BaTT has conducted several operations over the past three weeks and have made the following arrests: On May 04, 2018, an officer took a report of a vehicle burglary in the 2100 block of North Fremont. The suspects stole credit cards and used them at various places on the Monterey Peninsula. The investigation identified Eric Watts, 27, of Stockton, as one of the suspects. On May 09, 2018, Watts was arrested and charged with, possession of stolen property, vehicle burglary, theft by access card, conspiracy, committing a felony while out on bail, and violation of Post Release Community Supervision.

On May 05, 2018, Officers arrested Daniel Riggs, 27, of Seaside, in the 400

block of Casanova, Monterey, for commercial burglary, conspiracy, identity theft, and theft by access card. Riggs also had a no bail felony arrest warrant.

On May 10, 2018: Officers located Jeremy Cronk, 43, of Seaside, in the 400 block of Hannon, Monterey, and arrested him for two counts of misappropriation of found property, possession of a controlled substance, six counts of possession of stolen property, two counts of commercial burglary and conspiracy.

Officers arrested Anthony Enders, 30, of Marina, in the 2100 block of North Fremont, Monterey, for three counts of possession of stolen property.

Officers arrested Michal Rios, 33, of Seaside, for commercial burglary. He was additionally charged with possession of heroin and drug paraphernalia. Rios also had an outstanding arrest warrant for shoplifting.

On May 14, 2018 officers arrested Michael Bledsoe, 44, of Salinas, for possession of marijuana for sales, possession of a controlled substance for sale, possession of a narcotic for sale, and resisting arrest in the 1400 block of Munras, Monterey. He also had a felony arrest warrant.

Officers arrested Arnulfo Picazo, 33, of Salinas, in the 2000 block of North Fremont, Monterey, for a felony arrest warrant.

Officers arrested Chad Cullen, 30, of Sand City, for possession of a controlled substance for sale, possession of a narcotic for sale, and possession of drug paraphernalia in the 2000 block of North Fremont, Monterey.

Officers arrested Latoya Chappellee, 30, of Seaside, for possession of drug

paraphernalia and Lauren Johnson, 21, of Monterey, for possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance in the 2000 block of North Fremont, Monterey.

On Friday, May 18, 2018, at approximately 2:47 p.m., citizens called to advise MPD that two subjects were engaging in vehicle burglaries in the New Monterey area (100 block of Irving Ave.). MPD located the subjects in a vehicle and the suspects fled the wrong way on a one-way street and then sped down Lighthouse. A motorcycle officer was waiting for the suspects at the tunnel where traffic had backed up. The officer had both subjects in the car at gunpoint and they said they were giving up. As soon as the traffic cleared the subjects drove around the officer and fled. The officer was able to trail the subjects after he got through traffic, without actually catching up to them, but citizens kept pointing the way the subjects were traveling because the suspects were driving so erratically. The officer located the suspect’s abandoned car in a driveway in the 300 block of El Dorado Street.

Every police officer in the city assisted in searching for the suspects. The Del Rey Oaks Police Department assisted with a K9 and Seaside PD handled several high priority calls that were occurring in Monterey at the time of the search. The MPD arrested 33 years old Donnell Bruce, of San Francisco for Burglary, Delaying a Peace Officer, Conspiracy and Possession of Stolen Property, after he attempted to get into an Uber.

On May 21, 2018, Monterey Police Officers, with the assistance of the Seaside Police Department, arrested Zachary Thomas, 31, of Pacific Grove, in the 1100

block of Fremont, Seaside, for commercial burglary, possession of stolen property, and possession of a controlled substance.

On May 23, 2018, Officers arrested Julia Natale, 51, of Monterey, in the 800 block of Archer, Monterey, for possession of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance for sale, transportation of a controlled substance, being under the influence of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, and smuggling drugs into the jail.

Officers also arrested Ashley Beck, 30 of Pacific Grove, in the 800 block of Archer, for possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, and being under the influence of a controlled substance.

On May 25, 2018, MPD officers arrested Harlan McGinnis, 33 of Monterey, in the 400 block of Ramona, Monterey, for two counts of commercial burglary.

Also on May 25, 2018, Monterey Police Officers, with the assistance of the Peninsula Regional Violence and Narcotics Team, Pacific Grove PD, Marina PD, Carmel PD, and the Drug Enforcement Agency served a search warrant in the 900 block of McClellan, Monterey. Officers arrested John Spataro, 47, of Monterey, for possession of heroin and possession of methamphetamine. Officers also arrested Gary Russo, 43, of Monterey, for possession of methamphetamine.

The MPD will continue to proactively work these crimes and arrest individuals responsible for committing them,.Anyone with additional information should call the Monterey Police Department at (831) 646-3831 or the confidential tip line at (831) 646-3840.

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• June 1, 2018

Final Panetta Lecture of the Year Looks at Technology

General Keith Alexander and Renee James joined Leon Paneta in discussing technology’Technology and the American Dream.’

Mike Clancy

The fourth and final event in the 2018 Leon Panetta Lecture Series took place Monday May 28 at the Monterey Conference Center, addressing the topic of “Technology and the American Dream.” This forum, like the other lectures in this year’s series, was under the overall theme of “Is the American Dream Alive and Well?”.

Joining Secretary Panetta on stage were General Keith Alexander and Ms. Renee James. General Alexander is a retired four-star Army general who is widely regarded as the military’s top expert on all matters pertaining to Cyber Security and Cyber Warfare. During his military career, General Alexander headed both the National Security Agency (NSA) and U.S. Cyber Command, playing a pivotal role in securing the Nation’s safety. Ms. James is a seasoned technology leader with broad experience.

She was previously President of Silicon Valley powerhouse, Intel Corporation, and currently serves as Chairman and CEO of Ampere Computing, a leading cloud computing company. As usual, Secretary Panetta moderated the event.

Panetta Institute Co-Chair and CEO, Sylvia Panetta, opened the forum by noting that advances in technology have provided the opportunity for generations of Americans to live a better life and achieve the American Dream. However, with progress comes disruption, including lost jobs, greater dependence on new technologies, new and powerful weapons, and the unknown consequences of innovation.

In his opening comments, Secretary Panetta stated that at the turn of the 20th Century about 40 percent of American workers toiled in agriculture, while now that figure is only about 2 percent, yet America is still able to feed itself and much of the world. Similarly, General Motors employed about 600,000 workers in its factories in the 1970s, but is able to produce even more cars and trucks today with less than onethird of the workforce. In both cases, this illustrates how technology has improved American productivity, while displacing significant numbers of workers.

He asked what history would say about the age of technology innovation we are living in now. Will we have progress, or a tremendous number of lost jobs? Will we have greater access to information, or loss of privacy? Will we have a better life, or will we be developing things that could threaten our lives in the future? Turning to the panelists, Secretary Panetta asked a wide range of questions designed to get at these questions and more.

On the important issue of controlling the consequences of technology innovation, James pointed out that this innovation could not and should not be stopped.

Alexander pointed out eloquently that we as a nation have a basic set of values that should not change with technology, and that we need to ensure that our vision of where we want to go with technology remains true to these values over time. Alexander lamented the fact that the Congress doesn’t fully understand the technology it is trying to govern, and thus often passes technology laws that are not helpful. He also expressed great concern about our failure to curb intellectual property theft by countries such as China, calling this the greatest loss of wealth in history. He said that we need a vision to protect our technology and the wealth it can create for future generations.

Regarding the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI), James noted that fully 80 percentof Americans use AI routinely everyday on their smartphones and other devices without even knowing it. She said that the downside of AI is like that of any other new technology, “Bad people will use it, too.” Alexander made the bold assertion that whatever country comes to dominate in the fields of AI and quantum computing would quickly become the world’s only superpower. He said that the U.S. is not taking this challenge seriously enough and that we need to mount a “Manhattan Project” in both of these areas to ensure that we come out on top.

Secretary Panetta turned the discussion to privacy and mentioned the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) law just passed in Europe. James decried the implementation of the GDPR and noted that if would be very expensive for U.S. companies doing business in Europe to comply, with huge fines targeted toward those who don’t. She said that the general public needs to be much better educated on the topic of privacy, and stated that, “Data is the new oil,” referring to personal data on the Internet and its value to those who know how to exploit it. She said that privacy and security are inextricably linked and that one cannot be solved without the other. Alexander also criticized the GDPR, calling it a huge bureaucratic exercise and essentially a trade barrier. He agreed that privacy and security are closely linked and that public education is needed on these topics. He asserted that there is no reason why we can’t do both privacy and security well.

Turning to concerns about job losses due to technology, Secretary Panetta noted that 88 percent of manufacturing job losses in recent years have been due to robotics, and that 47 percent of all U.S. jobs are at risk of being lost to automation. He

also mentioned that about 5 million Americans could lose their jobs as a direct result of driverless cars. Although he acknowledged that jobs have generally been replaced during past periods of technological change, Secretary Panetta wondered out loud if we are moving into an unprecedented time because technology is moving so fast now.

Alexander responded with a dazzling set of facts: (1) the amount of unique information that will be created this year is more than was created in the last 5,000 years, (2) technology is continuing to double every two years, and (3) the top 10 in-demand jobs today did not exist just 11 years ago. Stating that, “We live in exponential times,” referring to the speed at which technology is moving, Alexander was still upbeat about the prospect of new and better jobs being created to replace those that are lost.

In his closing statement, Secretary Panetta thanked the panelists for the high level of technical expertise they brought to the discussion. He then addressed the audience directly to summarize his overall conclusion from this year’s lecture series, “If we can protect our Democracy I think we can protect the American Dream.”

The 22nd year of the Panetta Lecture Series will begin sometime in early 2019 with a theme that is yet to be determined. But we can be sure that Secretary Panetta will choose a topic that is important and assemble an all-star cast of experts to analyze it thoroughly. I can’t wait!

Assembly Fiscal Committee Approves Stone Legislation

The Assembly Appropriations Committee has approved several bills by Assemblymember Mark Stone (D-Monterey Bay). The following bills will be sent to the Assembly Floor for consideration by the full Assembly: • AB 2421: Protecting and Restoring Habitats for Monarch Butterflies and Pollinators: This measure establishes the Monarch & Pollinator Rescue Program (MPRP) at the Wildlife Conservation Board. MPRP will provide grants and technical assistance to farmers, ranchers, nonprofits and public agencies to recover and sustain populations of monarchs and other pollinators.

• AB 2849: Protecting Sierra Nevada Forests and Watershed: This bill updates three components of the Sierra Nevada Conservancy operations to help protect the Sierra Nevada Watershed, improve public policymaking decisions, and ensure California tribal recognition for grant funding.

• AB 2608: Licensed Mental Health Service Provider Education Program for Former Foster Youth: This bill gives priority to former California foster youth over other applicants for loan repayment grants to help them complete graduate school to become Licensed Mental Health Service Providers. The measure helps ensure that more current foster youth are served by mental health care providers who have more direct, personal experience with their needs and experienced trauma.

• AB 2533: Improving Access to Basic Needs for Prisoners in Poverty: Under this measure, people in prison who have $25.00 or less in their Inmate Trust Accounts for at least 30 days can access resources for communicating with the courts, and can access medical, dental, and mental health care without being charged a copayment. Current law requires only $1.00 or less. The bill also requires the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to supply indigent inmates with basic hygiene supplies.

• AB 2751: Reducing Bargaining Agreement Delays: This measure requires the Agricultural Labor Relations Board to study how to eliminate delays and expedite the implementation of bargaining agreements ordered by the ALRB after mandatory mediation and provide recommendations and adopt regulations to implement any recommendations.

• AB 2934: Protecting Families from Lead Paint Dangers: This bill would authorize the Department of Public Health to authorize local health departments to implement and administer certification program for employees who engage in or supervise lead-related construction work.

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Opinion

Councilman Rudy Fischer’s 2018 Mid-Year Report As your council person I want to update you on what is happening in our city. In general, Pacific Grove is doing quite well; though I would like to see us do a little more work on our residential streets and urban parks. This past year we have completed quite a few major projects and, over the next two years, will work on many more. Below is a snapshot of what is happening but, if you want more information, please send me an e-mail with your questions. You deserve answers, and I am here to give them to you.

Recent City Accomplishments The city finished our Local Water Project and the golf course is now off of the Cal Am system and meters are being disconnected. We also completed Great Tide Pool trail and lookout along Sunset Avenue.

It was important that that this year we established a City Reserve Policy equivalent to 35 percent [@$8 million] of the city’s budget on ongoing basis. This is only prudent and will protect the city if we experience an economic downturn in the future. Right now the city has $23.9 million in cash and investments, though most of this is restricted or allocated to projects – i.e. $8 million to the Reserve Fund, $7 million in the Sewer Fund, $2 million for Golf Course Umpqua Bank loan, etc.

City expenditures on the FY 17/18 $23.6 million budget are on-track for us to maintain our balanced budget. The proposed FY 18/19 budget is $25 million in expenditures with @ $23 million in revenue. This extra $2 million draw down from our General Fund is a one-time event to fund Capital Improvement Projects to start on some much needed infrastructure work.

To revitalize downtown we have rolled out a Façade Improvement Program to great success. You may have noticed that some of our businesses downtown are already looking better; and the program is being renewed for the coming year. e also have a downtown improvement/flower basket program and have new trash containers. As part of the general improvements downtown, you will soon start seeing new and improved newspaper racks.

We also have two new restaurants and a great pub downtown. Check them out.

Work in Progress We are looking at the best way to provide you with cost effective fire services. An RFP has gone out and we hope to have something to the full council next month.

The Local Coastal Plan is being reviewed, and a consultant has been hired to help evaluate the plan, figure out ways to protect our residents, and obtain approval for the plan. This is one we need to watch closely. We do need to get an approved Local Coastal Plan BUT have to also look out for PG needs.

Infrastructure Using Measure X and SB1 funds of $700,000 along with a $2 million draw from city reserves – the city is going to work on Pine Avenue safety changes and roadway realignment.

Work on a redo of Lovers Point roadway and storm drain system so that fewer pollutants get to the bay.

The city has finished an evaluation of the city’s sidewalk network and is starting to work on filling in the city’s walking network.

The city is also going to work on a complete Congress Avenue road rehabilitation project, iincluding adding a pedestrian walking path.

We have been working on renovation of the city’s library. Because of some additional needs that have been identified, this has become a $2.5 million project; with library supporters raising much of the extra money needed to complete the project.

The city is evaluating the 120 room Hotel Durrell project on GrandAvenue and Central.

The city continues to work on storm water capture and diversion project [$4.4 million over four years] and storm drain repairs And last, but not least, we will finally build a new trash enclosure at the Fandango parking lot! This is something I have been pushing for several years, and we are finally going to get it done!

Challenges PERS The city paid about $3.7 million to PERS in 2017, or about 18% of the city’s budget. The Pension Obligation Bond payment alone was $2,065,000. Seeing 18 percent of your budget go away at the beginning of each year is a problem, but this requires statewide pension reform.

Passage of the STR Ordinance would mean the loss of $500,000 to $1 million in city revenue.

Regional Matters Monterey County is dealing with a potential $36 million deficit (versus the PG budget which is in balance). I have spoken with Supervisors Adams and Phillips and both see this as a serious challenge.

At this time the Monterey One Water Pure Water Monterey project is on time for June 2019 water delivery of 3,500 acre feet per year of clean water. The California PUC has asked us about the possibility of expansion in case the Cal Am desal plant runs into problems, and we are ready to do this if it is needed by the Monterey Peninsula.

Rudy Fischer - Councilman City of Pacific Grove

Cell towers on Sunset

Editor: We who fought the battle and won to keep cell antennas outside of residential districts mere feet from Monterey homes, are disheartened to hear the same threat is insinuating itself in Pacific Grove, causing anxiety and concern to homeowners and concerned parents of students attending nearby schools. These high-frequency microwave antennas operate 24/7 with minimum ten year access permits. They drastically reduce property values for nearby homeowners, and create visual blight, overloading utility poles with ugly industrial looking equipment, inconsistent with the character of beautiful Pacific neighborhoods. Students and staff will also be exposed daily to this radiation emitting close range to the High School. These high frequency wavelengths have been shown to have dire effects on butterflies, birds, bees and other living things. Good wireless coverage can be provided from macro site facilities at a reasonable distance from homes, schools using safer bandwidths.

Cities have the legal right to decide the manner and place wireless facilities are placed, not the telecom industry. Say no to this unreasonably intrusive technology.

Susan Nine retired Pacific Grove teacher and attorney

STP Lottery did Nothing to Relieve the Problem

Editor: The Pacific Grove lottery has not solved the short term rental (STR) problem.

True, it will give some relief to residents who are surrounded by STR’s. But it does nothing to help residents who live next door to the remaining STR’s. And it will allow new STR’s to spring up in other neighborhoods, next door to residents who will have no opportunity to object.

Residents who are not directly impacted by STR’s often don’t fully understand what they are. Residential STR’s are licensed to rent to different transient lodgers 365 days a year for as short as one-night stays, just like motels.

In November, residents will have the opportunity to phase out STR’s in residential neighborhoods, except in the Coastal Zone where the Coastal Commission shares jurisdiction. Hopefully, when the residents have spoken, the Council will work with the Coastal Commission to end STR’s in the Coastal Zone as well.

Any revenue loss will be mitigated by the increase in legitimate transient occupancy tax from hotels, motels and STR’s in commercial areas (where they belong), and by the decrease in city spending to defend, modify, administer and enforce its STR program.

Joseph Bileci Jr. Pacific Grove Resident

Climate Security is National Security

Editor: Each year, we celebrate Memorial Day to show our gratitude to all who serve or have served in the military. One of the ways the U.S. Forces defend our country and our neighbors around the world is by coming to the rescue during times of weather related disasters.

If my father, who spent 33 years in the Navy, was alive today, he would be stunned to learn that the price tag for natural disasters in the U.S. alone in 2017 is estimated to be $306 billion, 51% of the defense budget for the same year. Some argue that defense spending is much larger, $886 billion if you include every penny that can be attributed to the military. The cost of fires, storms, and floods in 2017 was a third of that even more enormous number.

Where will our children find money to pay for future natural disasters? Do we not have a moral obligation to do something now to reduce their future burden?

Instead of clamoring to reduce a tax on gasoline, we should find ways to reduce our addictions to fossil fuels. We need solutions, such as carbon fee and dividend as soon as possible.

Linda Charles Carmel Citizens’ Climate Lobby Monterey

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Come for a Ride on Pacific Grove’s Magic Carpet

Keepers of our Culture Joyce Krieg and Patricia Hamilton

Officially, it’s known as magenta ice plant, or even more formally by its Latin name, drosanthemum floribundum. But to Pacific Grove residents and visitors alike, it’s the Magic Carpet that lines the Rec Trail and spills over the cliffs into the bay, a dazzling display that delights photographers, plein air painters, and nature lovers from around the world. In this week’s “Keepers of Our Culture, we offer two views of the natural phenomenon, from page 58 of Life in Pacific Grove, the book of true tales by and for residents and visitors of our hometown, published this past October by Park Place Publications.

Summer Montanez—Mom and the Picture-Perfect Photo The earliest memory I have as a child was around four years old, sitting within the “Magic Carpet” that blankets a small portion of the Pacific Grove coastline. My mother would push me in my stroller as she walked along the trail looking for the perfect spot.

She would help me climb out of the stroller and seat me within the biggest patch of flowers she could find. I remember feeling the cold ice plant on my legs as my mom positioned my dress and hat just right, enough to keep the breeze from lifting them away.

Standing with camera in hand Mom would have to coax me into looking at the camera from afar, waiving her arm in the air and calling out to me to get her picture-perfect ocean backdrop. Most of our photos revealed me looking around, eyes wide as can be, mesmerized by the hundreds of neon pink petals that surrounded me.

I look forward every spring to their arrival, making the ocean that much bluer than any other time of the year. It puts a smile on my face seeing locals and visitors from all over snapping their pictures and taking time out to enjoy one of many events that make Pacific Grove so special.

Nina Grannis: P.G. Favorites We arrived in Pacific Grove after looking up and down the coast for a possible place to buy, with retirement in mind. My daughter-in-law’s grandfather lived in Carmel and he suggested checking out Pacific Grove. We found our wonderful “home away from home” here in P.G., and now it’s my permanent home, which I love.

My favorite person in P.G. was Nadine Anand, who has passed away. I met her at Feast of Lanterns soon after we bought our house and she tried to get me to join every organization in Pacific Grove. She was known as “Mrs. P.G.” and is still thought of fondly today.

My favorite place is walking my dog Bella among the “magic carpet” which blooms in May/June. Beautiful sights and great pictures with my camera.

I also enjoy my time at the Point Pinos Lighthouse where I meet so many wonderful tourists and is a wonderful place to hang out.

My favorite event is a toss-up between Good Old Days and Feast of Lanterns.

Both are entirely different functions, but Pacific Grove would not be the same without both events.

I was born in Missouri, married at 20 and moved to New Jersey where my husband Gary taught high school and I worked for a consulting firm.

A magnificent view of the Pacific Grove “Magic Carpet” at sunset, from the Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce website, pacificgrove.org.

After a couple of years Gary got a teaching assistant job at Texas A&M and also received his doctorate while there. I worked on campus and both of our boys were born in College Station, Texas.

We then moved to Fresno where he taught for 36 years and I owned a travel agency.

I moved here permanently in 2009.

I volunteer at the PG Chamber, am a chamber ambassador, manage the Point Pinos Lighthouse gift shop am a member of the Heritage Society board, received the “Volunteer of the Year” award in 2015, and am active with Adobe Questers.

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Cancel that Hawaii Trip

Volcanic Rock found at Point Lobos.. You do not have to travel to our 50th State to see volcanic rock. There is plenty of of it along our local coast. You could write that this and others are found in Bob Silverman’s “hastingimages” on BIG STOCK IMAGES.

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Chamber Honors Citizens, Businesses of the Year

Linda Pagnella, James Becker

Michael Adamson, Simi and Ray Johnson, Monterey County Bank CEO and President Charles Chrietzberg, Stephanie Chrietzberg, Senior Vice President of Monterey County Bank and Community Relations Director of Monterey County Bank, Clarissa Rowe

Chamber Volunteer of the Year Margaret Stewart (front, seated) with family

Rosemarie and Chamber Public Official of the Years, Don Mothershead, Senior Recreation Coordinator at the City of Pacific Grove

Lisa (left, front row) and Sean (right, front row) Weiman and family of Peppers Mexicali Café, honored as Chamber Business of the Year

District Supervisor for Monterey County, Mary Adams

Ray Johnson applauds awardees recognized at the dinner

Chamber Destination Specialist Kyle Kryak with Assemblymember Mark Stone

Chamber boardmembers sworn in MC Marabee Boone and Dr. Lee Larimer, representing the Beacon House, winner of Non-profit of the Year Stephanie Chrietzberg and Clarissa Rowe look on as Monterey County Bank’s President/CEO Charles Chrietzberg speaks

Dr. Lee Larimer accepts certificates on behalf of the Beacon House from Rep. Jimmy Panetta, Assemblyman Mark Stone, Supervisor Mary Adams and Mayor Bill Kampe

Chamber Volunteer of the Year Margaret Steward speaks, MC Marabee Boone, left James R. Hughes Citizen of the Year awardees Wilda and Lowell Northrop accept the Citizen of the Year award

Grove Market owner Charlie Higuera with Alex Rodriguez, both James R. Hughes Citizen of the Year Recipients

2018 James R. Hughes Citizen of the Year awardees Wilda and Lowell Northrop greet dignitaries Rep. Jimmy Panetta, Assemblyman Mark Stone, 5th District Supervisor Mary Adams and Pacific Grove Mayor Bill Kampe and accept certificates

: Chamber Ambassador, Don Livermore, PG City Councilmember Rudy Fischer, Chamber Volunteer Tony San Filipo, Chamber Volunteers Dee Boyer, Nina Grannis, Diane Garrison and Maryln Andreas

Photos by Peter Mounteer

Over the weekend, the Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce held its annual Installation of the Board of Directors Dinner and James R. Hughes Citizen of the Year Presentation. The event honors five Pacific Grove Citizens or entities for their excellent service to the Pacific Grove community at large. The James R. Hughes Citizen of the Year Award is granted in honor of the late Dr. James R. Hughes, a Pacific Grove resident and dentist with a long history of community service as a city councilman, state coastal commissioner, water board member and many other roles. Former honorees selected this year’s recipient.

Wilda and Lowell Northrop were honored with the James R. Hughes Citizen of the Year award for a lifetime of volunteer service to the Pacific Grove community and beyond. Lowell and Wilda have both served on the board of directors for the Pacific Grove Art Center. The Northrops designed the Good Old Days banners, City of Pacific Grove banners and Feast of Lanterns banners and designed and built the backdrop for the Feast of Lanterns.

Mr. Don Mothershead, senior recreation coordinator at the city of Pacific Grove was honored as Public Official of the Year. Don runs the city’s recreation programs, and handles facility rentals for weddings, memorial services, birthdays and other special events; contracts with instructors for recreation classes; coordinates the city’s large special events schedule; and is involved in supporting the operations at City Hall.

Peppers Mexicali Café was honored as business of the year, represented by

Peppers Mexicali Café owners Lisa and Sean Weiman speak, honored as Chamber’s Business of the Year

owners Lisa and Sean Weiman. The Weimans lovingly continued Peppers well-respected style of Mexicali cuisine with a seafood emphasis and expanded the drink offerings behind the bar. The Weimans shepherded in the business’s full liquor license and added the restaurant’s popular house and blood orange margaritas to the menu.

Ms. Margaret Stewart was honored as the Chamber’s Volunteer of the Year.

Margaret has been on hand to volunteer at the Chamber on weekdays in the mornings for three years and is consistently a willing and active volunteer, taking on a variety of tasks both within and outside the Chamber’s downtown Pacific Grove office and often donate extra time to the Chamber. Her favorite event to lend her time to with the Chamber is the annual Fourth of July Hometown Barbeque Celebration at Caledonia Park every July 4th.

The Beacon House was honored as the Nonprofit of the Year and represented

by Dr. Lee Larimer. For over a half century, the Beacon House, located in the heart of California on the Monterey Peninsula, has saved thousands of lives, providing inpatient and outpatient care for adults with alcohol and drug addiction. The addiction treatment programs at the Beacon House integrate evidenced-based practices and the latest research while continuing their longstanding dedication to offering the highest quality treatment available anywhere in the United States at affordable prices.

The event was generously sponsored by Monterey County Bank.

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Humpty Dumpty Housing—Part 15

Where will the Missing Children Live After They’re Found?

Wanda Sue Parrott

Homeless in Paradise Using a fairy tale to publicize lost kids seems a thin stretch until you ask: If the 1,500 missing children separated from their families at the border are found, where will they go?

Where are they housed now? In cramped quarters with someone like the old woman who lived in a shoe who had so many children that she didn’t know what to do?

If yes, does she provide them to traffickers (pimps) who hire them as laborers or sex slaves?

Or sell them cheap to childless adults?

Presuming the kids make it safely into the United States, will they be well-housed?

Or living like human alley cats rooting through garbage? Or field mice lying at night in lettuce fields?

Which option would you prefer if you had to choose?

Would you live in a literal shoebox-sized place with no personal space?

Right now 20 field workers live mattress-to-mattress in Pajaro Valley where each pays $115 per month to sleep on the floor of a small house they rent for $2,300 per month.

Salinas and Seaside are full of similar situations; as many as thirty men, women and children share crowded little houses.

Babies and toddlers sleep on closet floors.

For details about housing in the Pajaro Valley area, contact Pajaro Valley Shelter Services (PVSS), whose aim is ending homelessness, at 115 Brennan St., Watsonville, CA 95076, www.pvsjelter.org, 831-728-5649. Or e-mail Kimberly Ferm, executive director, at Kimberly@pvshelter.org .

Or, would you prefer to live unencumbered, like Jose Manuel (featured in the April 27, 2018 edition of this column) who was left behind after his parents were deported when he was six.

The child spent much of his time sleeping in the fields with a serape as a blanket. At 15, he was accepted by the Continuation High School in South County, after choosing to become a man.

Missing children have no choice. We do.

Jose Manuel, separated from his parents at age 6, slept in lettuce fields in South County.

Photo courtesy of Clip Art The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe

How we can help A young man who calls himself “Tokyosand” posted a “How Can I Help?” blog last Monday. It went viral.

Excerpts include:

One month ago, an official from DHS admitted under questioning in a congressional hearing that the agency could not account for nearly 1,500 unaccompanied minors who arrived at the border, nearly 19% of the minors in their custody.

Then on Monday, the news hit that the government is forcibly separating children from their families at the border.

Then yesterday, the ACLU released a report with horrifying details as to the abuses that children in custody at the border are being subjected to.

Contact your U.S. Senators and Representatives. Their job is to conduct oversight of DHS–they must hold DHS accountable.

Simply say, “I am outraged by how our government is treating children at the border. What is my Senator/Representative doing about this?”

Find your out-of-state Senators here. Or for California senators use these addresses: Dianne Feinstein, (D—CA), 331 Hart Senate Office Bldg., Washington, DC 20510, (202) 224-3841 or www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/ index.cfm/e-mail-me .Bottom of Form Kamala Harris, (D—CA), 112 Hart Senate Office Bldg., Washington, DC 20510, (202) 224-3553 or www.harris.senate.gov/contact .

Find your out-of-state Representative here and/or contact webmaster to send e-mail. Or for your local California representative use this mailing and phone contact info: Jimmy Panetta, (D—CA), U. S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC 20515, (202) 224-3121 .

If you use 5 Calls to contact your representatives, they have a script on their system for this issue already. Go to https://5calls.org/ .

Other facts about actions ACLU: The ACLU is gathering signatures to petition Kevin K. McAleenan, Commissioner of United States Customs and Border Protection to stop the government from abusing immigrant children. You can find the petition here or at https://action.aclu.org/petition/cbp-

There was an old woman who lived in a shoe.

She had so many children, she didn’t know what to do.

She fed them some broth without any bread; Then whipped them all soundly and sent them to bed.

Mother Goose Photo courtesy of Clip Art

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Avocado-Dijon Dressing for any salad or as a dip Sally Baho Post Cards from the Kitchen Carmel

After a hike down at Soberanes this past long weekend, my brother and sister-inlaw, naturally, found our way to Lafayette Bakery in the Barnyard.

The three of us chose one or two pastries each to sustain ourselves after our not-so-strenuous hike and sat outside with coffees. My brother cut each of the 5 pastries in thirds so we would all get some of each.

We had the quiche Provençale, the lemon buchon, a chocolate log, an almond chocolate croissant, and the apricot pinwheel. They were excellent. The quiche is perfectly fluffy, which is how I like it, not dense. The lemon buchon was also airy with a light lemon custard. The chocolate almond croissant caught me off guard with the almond filling mixed with the chocolate but it was delightful. The apricot pinwheel was also lovely, a nice pastry cream and delicious apricots inside a beautiful pinwheel. Lastly, the chocolate log is my favorite, whenever I’m in Carmel for errands or whatever, I always stop by Lafayette for this treat and an espresso. It looks to me like a ladyfinger cut in half lengthwise, filled with a chocolate ganache and then dipped in chocolate. It’s heaven.

I went back the next day…for research, if you will and had the brioche filled with custard and it was fantastic, I love the caramelized sugar on top of the pillowy brioche.

I also had the mini croissant (that I took home and had with cold cuts and cheese) and the pan au chocolat, which was excellent. I’m normally not a fan because I feel they really undermine the “chocolat” part of the pastry but this was perfect.

Well now that I feel like I’ve gone to pastry confession, I will leave you saying, I do highly recommend Lafayette bakery. French friends of mine swear that their baguette is just like those in France and I’ve never had anything there I didn’t like.

I don’t know too much about the bakery and unfortunately didn’t have the chance to speak to anybody but they opened in 2016 and the owners are French, beautiful r rolling French accents and sophistication as demonstrated by their delicate and appetizing pastry cases.

An array of pastries from Lafayette Bakery

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